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Dominic Miller: Silent Light
by Mark Sullivan
Classical guitarist Dominic Miller makes his ECM debut with a largely solo program. It's a gentle, lyrical affair, reflecting his experience living in Argentina, the United States, England, and France, as well as decades of international touring as a working musician. The Brazilian influence is especially strong in pieces like opener “What You Didn't Say" and “Baden" (dedicated to Brazilian guitarist/composer Baden Powell). Percussionist Miles Bould plays with a light touch, reminiscent of Brazilian percussionist Nana Vasconcelos' playing with guitarist ...
Continue ReadingDominic Miller: Silent Light
by Geno Thackara
Dominic Miller is a guitarist you've undoubtedly heard somewhere or other, whether you've knowingly heard of him or not. A life circling the globe (from Argentina to England and currently France) has let him absorb folk, Baroque and Latin American sensibilities, among other things, which leads to collaborations with similarly eclectic names. His widest exposure has been with numerous tours alongside Sting, who's happy to offer some poetic words of praise in the liners here alongside Paul Simon. Miller's ECM ...
Continue ReadingDominic Miller: From Sting to ECM
by Luca Muchetti
Dominic Miller's debut album for ECM, Silent Light, has all the qualities to become a sensation. After a career spanning nearly five decades during which he has lent his versatile artistry to the likes of Phil Collins, Tina Turner, Steve Winwood, Peter Gabriel, and Sting since 1993, Miller has released a very intimate and elegant quasi-solo album for Manfred Eicher's label. This record, the eleventh as a leader or co- leader, is a honest self-portrait in music, reflecting Miller's international ...
Continue ReadingDominic Miller: dalla corte di Sting a quella di Manfred Eicher
by Luca Muchetti
La prima volta di Dominic Miller per la blasonata ECM Records ha tutte le caratteristiche di un vero evento discografico. Miller, chitarrista fra i più versatili in circolazione e che ha legato il suo nome a un'ormai storica militanza in studio e dal vivo accanto a Sting dai tempi di The Soul Cages (era il 1991, ma nell'infinito curriculum ci sono anche Phil Collins, Tina Turner, Steve Winwood e Peter Gabriel, per dirne alcuni), ha dato vita a un quasi-solo ...
Continue ReadingSarah Jane Morris: Cello Songs
by AAJ Italy Staff
All'Italia, Sarah Jane Morris, non rinuncerebbe mai. Neanche se il Bel Paese a volte può trasformarsi nell'ultima delle periferie del mondo, dove furbi di quartiere e ladri di mestiere farebbero di tutto per sporcare l'innocenza, l'umiltà e l'impegno. E in questo nuovo lavoro c'è ancora una volta un po' d'Italia. Un paio di tributi ad artisti molto diversi, ma legati da un sentimento di italianità da esportazione: Ennio Morricone, nella rilettura con testo di “Love Is Pain" dalla colonna sonora ...
Continue ReadingSting: If on a Winter's Night...
by AAJ Italy Staff
Stai per cominciare ad ascoltare il nuovo CD di Sting, If on a Winter's Night.... Rilassati. Raccogliti. Allontana da te ogni altro pensiero. Lascia che il mondo che ti circonda sfumi nell'indistinto. Meglio ancora se fuori nevica. Meglio ancora se l'inverno bussa alla tua porta. Prendi la posizione più comoda: seduto, sdraiato, raggomitolato, coricato. Non che t'aspetti qualcosa di particolare da questo CD. Sei uno che per principio non s'aspetta più niente da niente. Sai che il meglio che ci ...
Continue ReadingDominic Miller: First Touch
by Jim Santella
Employing fingerstyle guitar and picked melodies, the smooth jazz album First Touch represents Dominic Miller's first session as a leader. No stranger to the recording industry, the guitarist has worked with such notables as Sting, Phil Collins, and Tina Turner. This 1995 debut album features his overdubbed guitars with additional support on several tracks provided by guests.
The songs, Miller's own compositions, represent the easy-listening genre with their floating melodies, pleasant harmonies, and loping “soft touch" rhythms. Specific images sprout, ...
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