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Dmitry Baevsky: Kids' Time
by David A. Orthmann
Dmitry Baevsky is a jazzman in his middle years, a period when many players consolidate youthful influences and put their stamp on the rarefied practices of the mid- to-late 20th century. The alto saxophonist has recorded for several labels, and travels widely as a leader and sideman; to his credit, he continues to give the impression of a work in progress. While Baevsky seldom strays very far from a specific set of stylistic parameters, namely bebop, he does not coast, ...
Continue ReadingStephane Belmondo: The Same As It Never Was Before
by Raul d'Gama Rose
It is all a matter of the right tone for French trumpeter Stephane Belmondo. On Same As It Never Was Before, it is a matter of getting his lips in the right position--singular embouchure--then grabbing the air from his lungs and blowing it out in hot wild gusts through the horn. But it is also more than that. Belmondo is special: the volume of air he grabs will tell if the notes are fat or thin, rounded or sharp. He ...
Continue ReadingAndrea Dulbecco: Canzoni
by AAJ Italy Staff
Questo disco è stato registato nel giugno 2009 in Francia e testimonia il lungo soggiorno parigino del vibrafonista milanese, che ha coinvolto per l'occasione tre notevoli strumentisti d'oltralpe: il trombettista Stéphane Belmondo, il bassista Thomas Bramerie e il batterista André Ceccarelli. La scelta del repertorio - una manciata di splendide canzoni d'autore italiane e francesi - è un omaggio ai due Paesi ma anche un terreno d'incontro particolarmente sentito, che si snoda in percorsi cantabili e ricchi di sottigliezze. Il ...
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