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Antonio Colangelo: Tabaco y Azúcar
by Nicholas F. Mondello
Explorers of all kinds—but especially those musical—have a common thread in their DNA to expand our universes and provide a vision to the collective consciousness. For them, it is a relentless but never-ending journey. With Tabaco y Azúcar, Italian-born guitarist Antonio Colangelo and his superior crew present nine tracks of deep textural insights delivered via stellar musicianship. Colangelo, who since 2007 has resided in Brazil, demonstrates here that he is a performer, composer, and leader certainly worthy ...
read moreElliott Sharp: Syzygy
by Don Phipps
Immaculately recorded by Italian label Dodicilune, Elliott Sharp's Syzygy continues Sharp's explorations of spontaneous and improvisatory sound. He and his collaborators offer up studio versions of Syzygy on the first disc and live versions of the material on disc two. As much modern classical as abstract jazz, it is the musical textures and abstractions that give the album its dream-like eeriness. The instrumentation offers a twist as well—eschewing drums, Sharp populates his music with computer devices, “objects," and ...
read moreVito Liturri: From Beyond
by Mike Jurkovic
With every note suspended luxuriously in the air so you can savor its resonance, this sonorously produced and beautifully played second recording from the Vito Liturri Trio is, from “Albe's Garden" to “An Empty Room" (all titles English translations) a delicious listen. The trio -Vito Liturri--piano, synth, electronics, Marco Boccia--double bass, and drummer/percussionist Lello Patruno play with a unified, seasoned integrity and an intuitive, emotional melodic desire. Languid creativity abounds and the interplay between the three players is ...
read moreVito Liturri: From Beyond
by Dan McClenaghan
Italian pianist Vito Liturri presents his sophomore CD release with From Beyond, a trio outing with a ten tune sequence that works almost as a suite. In fact, he tags the centerpiece, the four composition “From Beyond-Four Quadruple Suite." Part of the beauty and appeal of that suite, and the entire set, is the focus of Liturri's vision. He penned all but two one of the tunes, and those two exceptions he co-wrote. The continuity of mood and atmosphere of ...
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