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Bobby Bradford and Friends: Stealin' Home: Jackie Robinson Suite

Read "Stealin' Home: Jackie Robinson Suite" reviewed by Chuck Koton


Born in Mississippi in 1934 and raised in Dallas, Texas, cornet master and composer Bobby Bradford knows racism and segregation. When asked if Texas was completely segregated, Bradford said, “If there's a word stronger than 'completely,' that was Texas." In spite of the hate and discrimination of everyday life in the Jim Crow South, Bradford and his family were tuned in to events around the country that impacted African Americans. They “got the news from the outside world" from Black ...

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Vinny Golia / Bernard Santacruz / Cristiano Calcagnile: To Live and Breathe…

Read "To Live and Breathe…" reviewed by Mark Corroto


None of the three musicians heard on To Live and Breathe... had ever performed together before this set of live music recorded in Piacenza, Italy, on Sunday, February 5, 2017. Would they gel? Could they come together in the land of free improvised music? The most recognizable name here is American multi—instrumentalist Vinny Golia with a discography well in excess of 200 recordings. Golia is joined by French bassist Bernard Santacruz, who can be heard on Nothing But Love (The ...

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The Vinny Golia New Music Orchestra: Live at Redcat Los Angeles

Read "Live at Redcat Los Angeles" reviewed by Maurizio Zerbo


Oltre alle mirabili doti di pluristrumentista, è la poliedricità espressiva a rendere Vinny Golia uno dei pochi geni viventi del jazz contemporaneo. Ne è fulgida testimonianza questo magnifico DVD del 2014, che documenta un indimenticabile concerto di una orchestra costituita intorno al sestetto del cuore. C'è tutta la migliore esperienza musicale dell'avanguardia novecentesca in questa sublime produzione discografica, tra linguaggio eurocolto e jazz, tra composizione ed improvvisazione. Un'ora e mezza di musica per palati sopraffini, al tempo ...

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Vinny Golia Sextet: Trajectory

Read "Trajectory" reviewed by Mark Corroto


Walking in the canyons of a big city like New York or in the old-growth forests of California Redwoods, it is almost impossible to acquire perspective. One cannot stand back far enough to take in the enormity of the scene. It is best to embrace the hugeness and enjoy the experience. The same can be said of Trajectory by The Vinny Golia Sextet. The two discs and sixteen tracks are the musical equivalent of Jonathan Swift's Brobdingnag, land of giants. ...

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Vinny Golia Wind Quartet: Live At The Century City Playhouse – Los Angeles, 1979

Read "Live At The  Century City Playhouse – Los Angeles, 1979" reviewed by Mark Corroto


If you were born yesterday, you can be forgiven for believing the West Coast jazz scene begins with Kamasi Washington. As with most things related to jazz, New York is the focus, with slight consideration of Chicago. The rich history of Los Angeles' creative community, including the early Ornette Coleman ensembles, Dexter Gordon, Horace Tapscott, Frank Morgan, Art Pepper, and modern players like Alex and Nels Cline, are rarely recognized by their geographic origins. Maybe this collective cluelessness ...

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Vinny Golia: The Ethnic Project

Read "The Ethnic Project" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff


Vinny Golia è musicista, compositore, didatta, promotore culturale, patron di etichetta e molto altro. Oltre che straordinario multi-strumentista in grado di districarsi con padronanza e competenza tra oltre venti strumenti a fiato. L'idea di questo The Ethnic Project gli è stata suggerita da Jean Claude Jones, fondatore del collettivo-etichetta Kadima. Ossia registrare con un manipolo di blasonati contrabbassisti una serie di duetti utilizzando esclusivamente aerofoni di natura etnica. Quindici brevi, a volte brevissime, improvvisazioni nelle quali l'elemento etnico risiede esclusivamente ...

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Vinny Golia Quartet: Take Your Time

Read "Take Your Time" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff


I componenti del Vinny Golia Quartet vantano una frequentazione, a vario titolo e in varie formazioni, assai longeva che risale, per il batterista Alex Cline, addirittura a quasi quarant'anni fa. Particolare questo di non poco conto per poter comprendere appieno il livello di interplay profondo che intercorre tra i quattro musicisti, la loro capacità di percepire segnali minimi, condividerli e rilanciarli prontamente. In Take Your Time si frequentano i territori di un jazz costruito sulle qualità dei singoli ma naturalmente ...


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