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Gerry Hemingway - Marilyn Crispell: Affinities

Read "Affinities" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff


L'incontro tra pianoforte e batteria ritorna periodicamente nella storia del jazz e della musica improvvisata, ma in questo caso qualsiasi esempio ci porterebbe fuori tema. Certamente nell'affrontare a parole questo CD sarebbe interessante partire dal recupero del pianoforte come strumento percussivo e dagli aspetti profondamente innervati in una cultura musicale fatta di ritmi e pulsioni, ma alla fine dell'ascolto ci ha colpito soprattutto la straordinaria capacità dei due di galvanizzare la musica attraverso stati sonori che, come una spirale, alternano ...

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Marilyn Crispell - David Rothenberg: One Dark Night I Left My Silent House

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È un dialogo sottile e misterioso, profondamente coinvolgente, quello espresso dalla Crispell e Rothenberg nel loro primo disco assieme, inciso per l'ECM. Tutti i brani sono liberamente improvvisati ma la concentrazione sulla dimensione melodica e sull'essenzialità delle forme è così alta, che la musica sembra frutto di un lungo lavoro preparatorio, su composizioni strutturate da tempo. L'empatia è quindi palpabile ed i due strumentisti disegnano percorsi di grande rigore formale, anche nei momenti più vicini alle storiche forme della libera ...

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Music and the Creative Spirit

The Spiritual Beauty of Marilyn Crispell

Read "The Spiritual Beauty of Marilyn Crispell" reviewed by Lloyd N. Peterson Jr.


There have been a number of pianists within the classical and jazz genres whose work have remained majestic and timeless, but never has there been a pianist quite like Marilyn Crispell. Never has a pianist been able to reach such extraordinary depths of spirituality and complexity. Nevertheless, levels of creativity rarely equate to levels of popularity and therefore, it's not surprising that visionary works remain largely misunderstood and unappreciated during their own time. Such is the case with Marilyn Crispell.

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Marilyn Crispell / David Rothenberg: One Dark Night I Left My Silent House

Read "One Dark Night I Left My Silent House" reviewed by John Kelman


There are those who decry pianist Marilyn Crispell's move towards sparer, introspective free improvisation with Nothing ever was, anyway. Music of Annette Peacock (1997)--the beginning of a now nearly 15-year association with the German ECM label. For those who prefer their spontaneity impressionistic rather than expressionistic, however, it has yielded a relatively small but impressive discography, ranging from trio dates such as the deconstructive Storyteller (2004) to unerringly beautiful solo sets like Vignettes (2008). One Dark Night I Left My ...

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Marilyn Crispell: Collaborations - Live at Nya Perspektiv Festivals 2004 and 2007

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Collaborations raccoglie due diverse apparizioni di Marilyn Crispell al Nya Perspektiv Festival, in Svezia: nell'ottobre 2004 in quartetto e nel marzo 2007 in quintetto. Le due formazioni si distinguono per la presenza di diversi fiati. Fredrik Ljungkvist, che compare nel quartetto, espone una pronuncia tipicamente free non del tutto originale, ma comunque dinamica ed efficace: lirica e ribollente al tenore, spigolosa al clarinetto. Entrambi i brani in quartetto, “Quartet Collaboration," totalmente improvvisato, e il lungo “Aros," a firma di Danielsson, ...

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Music and the Creative Spirit

Marilyn Crispell: Uncompromising Power and Grace

Read "Marilyn Crispell: Uncompromising Power and Grace" reviewed by Lloyd N. Peterson Jr.


Her notes crash like waves at sea on a stormy winter's night; they gently float and slowly fall like early morning mist; yet it's the silence--the silence between the notes--which provides the haunting poetic beauty that is the music of pianist Marilyn Crispell.Lloyd Peterson: Is there a decrease in listeners for creative music today?Marilyn Crispell: I think jazz is under fire--the concept of jazz. I have noticed a change in Europe since the walls came down ...

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Multiple Reviews

Marilyn Crispell: Sibanye (We Are One), Phases of the Night & Geggie Project

Read "Marilyn Crispell: Sibanye (We Are One), Phases of the Night & Geggie Project" reviewed by David Adler


Louis Moholo-MoholoSibanye (We Are One)Intakt2008 Barry Guy/Marilyn Crispell/Paul LyttonPhases of the NightIntakt2008 John GeggieGeggie ProjecyActuelle2008 Put a pin anywhere in the lengthy discography of pianist Marilyn Crispell and you'll stumble on a new facet, an unforeseen window into her turbulent, ever-evolving improvisational discourse. This is because ...


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