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Giuseppe Paradiso: Parallel Dimensions
by Chris M. Slawecki
Parallel Dimensions steers the listener's imagination through a luxurious multicultural tapestry woven in music by drummer, vocalist, composer, arranger and producer Giuseppe Paradiso and his sextet. It explores broad musical horizons that can sound radiantly bright or dark, often features several instrumental or melodic voices at the same time, and is strongly colored and shaped by African rhythms. Parallel Dimensions sort of sounds the way that the cover of Miles Davis' landmark Bitches Brew looks. Two drum pieces ...
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by AAJ Italy Staff
A New Day conferma tutte le doti tecniche ed espressive di Phil Sargent, chitarrista già apprezzato in altre produzioni, che anche in questa nuova avventura si contorna di musicisti pronti a ricamare delle tele melodiche di sicuro impatto emotivo. Tra le buone ragioni per mettersi all'ascolto di quest'album c'è la voce gentile di Aubrey Johnson, la quale si rende protagonista svolgendo un ruolo di continuo dialogo con le linee disegnate da Sargent, che a sua volta riserva molto spazio all'egregia ...
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by Mark F. Turner
Phil Sargent's A New Day is enjoyable for a number of reasons. In addition to shedding light on a highly accomplished guitarist/composer with a singular concept, it manages to avoid the pitfalls of trying to emulate the usual icons in the jazz guitar lexicon. With a modernist bent that encompasses improvisation and intelligent charts, the Boston-based Sargent delivers the goods and then some, along with a few surprises.
Aubrey Johnson's beautiful voice is one pleasant inclusion. Augmented by a more-than-capable ...
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