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Mihaly Dresch Quartet with Chris Potter: Zea

Read "Zea" reviewed by Glenn Astarita


Hungarian reedman Mihaly Dresch is one of the more prominent jazz artists in Eastern Europe and generally sets high standards for his work. On this beautifully crafted live outing with American sax great Chris Potter, the ensemble melds tuneful melodies with Hungarian folk, dirge-like balladry, hyper-mode bop and progressive jazz via an uplifting mode of operations amid high-flying motifs and buoyant storylines. Potter contributes 2 tracks, but the opener “Togo," is a composition by famed drummer Ed Blackwell, ...

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Mihaly Dresch Quartet: Argyélus

Read "Argyélus" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff


Nelle note di copertina, Dresch sostiene che le persone, oggi, mancano di una cultura musicale organica, fondata su una chiara percezione di una sistematicità, tipica ad esempio della musica tradizionale indiana oppure, per fare esempi più vicini al nostro, della musica antica transilvana. In mancanza di questo, dice Dresch, non possiamo far altro che mettere insieme dei frammenti (ognuno i suoi), e dare vita dunque ad una cultura inevitabilmente frammentaria. I frammenti di Dresch sono composizioni originali, brani tradizionali dalle ...


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