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Joe Gilman: Americanvas
by Bruce Lindsay
Pianist Joe Gilman leads a young and talented quintet on Americanvas, an album of original tunes inspired by American artists such as Mark Rothko, Edward Hopper and Norman Rockwell. Jazz that takes its inspiration from the visual arts is not rare--British saxophonist Andy Sheppard's Movements In Colour (ECM, 2009) was so inspired, for example. Like Sheppard, Gilman's varied choices are reflected in the music's range of styles and moods ensuring that this is a constantly intriguing recording. ...
read moreJoe Gilman: View So Tender: Wonder Revisited - Volume Two
by Hrayr Attarian
A master improviser interpreting the works of one of the greatest popular composers should make for a stimulating listen. Sadly, pianist Joe Gilman's View So Tender: Wonder Revisited Volume 2 does not quite hit the mark. Despite being labeled Volume 2, this is not an afterthought or a follow-up building on the success of a previously issued Volume 1. Both discs were recorded the same time but, because of the amount of material, have been issued on ...
read moreJoe Gilman Trio: Time Again: Brubeck Revisited - Vol.1
by AAJ Italy Staff
La recente pubblicazione dell'omaggio a Stevie Wonder, View so Tender, da parte del Joe Gilman Trio, offre lo spunto per parlare del loro primo CD: Time Again: Brubeck Revisited. Volume One, poi seguito dal Vol. 2, in base a una logica di tributi sviluppati su due CD, confermata dai compact dedicati a Wonder. Joe Gilman è il pianista stabile di Bobby Hutcherson e vanta molte collaborazioni di analogo livello. L'impegno didattico nel Brubeck Institute ha ridotto la sua esposizione al ...
read moreThe Joe Gilman Trio: View So Tender: Wonder Revisited Volume Two
by AAJ Italy Staff
Cosa si può ancora dire all'interno della formula del piano trio? Che sia free o mainstream, che ci ispiri a Monk o Jarrett, Herbie Hanckock o Chick Corea, c'è poco da scoprire per i pianisti contemporanei. Però i dischi interessanti non mancano ed il trio di Joe Gilman è uno di quelli che ha le qualità per essere citato insieme ai migliori colleghi. Anche l'idea di pescare a piene mani dalla musica pop non è nuova, un'idea che ha già ...
read moreJoe Gilman: View So Tender: Wonder Revisited - Volume One
by Michael P. Gladstone
Jazz tributes to the music of Stevie Wonder are not really a new concept. His songs have served as the inspiration for vocalists as recently as Nnenna Freelon's 2002 album on Concord, Tales of Wonder, and he's been particularly a keen subject for sax men like Stanley Turrentine and Dave Pietro. However, to the best of my knowlege, this is the first album of piano trio interpretations of Stevie Wonder's music.Dr. Joe Gilman is a full-time professor at ...
read moreJoe Gilman: View So Tender: Wonder Revisited - Volume One
by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
This is the same crackerjack trio that delivered two volumes of Dave Brubeck classics, artfully freshened with a new coat of musical paint. (Volume One was reviewed here in 2004.) Now, with View So Tender, the group turns its focus to Stevie Wonder, forging a uniquely creative and delightful link between R&B and jazz. First, a word about the trio itself. Among Joe Gilman's recent accomplishments is winning the 2004 Great American Jazz Piano Competition. His bandmates ...
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