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Christoph Irniger Pilgrim: Human Intelligence (Live)

Read "Human Intelligence (Live)" reviewed by Alberto Bazzurro


Il quintetto Pilgrim, diretto ormai da una quindicina d'anni dal tenorsassofonista svizzero Christoph Irniger, giunge con questo Human Intelligence al suo sesto album, portando avanti la logica di un suono piuttosto identitario, derivante dalla contemporanea presenza di piano acustico e chitarra elettrica, ma non solo: vi aleggia una risolutezza piuttosto palpabile, un impianto solido e generalmente affermativo, pur non mancando ovviamente i momenti di ripiegamento più o meno marcato, il tutto probabilmente accentuato, nel caso specifico, dal fatto di trovarci ...

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Christoph Irniger's Pilgrim: Human Intelligence (live)

Read "Human Intelligence (live)" reviewed by Mark Corroto


"The one thing I concluded was not to try and reproduce a live event--I thought, live goals are different. There might be more improvisation, more risk," Christoph Irniger reflects in the liner notes to Pilgrim's 2023 studio album Ghost Cat (Intakt). The saxophonist and composer reinforces the idea with this electrifying live recording, captured at Red Horn District in Bad Meinberg, Germany, in November 2023. For 14 years, Irniger's quintet--pianist Stefan Aeby, guitarist Dave Gisler, bassist Raffaele Bossard ...


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