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Wayne Horvitz: Live Forever Vol. 1: The President - New York in the '80s

Read "Live Forever Vol. 1: The President - New York in the '80s" reviewed by Vic Albani


«Numero 1 della Live Forever Series: una collezione di spettacoli dal vivo curata da Wayne Horvitz e Toby Dodds. Il volume 1 contiene un imperversante set dal vivo al CBGBs nel 1987, con un “who's who" della scena downtown NY degli anni '80. Altre tracce includono quattro demo, materiale mai pubblicato dalle sessioni al Power Station per l'album Bring Yr Camera, precedenti demo in studio del 1984, e materiale da due spettacoli dal vivo, sempre al CBGBs, nel ...

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20 Bands You Didn't Know You Can't Live Without

Read "20 Bands You Didn't Know You Can't Live Without" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


There is a treasure-trove of jazz gems away from the usual labels, venues, websites... one has just to look around and search for it. This week we feature bands whose quality may have not been matched by their international commercial success... but that's often the curse of excellent music that goes off the beaten path. Since we only care about the beauty of the music, here are twenty bands which you didn't know you cannot live without: Rootless, Slow Poke, ...

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Album Review

Jerry Granelli V16: The Sonic Temple - Monday and Tuesday

Read "The Sonic Temple - Monday and Tuesday" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff


Questo eccellente doppio album ci racconta con dovizia di particolari la musica che il quartetto V16 del batterista Jerry Granelli ha voluto regalare ai fortunati ascoltatori presenti all'Atlantic Jazz Festival che si è tenuto ad Halifax, in Canada, a metà luglio del 2006. Il veterano Granelli ha chiamato al suo fianco, per l'occasione, il figlio J. Anthony (bassista di ottima verve) e i due chitarristi David Tronzo e Christian Kogel. Il primo è uno degli eroi meno noti della storia ...

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Album Review

Slow Poke: At Home [MP 3]

Read "At Home [MP 3]" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff


La pigra indolenza che marca, sin dall’apertura, questo ottimo At Home del gruppo Slow Poke è un segno indelebile del tipo di approccio che il quartetto ha scelto dal primo momento (e l’indizio principale era già ben evidente nel nome stesso che i musicisti avevano deciso di darsi). Questo album in realtà non era mai uscito ufficialmente. Era una sorta di demo fatto in casa ('at home', per l'appunto) che serviva per proporsi alle case discografiche. Poi il gruppo decise ...

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Album Review

Slow Poke: At Home

Read "At Home" reviewed by Donald Elfman


Formed at the home of bassist Tony Scherr, Slow Poke--David Tronzo, Michael Blake, Scherr and Kenny Wollesen--play everything slower and funkier. It's an extraordinary idea for a jam band--bring the groove way down and somehow the vibe and energy go way up thanks to the new focus. It certainly helps that all of these guys are virtuosos and truly care about the aesthetics of sound. This debut disc caught the attention of Paul Simon and producer Lee Townsend, and has ...

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Album Review

Slow Poke: At Home

Read "At Home" reviewed by Ralph A. Miriello


This re-mastered recording of Tony Scherr's 1998 basement record, Slow Poke At Home , is a joy for those who can appreciate the slow cooked, steamy sound of master musicians plying their trade in a gutsy, simmering, sweetly rhythmic stew of sounds. The label, Palmetto Records, should be applauded for taking a now defunct band and reissuing the material as a testament to just how good the music was and still is.

Slow Poke was one ...

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Album Review

Slow Poke: At Home

Read "At Home" reviewed by Troy Collins


Slow Poke was a unique band, even among the fertile late nineties Downtown (New York) scene. Gradually warming to neo-classical formalism, various Downtown line-ups began incorporating traditional elements into their compositions, progressively moving beyond their No Wave roots by embracing a more traditional aesthetic. Blending accessible tunefulness with adventurous improvisation, ensembles like Ballin' The Jack, The Jazz Passengers and Sex Mob all embraced various aspects of the mainstream, but none with as much melodic assuredness as Slow Poke. ...


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