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Michael Wollny's [em]: Wasted & Wanted

Read "Wasted & Wanted" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff


Il pianista tedesco Michael Wollny, a leggere le concise note di copertina, sembra convinto della diversità del suo trio rispetto a quello che si ascolta in giro, che sia mainstream o avanguardia. Dopo una digressione sul concetto estetico di “bello" conclude con un motto molto semplice: Make your own damn rules. La musica del trio in effette sfugge alle facili classificazioni, così sospesa fra ritmi in battere, accordi usati con forza, ad imitare cluster, se non che seguono dei precisi ...

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Album Review

Michael Wollny's [em]: Wasted & Wanted

Read "Wasted & Wanted" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay


Michael Wollny's sleeve notes for Wasted & Wanted are emphatic: “MAKE YOUR OWN DAMN RULES. This is Jazz." Back in the day, this German piano trio used to be plain old [em]. Some re-branding has taken place, and now it's Michael Wollny's [em]. According to Wollny, the change is intended to help people who have been confused by the name [em], and to follow the well-worn tradition of naming a piano trio after the pianist. Hmm. Rather a strange approach, ...


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