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The Flying Horse Big Band: A Message From The Flying Horse Big Band

Read "A Message From The Flying Horse Big Band" reviewed by Jack Bowers


The Message on the Florida-based Flying Horse Big Band's sixth album comes straight from the “messengers" themselves-- drummer Art Blakey's legendary Jazz Messengers, whose music is admirably presented here, and to whom the album is dedicated. Its ten songs were composed by members of the Jazz Messengers--Wayne Shorter, Hank Mobley, Horace Silver, Cedar Walton, Benny Golson--and two were re-scored for a large ensemble by former Messenger Michael Philip Mossman, with other charts by Mark Taylor (four), Harry ...

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Michael Santos: The Happy Error

Read "The Happy Error" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff


Michael Santos, giovane artista londinese, dopo Matters e Soft Pocket - usciti rispettivamente per Bebencula e U-Cover - pubblica questo splendido Happy Error per la altrettanto giovane e sperimentale Baskaru. L'etichetta, sebbene attiva da poco, ha un catalogo molto interessante e si spera possa offrire a Santos una visibilità e una distribuzione maggiori. Rispetto ai precedenti lavori, costruiti con registrazioni di suoni sul campo, questo album segna una vera svolta verso il digitale puro, sonorità costruite in ogni minimo dettaglio ...


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