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Jasmine Lovell-Smith's Towering Poppies Release Colorful Debut "Fortune Songs"
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Jasmine Lovell-Smith
The term “Towering Poppies,” which saxophonist Jasmine Lovell-Smith chose to christen her stellar quintet, is an evocative one, conjuring images of radiant flowers reaching heavenward, bold colors against a bright sky. Those images are perfectly appropriate for the stunning sounds of Lovell-Smith’s debut CD, Fortune Songs. But for the New Zealand native, the name has a deeper, more personal meaning. “In New Zealand we have something called ‘tall poppy syndrome,’” Lovell-Smith explains.“It’s this idea that there’s an intolerance of difference ...
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Keith Jarrett and Charlie Haden - Jasmine (2010)
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Something Else!
By PicoI don't think I've gone a year lately without at least two reviews on a Keith Jarrett record, and halfway through this one, that “quota" is already met. But this time, it's not a solo piano record or a trio with Jack deJohnette and Gary Peacock. Rather, it's a reunion of Jarrett with one of the largest looming figures in acoustic bass.So much has happened since Jarrett built up his reputation in the 70s with ...
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Disc of the Day: Keith Jarrett/Charlie Haden, "Jasmine"
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Between the Grooves with Philip Booth
Keith Jarrett/Charlie Haden, Jasmine (ECM)--Bassist Charlie Haden has been down this path a quiet, intimate, album-length session with a musically simpatico partner in recent years, notably on Americana-tinged outings with late pianist Hank Jones and guitarist Pat Metheny. The format is similarly engaging on this reflective, brightly communicative set with long-ago bandmate Keith Jarrett, who seldom strays from his Standards Trio and solo-piano gigs.
What are the ties that bind the two (last together for a 2007 documentary on Haden)? ...
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Keith Jarrett and Charlie Haden "Jasmine" (ECM)
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Michael Ricci
Music can be hypnotic when it is sufficiently unlike normal human behavior and discourse as to make you uncomfortable and engage your judgment.
That is to say music that isn't obviously lyrical or evocative or romantic, or any particular mood; music that proceeds down one road long and single-mindedly enough to make you start asking questions. How long can these musicians go on like this? Whats the purpose? Is this penance or prayer? Is this how they are all day? ...
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