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Bruce Arkin Quartet: Wake Up!

Read "Wake Up!" reviewed by Ian Patterson


There can't be much wrong with red wine, tapas and siestas, judging by the quantity and quality of music coming out of Catalunia and independent label Fresh Sound New Talent. This time, Barcelona-based American saxophonist Bruce Arkin has delivered an album of refreshingly good tunes which are eminently whistleable yet challenging at the same time.

Superbly supported by Albert Bover on piano, Chris Higgins on bass and Jorge Rossy on drums, “Uncle Beasley starts with the ...

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Bruce Arkin: Wake Up !

Read "Wake Up !" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff


Nei consueti ringraziamenti presenti nelle note di copertina Bruce Arkin cita, tra gli altri, Tom Waits e Ornette Coleman, Frank Zappa e John Coltrane, Radiohead e Stravinskj. Potremmo dire che il sassofonista diplomato alla Berklee di Boston, ma da anni residente a Barcellona, incarni il prototipo più diffuso di jazzista delle nuove generazioni. Un musicista, cioè, in possesso di una solidissima preparazione tecnica, abituato a confrontarsi con materiali e generi musicali assai diversi tra di loro. Il rischio è quello ...


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