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Instrument: Saxophone, baritone
Alberto Pinton Relentless: Allt Större Klarhet
by Alberto Bazzurro
Sa molto di Jimmy Giuffre la suite in tre movimenti che dà il titolo--occupandone il cuore--a questo nuovo, notevole lavoro del polistrumentista veneziano Alberto Pinton, ormai da tempo immemorabile di stanza a Stoccolma, dove ha di fatto costruito la sua intera carriera, forte di una buona quindicina di album a proprio nome, tendenzialmente, come si dice in questi casi, uno meglio dell'altro. Di Giuffre, Pinton non condivide magari la monogamia nei confronti del clarinetto canonico, cosa che proprio ...
Continue ReadingFredrik Nordström: Big Band Stories
by Mark Corroto
To describe this record as an intimate big band recording is not to state an oxymoron. Saxophonist, composer and arranger Fredrik Nordström has taken this large-scale format (17 musicians) and made a very personal statement. Big Band Stories is a bit of a departure for the Swedish saxophonist best known for his work in quintet, octet and his Dolores Quartet which released Dolores: One (2021) and Dolores: Two (2021) on his own Bluenord Record label. Nordström did produce ...
Continue ReadingVilhelm Bromander: In This Forever Unfolding Moment
by Chris May
Ornette Coleman's haunting “Lonely Woman" is becoming something of a 2023 soundtrack. At the time of writing, we have had memorable versions from Kahil El'Zabar's Ethnic Heritage Ensemble on Spirit Gatherer (Spirit Muse), and Kurt Elling and Charlie Hunter on The Iridescent Spree (Edition), plus another couple of efforts about which the less said the better. Here comes a third boss edition. Sort of. “Låt Våra Tårar Bli Våra Vapen," which opens side two of Vilhelm Bromander's ...
Continue ReadingAlberto Pinton: Good Idea
by Mark Corroto
Solo instrument recordings were at one time a rare occurrence, but with advancements in recording technology, the barriers to recording have been lowered. They are no longer the anomaly they once were. This solo baritone saxophone performance by Alberto Pinton, though, was paved years ago by the likes of Roscoe Mitchell, Peter Brötzmann, and Anthony Braxton. Pinton, who is regularly heard in trio, quartet, quintet, sextet and large ensemble settings make his first solo recording. Pinton, a master ...
Continue ReadingAlberto Pinton: All The Difference
by Neri Pollastri
Sono passati vent'anni dall'uscita di Clear Now, primo disco a firma di Alberto Pinton, che ci fece conoscere il musicista di Porto Marghera, residente in Svezia dalla metà degli anni Ottanta; nel frattempo il polistrumentista di strada ne ha fatta parecchia ed è sempre più apprezzato sia nel Nordeuropa (tra i tanti, Anders Jormin lo ha voluto con sé per il suo Poems for Orchestra), sia in Italia (clicca qui per leggere l'intervista fattagli per noi tre anni fa dal ...
Continue ReadingMahakala Music, Baptiste Boiron Trio & Shapeshifters
by Maurice Hogue
A look at some of the releases (including Dopolarians) from the independent record label, Mahakala, based in Hot Springs, AK is a central part of this episode. There are new releases by French saxophonist Baptiste Boiron, Swedish baritone saxophonist Alberto Pinton, the Abraham Burton-Lucian Ban duo, Toronto trio TuneTown, England's Shapeshifters, Kartet from France, and the Groundhog Day-practicing Chandler Travis Philharmonic. Playlist Tune Town “Hello, Today" from Entering Utopia (Three Pines) 00:00 Host speaks 05:05 Abraham Burton & ...
Continue ReadingAlberto Pinton Trio: All The Difference
by Mark Corroto
Multi-instrumentalist Alberto Pinton might have been born in Italy, but more and more his music bears the signature of his home in Sweden. Or maybe an explanation is that this trio effort in May of 2020 was recorded during the global pandemic, when touring musicians were granted time for contemplation and introspection. In any case, All The Difference is an extremely thoughtful and, can we say, sympathetic recording? The trio consists of drummer Konrad Agnas and bassist Vilhelm ...
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