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Album Review

Benoît Delbecq 4: Gentle Ghosts

Read "Gentle Ghosts" reviewed by Alberto Bazzurro

by Alberto Bazzurro

Quando ci capita di incontrare, discograficamente parlando, il pianista francese Benoît Delbecq, cinquantasei anni il prossimo giugno, non rimaniamo mai delusi, e questo suo ultimo lavoro, inciso a Parigi nel settembre 2019, non fa eccezione. Vi è all'opera il suo oliatissimo, efficientissimo quartetto, cui il tenore di Mark Turner dà la sua classica impronta, diafana, sorniona, vigorosamente pensosa (un contrasto in termini? e perché mai?), cui il parterre che lo affianca, anche grazie alla puntualità strutturale di ...

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Radio & Podcasts

Blue Moods and John Hébert salutes Charles Mingus

Read "Blue Moods and John Hébert salutes Charles Mingus" reviewed by Bob Osborne

by Bob Osborne

On this week's show we feature two new albums celebrating the life and work of Charles Mingus, plus a selection of brand new releases from across the world. Also a re-issue of an amazing piece of mesmerising improvisation. Playlist Blue Moods “Nostalgia In Times Square" from Myth & Wisdom (Posi-tone) 00:00 John Hébert “Constrictor" from Sounds of Love (Sunnyside) 06:41 Marcelo Lanouguere “Infinito" from Especialistas en Revoluciones (ears&eyes) 17:48 Sebastian de Urquiza “Acorralado" from Unity Vol. 2 (ears&eyes) ...

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John Hébert: Sounds Of Love

Read "Sounds Of Love" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto

In sport, they talk about 'horses for courses,' to describe a parcour suited for particular athletes. That same language can be used to decide an ensemble's lineup for a particular category of music. Bassist and bandleader John Hébert made careful choices to create the quintet to perform music in the spirit of Charles Mingus. In the early 1960s, Mingus toured with saxophonist Eric Dolphy, trumpeter Johnny Coles, pianist Jaki Byard, and drummer Dannie Richmond. For Hébert's touring ensemble from 2011 ...

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Album Review

Russ Lossing: Metamorphism

Read "Metamorphism" reviewed by Neri Pollastri

by Neri Pollastri

Registrato nel luglio del 2017, questo lavoro a firma dell'allora cinquantasettenne Russ Lossing, pianista della scena newyorchese originario dell'Ohio, vede all'opera un quartetto classico nella formazione, ma in equilibrio tra mainstream e contemporaneità negli stilemi. Il leader, infatti, ha alle spalle trentacinque anni di collaborazioni con artisti di primissimo piano, da Kenny Wheeler a Tim Berne, tra le quali spicca quella, continuativa, con Paul Motian, alla musica del quale ha dedicato un lavoro per piano solo. Qui tale ...

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Simon Nabatov: Plain

Read "Plain" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi

by Angelo Leonardi

Dopo aver riallacciato proficui rapporti con l'ambiente musicale di New York (e il precedente album per la Clean Feed, Last Minute Theory lo dimostra), il pianista Simon Nabatov coinvolge altri notevoli esponenti del jazz più innovativo, in equilibrio tra mainstream avanzato e post-free. Nomi d'alto rilievo come il sassofonista Chris Speed, il trombettista Herb Robertson, il bassista John Hébert e il batterista Tom Rainey. Il pianista d'origine russa -cittadino americano dal 1986 e da anni residente in Germania-chiarisce ...

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Album Review

Mat Maneri: Dust

Read "Dust" reviewed by Neri Pollastri

by Neri Pollastri

Nuovo lavoro di Mat Maneri assieme a quello che pare ormai il suo compagno di viaggio prediletto, il pianista rumeno Lucian Ban. I due--che dopo il loro >Transylvanian Concert (ECM, 2013), hanno collaborato numerose volte--sono qui affiancati dall'eccellente contrabbassista John Hébert e dal batterista Randy Peterson, e si dividono anche la titolarità dei brani--cinque di Maneri, due di Ban, mentre i rimanenti due sono improvvisazioni totali. La cifra del lavoro non è poi così diversa dal lavoro in ...

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Simon Nabatov with Chris Speed, Herb Robertson, John Hébert, Tom Rainey: Plain

Read "Plain" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto

How fitting is the comparison between the music of Simon Nabatov and a Matryoshka doll? The Russian-born American's music is a nesting of not dolls but musical genres, placed one inside the other. Classically trained as a child, he can often be found in the free jazz wilds, moving easily between European and American brands of instant composing. He also has a passion for Brazilian music, chamber music, computer-interfaced sounds, and solo performance. Maybe the easiest introductions to his multi-faceted ...

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