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Scandinavian Art Ensemble with Tomasz Stańko: The Copenhagen Session Vol. 1
by Angelo Leonardi
Questo è il primo volume di una coppia di album che documentano la registrazione del febbraio 2016 dell'allora 74enne Tomasz Stańko con un ensemble di giovani strumentisti scandinavi e polacchi a Copenhagen. Il trombettista aveva condotto con loro un workshop l'anno prima a Vallekilde Højskole--sempre in Danimarca--organizzato dalla Danish Jazz Union “JazzDanmark." Vista la positiva esperienza avevano programmato un seguito. Dopo una prima esibizione all'Hotel Cecil di Copenhagen la session in questione si ebbe il 19 febbraio al ...
Continue ReadingScandinavian Art Ensemble with Tomasz Stańko: The Copenhagen Session Vol. 1
by Troy Dostert
Although trumpet legend Tomasz Stańko sadly left us in 2018, there are fortunately plenty of signs that his recorded legacy is still unfolding. In 2024 his sparkling release, September Night (ECM), documenting a live engagement from 2004, reminded us of the distinctive emotional vibrancy of this most sensitive of modern trumpeters. And now we have the first of a planned two-volume release, courtesy of a 2015 residency Stańko spent in Denmark with the Scandinavian Art Ensemble. Not only does this ...
Continue ReadingMartin Fabricius Trio: Under The Same Sky
by Chris May
The vibraphone has come a long way—technically and aesthetically—since Lionel Hampton used it in a short, improvised introduction to Louis Armstrong's “Confessin,'" recorded with Les Hite's band in 1930. Back then, it was regarded primarily as a percussion instrument, and it is still categorized as tuned-percussion in the classical music world. Hampton was the first musician to give (almost) as much attention to harmony and melody as he did to rhythm when he was a featured soloist with the Benny ...
Continue ReadingMartin Fabricius Trio: Out of the White
by Budd Kopman
The opening sounds of the title track of Out of the White herald that this is going to be something different. Electronic sounds begin the track, but closer listening reveals that these are being made ingeniously by Martin Fabricius' vibes. Bassist Christian Hougaard enters, stating the theme supported by the quasi-electronic vibe sounds. Fabricius takes over to recap the theme now as a recognizable vibraphonist. At the turnaround, Mathias Heise adds his harmonica to the mix, eventually with drummer Jacob ...
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