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Justin Mullens: The Cornucopiad

Read "The Cornucopiad" reviewed by Alberto Bazzurro


Il cornista newyorkese Justin Mullens è qui alla guida di un ottetto che non fa mistero di riferirsi a certi esperimenti anni Cinquanta, che nel frattempo tanto esperimenti non sono più. Ciò non toglie che il CD in oggetto possieda svariati elementi di appeal per il potenziale ascoltatore. Anzitutto per la bellezza degli insiemi, quattro fiati più quattro strumenti ritmico-armonici, col corno che, come ben sappiamo, genera una tessitura timbrica assolutamente caratteristica e riconoscibile in qualunque ensemble lo si inserisca ...

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Justin Mullens: Justin Mullens & The Delphian Jazz Orchestra

Read "Justin Mullens & The Delphian Jazz Orchestra" reviewed by AAJ Staff


"Pietro The Gouty," the first track of this unique CD, gives some indication of the mercurial, multi-faceted nature of trumpeter/composer/arranger Justin Mullens' music. It opens with a crisp, up-tempo introduction, then settles into a medium swing groove, fed by the bracing sound of a rhythm guitar. A knotty, unconventional theme is introduced, and trombonist Paul Olenick takes a fine solo over what sounds like the changes of “Mean To Me." Mullens' trumpet solo abandons the changes, growing increasingly abstract, while ...

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Justin Mullens: Justin Mullens & The Delphian Jazz Orchestra

Read "Justin Mullens & The Delphian Jazz Orchestra" reviewed by Mark F. Turner


When most people think of jazz big bands, the swinging sounds of large ensembles may come to mind, but of late there has been an emergence of jazz orchestras that perform a broader scope of different jazz styles with an emphasis on complex composition as well has larger than life music. New York composer/trumpeter Justin Mullens brings his own ideas to the field with his Delphian Jazz Orchestra, featuring a sixteen piece ensemble and resulting in some challenging and edgy ...


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