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Eddie Gomez Trio: Palermo
by AAJ Italy Staff
Che bisogno c’era di associare il nome di una splendida città come Palermo con questo asettico disco, realizzato da un trio anonimo ed irrisolto per quel che riguarda la sua identità sonora? A parte le due foto del digipack e l’avvenuta incisione in loco, non c’è traccia di suoni, colori e trame musicali che possano evocare il capoluogo siciliano, che sul territorio vanta tanti artisti in grado di rappresentarla al meglio e con più sincerità d’intenti. Un trio squilibrato, poiché ...
read moreStefan Karlsson Trio: Music Is Forever: The Music of Russ Freeman
by Jack Bowers
Music may be forever, but until the advent of modern recording devices, it was also ephemeral. Once the notes had been played or sung, they were gone forever. Thankfully, we now have the means by which to preserve wonderful music such as that written by Russ Freeman--if not forever, at least for many years to come. Freeman, best known as a pianist with Chet Baker, Shelly Manne, and a host of others, was also an astute and tasteful composer, at ...
read moreThe Stefan Karlsson Trio and Friends: Music Box
by Jack Bowers
Recorded in 1997, Music Box is the first album by pianist Stefan Karlsson’s trio (Tom Warrington, bass; Ed Soph, drums), which is hard to believe in light of their conspicuous rapport and the high level of musicianship throughout. The talented threesome has since recorded a second album, No Place to Go But Up, and backed a number of other groups for Las Vegas–based TNC Jazz. Whereas No Place to Go featured the music of composer Kurt Weill, Music Box is ...
read moreThe Marvin Stamm Quartet: Elegance
by Jack Bowers
The “invisible man” returns. Trumpeter Marvin Stamm, who played with big bands led by Woody Herman, Stan Kenton and Thad Jones / Mel Lewis, among others, before vanishing in the early ’70s into the wilderness of studio work in New York City, is playing Jazz again — has been for some time now — and that is good news indeed for those of us who appreciate the sort of “elegance” he invariably espouses. Indeed, there’s no more appropriate word than ...
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