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Joe Lovano: Garden of Expression
by Karl Ackermann
Joe Lovano's entire recording career has been in the company of jazz greats since his debut with the Paul Motian Quintet in 1985. Lovano's hard bop days seem like a distant memory since his association with ECM began. Garden of Expression is the saxophonist's second project with his Trio Tapestry of pianist Marilyn Crispell, and drummer Carmen Castaldi. Lovano has two other co-leader outings on the label, collaborations with Marcin Wasilewski's trio on Arctic Riff (2020) and Enrico Rava on ...
Continue ReadingAngelica Sanchez, Marilyn Crispell: How To Turn The Moon
by Alberto Bazzurro
Registrato nel settembre 2019 a Woodstock, questo album—all'ascolto assolutamente paritetico—si deve in realtà soprattutto ad Angelica Sanchez, non a caso autrice di quasi tutto il materiale tematico (sette suoi brani su dieci, con gli atri tre, evidenti improvvisazioni, a doppia firma). Detto ciò, quello che troviamo in questi cinquanta minuti di musica a quattro mani (ma ovviamente su due strumenti distinti, con la Sanchez sul canale sinistro e Marilyn Crispell sul destro) abbraccia svariate situazioni climatiche ed ...
Continue ReadingYuma Uesaka and Marilyn Crispell: Streams
by John Sharpe
Reedman Yuma Uesaka enlists storied pianist Marilyn Crispell to realize a splendid program of his charts on Streams. Uesaka, who was born in London and spent his early childhood in Japan, before growing up in Michigan, is making a name for himself as part of a rising generation of New York-based improvisers. While not his leadership debut, (he issued an EP on graduating in 2015), this represents a serious statement of intent. He can be heard in saxophonist ...
Continue ReadingJoe Lovano, Marilyn Crispell, Carmen Castaldi: Garden of Expression
by Ian Patterson
Joe Lovano has long been hailed as a standard bearer of mainstream tenor saxophone—a natural heir to Sonny Rollins. Always open to exploring new fields, be it from small to large ensembles, or from a Charlie Parker homage to honoring opera legend Enrico Caruso, Lovano's robust sound has been his signature. Trio Tapestry (ECM, 2019), however, represented nothing less than a reinvention for the Cleveland-born saxophonist, then making his ECM debut as leader. Lovano, in the company of Marilyn Crispell ...
Continue ReadingJoe Lovano / Marilyn Crispell / Carmen Casaldi: Garden of Expression
by Mike Jurkovic
Artists inspire art. Provide a contented place. So let your mind (sans the hoopla it entertains itself with) go where it may (lest it lean towards insurrection) and take Trio Tapestry--Joe Lovano, Marilyn Crispell, and Carmen Castaldi--in the with you. And don't forget to bring their second gorgeous, justly titled Garden of Expression along for the ride. Heralding throughout, Lovano rises not above Crispell and Castaldi, but along with them, like three tough-muscled hawks in flight. Smudging the ...
Continue ReadingAngelica Sanchez & Marilyn Crispell: How To turn the Moon
by Dan McClenaghan
Fans of piano jazz might have a preference for the trio format—piano/bass/drums. Or they might like their piano straight, no chaser, with solo piano sets. There is no shortage of trio and solo recordings floating around for our listening enjoyment. But two pianos? Rare, though not unheard of. Brad Mehldau and Kevin Hays offered up the excellent Modern Music (Nonesuch Records) in 2011; and Vijay Iyer and Craig Taborn presented us with one of the finest jazz albums of the ...
Continue ReadingMarilyn Crispell - Tanya Kalmanovitch - Richard Teitelbaum: Dream Libretto
by Glenn Astarita
World-class pianist, Marilyn Crispell crafts an endearing musical statement, where she and her cohorts execute a requiem framed on improvisations and succinct melodies based on the pianist's close friends and family who have passed on. Consequently, the first part of this set features Crispell, violinist Tanya Kalmanovitch and legendary electronics ace, Richard Teitelbaum, while the second part is a series of duets by the pianist and violinist. An eerie calm cloaks “I" propelled by Teitelbaum's ultra-low register and ...
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