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"Killer" Ray Appleton: Naptown Legacy

Read "Naptown Legacy" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff


Quanti batteristi vorrebbero un'adolescenza come quella di “Killer" Ray Appleton? Nato a Indianapolis nel 1941, ha iniziato a suonare le percussioni a nove anni, formandosi in quella fervida scena musicale accanto a Freddie Hubbard, James Spaulding, Melvin Rhyne, Larry Ridley e altri protagonisti dell'hard-bop anni cinquanta. In quel periodo Indianapolis era uno dei centri propulsivi del jazz moderno: da lì sono venuti Wes e Buddy Montgomery, J.J. Johnson, Slide Hampton, Pookie Johnson e molti altri strumentisti, che hanno contribuito a ...

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Todd Herbert: The Tree of Life

Read "The Tree of Life" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff


La partenza di questo CD è subito coinvolgente, per la forza che i musicisti, ed il leader in particolare, danno all'esecuzione. Si tratta di “Look into the Abyss" ed è un brano che potrebbe essere stato scritto negli anni `60, quando Coltrane faceva questo tipo di musica rinnovando il corso del jazz. Che siano tutti dei musicisti di alto livello è fuori dubbio, ed anche che faranno parlare di sè tanta è l'intensità con cui affrontano i brani, senza alcun ...

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Todd Herbert: The Path to Infinity

Read "The Path to Infinity" reviewed by Christopher Shoe


If there is one thing done right on this album, it is the entourage of musicians that join tenor saxophonist Todd Herbert: pianists George Colligan and David Hazeltine, bassists Dwayne Burno and John Webber and drummers Darrin Becket and Joe Farnsworth. Herbert's two groups add an irreplaceable touch to the album. Their distinct personal talent and sensible musicality make Herbert shine. The Path to Infinity has an abundance of titles that lean towards the idea of the ...

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Todd Herbert: The Path to Infinity

Read "The Path to Infinity" reviewed by Jerry D'Souza


Tenor saxophonist Todd Herbert got his first big break with the Charles Earland Quartet. He was also a member of the Chicago Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra. He moved to New York in 1997, played with Tom Harrell and Jimmy Cobb, and led his own groups. It was a stint with Freddie Hubbard that led to this CD. Hubbard called Stan Chovnick, the president of Metropolitan Records and asked him to listen to Herbert's music.

Herbert has enough ideas up his horn ...


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