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Wolfgang Muthspiel: Etudes / Quietudes
by Mario Calvitti
Per il suo nuovo CD il chitarrista austriaco Wolfgang Muthspiel lascia la label tedesca ECM, che ha ospitato la maggior parte dei suoi album più recenti, per affidarsi a una piccola ma ambiziosa etichetta indipendente svizzera, la Clap Your Hands. Il lavoro, realizzato in completa solitudine, è una raccolta di studi per chitarra classica composti dallo stesso Muthspiel, che mette in mostra il suo lato più classico di cui aveva già occasionalmente dato prova in altre incisioni. Per ...
Continue ReadingWolfgang Muthspiel / Benjamin Koppel / Scott Colley / Brian Blade: Complements Incarnate
by Doug Collette
The inveterate musiclover knows all too well how the attraction(s) of certain musician(s) names invariably leads to the satisfaction of hearing them, live or on record, as leaders or accompanists. Bassist Scott Colley and drummer Brian Blade are two such musicians whose listing in the credits of any album or showbill invariably invites observation: appearing together and separately on stage and in the studio with saxophonist/composer Benjamin Koppel on Mulberry Street Symphony (Unit Records, 2022) or touring with Julian Lage ...
Continue ReadingCarlo Mombelli: Lullaby for Planet Earth
by Dan Bilawsky
Carlo Mombelli's patience is profound. Long a believer in allowing music to unfold at its own pace, the veteran South African bassist/composer demonstrates incredible composure in his every pursuit. Always unforced and forever bound to both the natural and spiritual realms, his art reflects a purity linking the concepts of self- command and surrender. In that respect, in using his own unique voice, he speaks to universal hope and possibilities. There's already plenty of evidence to support ...
Continue ReadingGuitars, Rarities, and New Sounds
by Bob Osborne
This time a dip into the archive for a couple of tracks featuring Wolfgang Muthspiel plus more guitar with a new solo album from Brian Citro. There's a preview of a stunning new album from Nate Wooley, which features two more guitarists, Mary Halvorson and Susan Alcorn. Plus new music from La Pompe Attack, classic British Jazz from John Taylor, a debut from Julius Rodriguez, rare Dave Brubeck and some early Oregon. There's also new self released music from Eyal ...
Continue ReadingJohannes Berauer: Vienna Chamber Diaries plus Strings
by Fiona Ord-Shrimpton
Johannes Berauer's album, Vienna Chamber Diaries plus Strings on Basho Records, is a jewel of emotional weathering to illuminate hearts after an unexpected and extended era of sadness. Berauer is a modern thinking, cross-over, chamber jazz Jedi. Perfecting the placement of elegant, exciting, heart easing, and harmonising in nine arrangements of exacting and uplifting joy, The Vienna Chamber Diaries plus Strings are a rollercoaster of gentle impulses and elation. The assembly of soloists is prescient, assured and propulsive. ...
Continue ReadingFriedrich Kunzmann's Best Releases Of 2020
by Friedrich Kunzmann
Coronavirus, lockdown, election recount, fake news, inspector Javert, Hans Gruber and Lord Voldemort. So, now that most of the uncomfortable topics are dealt with, let's get to the joyful part of 2020, namely the music. As is increasingly the case during the course of the 21st century, the year was filled to the brim with it. Wonderful new sounds, tones and voices presented themselves, wrapped in rich and thoughtful productions to satisfy mind, eyes and ears. In an attempt to ...
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