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Fridolin Blumer, Christopher Dell, Heinz Geisser, Robert Morgenthaler: Beyond Scope

Read "Beyond Scope" reviewed by Alberto Bazzurro

by Alberto Bazzurro

Una seduta di libera improvvisazione (almeno nella sua sostanza primaria) fissata a Zurigo nell'ottobre 2024 è quanto ci giunge da questo album a quattro firme, le cui più addentro alla cosa sembrano Fridolin Blumer e, in seconda battuta, Heinz Geisser, anche se poi, nei fatti, ognuno dà il suo contributo in maniera assolutamente democratica, anzi, se proprio vogliamo, le voci timbricamente più pregnanti (e quindi caratterizzanti) sono le altre due: il trombone di Robert Morgenthaler e il vibrafono di Christopher ...

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Liner Notes

Fridolin Blumer: Beyond Scope

Read "Fridolin Blumer: Beyond Scope" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto

Are there norms in free improvisation? A better question might be: are there rules? Free improvisation has been called many things--instant composing, non-idiomatic improvisation, spontaneous composition, intuitive music--but no matter the name, the question of structure remains. To explore this, let's look beyond music to another art form: film. Specifically, the 1998 cult classic The Big Lebowski, written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. The film follows Jeffrey “The Dude" Lebowski, played by Jeff Bridges, who is ...

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Album Review

Sophie Lüssi, Sandra Weiss, Fridolin Blumer, Andreas Wettstein: Atlantic Puffin

Read "Atlantic Puffin" reviewed by Alberto Bazzurro

by Alberto Bazzurro

Un clima che ricorda abbastanza da vicino il versante più spigliato, fluido, incalzante (quanto assolutamente incruento) di certo jazz californiano anni Cinquanta, è quanto ci giunge come primo input da questo album anni Venti del secolo successivo (incisione del febbraio 2022, per l'esattezza) nato non sulla West Coast USA, bensì in terra elvetica. Certe intermittenze classicheggianti (cameristiche, in particolare) si fanno largo per la verità già fin dal terzo brano (il secondo ampio, dopo la prima delle varie ...

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Album Review

Sophie Lüssi - Sandra Weiss - Fridolin Blumer - Andreas Wettstein: Atlantic Puffin

Read "Atlantic Puffin" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita

AllAboutBirds.org describes the Atlantic Puffin as “a sharply dressed black-and-white seabird with a huge, multicolored bill, the Atlantic Puffin is often called the clown of the sea." This album finds the foursome gleefully tossing classical precision, folk whispers and improvisational bravado into a blender, hitting pulse until it is a cohesive, if occasionally slippery, concoction. With violinist Sophie Lussi at the helm, joined by Sandra Weiss (alto saxophone and bassoon), Fridolin Blumer (double bass) and Andreas Wettstein (drums), ...

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Album Review

Ensemble 5: The Human Factor

Read "The Human Factor" reviewed by Alberto Bazzurro

by Alberto Bazzurro

Un camerismo increspato che non di rado si fa decisamente nervoso è ciò che troviamo in questo nuovo album--l'ottavo, con i precedenti sette usciti su Leo fra il 2012 e il 2020--del quintetto svizzero (ma Dell è tedesco, di Darmstadt), inciso a Zurigo nell'ottobre 2022. Il lavoro svolto dai cinque procede generalmente facendo prevalere l'aspetto corale, per irregolare e alterno nelle temperature e nelle dinamiche che si sdipani, perché quello è l'equilibrio che la musica cerca e ...

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Album Review

Ensemble 5: The Human Factor

Read "The Human Factor" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita

Ensemble 5, a forward-thinking jazz quintet hailing from Switzerland, has been making waves in the avant-garde jazz scene since its inception. The group, consisting of percussionist Heinz Geisser, bassist Fridolin Blumer, pianist Reto Staub, trombonist Robert Morgenthaler, and guest vibraphonist Christopher Dell, brings a fresh perspective to improvised music with their latest release, The Human Factor. The album opens with “Prelude," setting the tone with an ethereal blend of Dell's vibraphone, Staub's piano, and Morgenthaler's probing lines creating ...

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