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Franco Ambrosetti: Nora
by Dan McClenaghan
Franco Ambrosetti's album is called simply Nora. Short and sweet, four letters, two syllables. But it could easily have been called “Franco Ambrosetti with Strings," as the Swiss flugelhornist & trumpeter follows the orchestral path of alto saxophonist Charlie Parker and his groundbreaking Charlie Parker With Strings (Verve, 1950), trumpeter Chet Baker's Chet Baker with Strings (Columbia, 1953) or trumpeter Clifford Brown's Clifford Brown with String (Verve, 1955). Those early forays into orchestral jazz set the template of ...
Continue ReadingClassic '90s music from Jazz Rock Fusion masters
by Len Davis
Classic '90s music from John Scofield, Jonas Hellborg, Jens Johansson, Shawn Lane, Joe Zawinul and Weather Report. Playlist John Scofield “Pick Hits" from Pick Hits-Live (Grammavision) 00:00 Jonas Hellborg Group “J B" from Jonas Hellborg Group (Day Eight) 06:51 Jens Johansson “Acrostic Shibboleth" from Fission (Heptagon) 14:18 Shawn Lane “West Side Boogie" from Powers Of Ten (Warner) 21:29 Joe Zawinul “Slivovitz Trail" from My People (Escapade) 29:03 Weather Report “Havona" from Heavy Weather (Columbia) 35:54 The Inter Galactic ...
Continue ReadingJohn Scofield: John Scofield
by Mario Calvitti
Il primo disco realizzato in completa solitudine rappresenta sempre una tappa importante per qualunque musicista, anche quando arriva dopo cinquant'anni di carriera professionale come nel caso del chitarrista John Scofield, che vi si era finora sottratto per le difficoltà tecniche e le limitazioni dovute al suonare dovendosi contemporaneamente fornire un accompagnamento. In effetti, per la musica di Scofield è sempre stato fondamentale il suonare insieme ad altri musicisti, e non a caso lo abbiamo trovato spesso come ospite in varie ...
Continue ReadingJohn Scofield: John Scofield
by Ian Patterson
John Scofield has spent the best part of his illustrious career leading or co-leading trios and quartets, with just the occasional quintet or sextet outing. Even his only duo collaboration, Solar (Palo Alto, 1984) with John Abercrombie, expanded to a quartet with George Mraz and Peter Donald on three of the seven tracks. Yes, Scofield enjoys company. So, forty-five years and as many albums after his debut as leader, Scofield breaks the mould with his first solo album. Well, solo ...
Continue ReadingJohn Scofield, Koma Saxo, Elias Stemeseder, Biréli Lagrène & More New Releases
by Ludovico Granvassu
In this segment several projects featuring the restless Swedish bassist Petter Eldh, solo projects by guitar masters and a young piano virtuoso, interesting combinations of forward looking jazz and strings, & more.Happy listening!PlaylistBen Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Koma Saxo, Sofja Jernberg “Lo Ve Ko Ma" Koma West (We Jazz) 0:16 Host talks 3:06 Kit Downes, Petter Eldh, James Maddren “Castles Made of Sand" Vermillion (ECM) 4:50 Punkt.Vrt.Plastik “Vrvica II" ...
Continue ReadingFranco Ambrosetti: Lost Within You
by Chris M. Slawecki
Lost Within You is a masterpiece of smoldering passion and beauty ignited by the exquisite trumpet and flugelhorn melodies of Franco Ambrosetti. Ambrosetti assembled an enviable ensemble: bassist Scott Colley and drummer Jack DeJohnette in the rhythm section, plus guitarist John Scofield, and Renee Rosnes and Uri Caine switching turns as pianist. But the star of Lost Within You is Ambrosetti's haunting, delicate and graceful sound, revealed in one masterful ballad after another. “Miles Davis was ...
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