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by Jakob Baekgaard
Every audio medium has its champions from CD oldies to tape hipsters and lossless purists, but those who like to play big discs with a needle instead of a laser should not be lumped into such a vulgar category as vinyl revivalists. It's both a question of material and size, and true afficionados prefer the fragile format of 78s made of shellac. One of them is Jonathan Ward, who runs the sound blog Excavated Shellac, posting rare ...
read moreVarious Artists: New Orleans Mambo: Cuba to NOLA
by Chris M. Slawecki
The distance between New Orleans (Louisiana, USA) and Havana (Cuba) is almost exactly 670 miles, about a two-hour flight. But it takes only one listen to Putumayo Records' anthology New Orleans Mambo: Cuba to NOLA to bridge the distance between the two. With such a wide and colorful net to cast, assembling this collection must have been a lot of fun. This includes the companion booklet, which contextualizes the cross- cultural dance between New Orleans and Cuba by ...
read moreVarious Artists: Indaba Is
by Chris May
There are probably several reasons why American jazz made the deep and lasting impact it did on South Africa in the 1950s. One may be that the colonial regime which was imposed on the country during Europe's pan-African nineteenth-century landgrab was among the most vicious of them all, and persisted the longest through the apartheid system which was in existence until the early 1990s. American jazz was born as protest and cultural-survival music in similar circumstances, and that vibe must ...
read moreBiennale Musica 2020
by Libero Farnè
Biennale Musica, LXIV edizione Venezia Arsenale: Teatro Piccolo, Teatro alle Tese 25.9—4.10.2020 A differenza che nelle passate edizioni, quest'anno Biennale Musica, sotto la direzione artistica di Ivan Fedele dal 2012, non ha ospitato concerti di jazz. Considerazioni tutt'altro che marginali vengono comunque stimolate dalle varie espressioni della musica contemporanea in programma, rappresentata da autori e interpreti di diverse generazioni, da produzioni originali, prime assolute o italiane e lavori multimediali. In nessun altro festival come ...
read moreArtisti Vari; Hal Willner: Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
by Maurizio Comandini
Il maledetto killer invisibile, che tutto il mondo sta combattendo, si è portato via uno dei produttori più importanti della storia della musica moderna: il geniale, imprevedibile, incontenibile Hal Willner se ne è volato in cielo ai primi di aprile di questo anno terribile. Ha lasciato il pianeta mentre stava assestando gli ultimi colpi d'anca a questo flipper virtuale multicolorato che fortunatamente è stato poi completato adeguatamente, anche grazie al prezioso lavoro di raccordo di Marc Urselli. Questo doppio fa ...
read moreVarious Artists: Tales Of Wonder: A Jazz Celebration Of Stevie
by Kyle Simpler
There aren't many songwriters who have reached a level of success comparable to Stevie Wonder. He is one of the most important figures in American music, and to celebrate his 70th birthday, Posi-Tone records is releasing Tales of Wonder: A Jazz Celebration of Stevie. This compilation, performed by some of the label's excellent roster of musicians, offers a fitting tribute to this legendary artist. Rather than simply offering something of a greatest hits compilation, Tales of Wonder digs into Wonder's ...
read moreVarious Artists: Ella 100 Live at the Apollo
by Jim Worsley
To be taken back in time within the scope of a period piece movie has long been a staple. Some journeys feel much more real than others, but the concept is commonplace. Venturing into the past with only the audio of a CD or record is, as they might have said back in 1934, “a whole different kettle of fish." A live audience first laid eyes and ears on this 100th birthday celebration honoring the sensational Ella Fitzgerald (born on ...
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