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Brad Shepik: Human Activity Suite

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Commissionato dalla Chamber Music Orchestra, Human Activity Suite è un progetto ambizioso incentrato sul tema della salvaguardia ambientale. Un'opera che trascende i confini del jazz per concentrarsi sul retaggio musicale dei continenti.

Suoni etnici, musica folk e rock per un percorso variegato in cui a spiccare è la chitarra del leader. Pur non essendo un disco di solo jazz, è jazzistico il modo con cui Shepik spazia con libertà tra musica e istanze sociali.

Vi si ritrovano rimandi all'Asia, Africa, funk statunitense, Australia, frammezzati a tamburi della tradizione balcanica, come cornice tra un brano e l'altro. Varie fonti in primo piano, per porre l'attenzione sul riscaldamento globale del globo, dove la musica assume un carattere fortemente connotativo in mancanza dei testi.

In generale, si tratta di un lavoro che pur risultando discontinuo negli esiti, è meritevole di essere segnalato per le istanze che lo connotano. Ancora una volta sugli scudi Ralph Alessi e Gary Versace, nel mostrare completezza di bagaglio musicale tra vari generi. Nonostante ciò, il CD non appare memorabile sul piano strettamente musicale.

Track Listing

Lima (South America); Blindspot (North America); Human Activity; Stir (Antarctica); Not So Far (Australia); Current; Carbonic; Blue Marble (Africa); By a Foot (Europe); Waves (Asia).

Personnel

Brad Shepik
guitar

Brad Shepik: electric and acoustic guitars, tambura, electric saz; Ralph Alessi: trumpet; Gary Versace: piano, organ, accordion; Drew Gress: bass; Tom Rainey: drums.

Album information

Title: Human Activity Suite | Year Released: 2009 | Record Label: Songlines Recordings


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