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Rudi Records Calling: Sounds Of Hope

Source: Massimo Iudicone
January 21, 2015

Rudi Records new release Sounds Of Hope by Daniele Cavallanti & The Milano Contemporary Art Ensemble (Rudi Records, 2015) After the outstanding Faces and Tales, Daniele Cavallanti is back on Rudi Records with a new, celebrative album. In his over forty years career, the Milano based saxophonist has often been working with large ensembles (Nexus Orchestra, Jazz Chromatic Ensemlbe, Instabile...). The Milano Contemporary Art Ensemble is based on this experience; a large ensemble which is a real “manifesto” of the ...

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Navajo Sunrise The New Album By Daniel Carter, William Parker and Federico Ughi

Source: Massimo Iudicone
November 4, 2013

Navajo Sunrise (RRJ1016 Rudi Records, 2013) by Daniel Carter, William Parker and Federico Ughi Daniel Carter: alto sax William Parker:, bass, shakuhachi Federico Ughi: drums Daniel Carter's relaxed phrasing moves naturally between Parker's earthly bass sound and Ughi's sensitive drumming. This trio's music seems to be possessed by a light and welcoming spirit. A constant flux of energy, a three way dialogue consumed within the time and space of one breath. Telling the story of the ...

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Rudi Records New Release: "Black Novel" By Massimo De Mattia

Source: Massimo Iudicone
May 2, 2012

Black Novel by Massimo De Mattia RRJ1008 - Rudi Records 2012 Distrib. Goodfellas Massimo De Mattia: flutes Luigi Vitale: vibraphone, marimba Denis Biason: guitars Alessandro Turchet: double bass Bruno Cesselli: piano Liner Notes by Flavio Massarutto There is something unique about Massimo De Mattia in the world of Italian jazz and improvisational music. After spending the 1980s learning and playing with talented peers and the saxophonist Tom Kirk, ...

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Rudi Records new release: "Hear in Now" by Mazz Swift, Tomeka Reid and Silvia Bolognesi

Source: Massimo Iudicone
January 30, 2012

Hear in Now (Rudi Records, 2012) Mazz Swift: violin Tomeka Reid: cello Silvia Bolognesi: doublebass “If the same piece of music is played multiple times it will take on a new life at each performance. When improvisation is added the music becomes new music that did not exist before. The music I speak about is the music coming from “HEAR in NOW," the trio consisting of Mazz Swift on violin, Tomeka Reid on cello ...

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Rudi Records Releases "When We Forgot The Melody"

Source: Massimo Iudicone
December 16, 2011

When We Forgot The Melody Dimitri Grechi Espinoza: alto saxophone Tito Mangialajo Rantzer: doublebass (RRJ1006 Rudi Records 2011) The title When We Forgot The Melody suggests a period of leave, even a little ironic, of the melody. As a matter of fact the path, that in this work leads towards the uncharted territory of improvisation, gives way to the constant return of a melodic breath, which is never a limit, never a homesickness, but a fertile ...

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"Black Ol' Blues" the new album by Black Hole Quartet (Rudi Records)

Source: Massimo Iudicone
November 18, 2011

Black Ol' Blues Black Hole Quartet (Rudi Records, 2011) Black Hole Quartet Daniele Cavallanti: tenor sax Walter Donatiello: electric guitar Michelangelo Flammia: electric bass Tiziano Tononi: drums Photo by Massimo Facchinetti Art by Ale Sordi Black Hole is a cohoperative unit which focuses on different languages and expressions. The band freely blends past end present in a music that is collective and often far from the usual “theme-solos" kind of ...

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