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Franz Koglmann Septet: Fruits Of Solitude

Read "Fruits Of Solitude" reviewed by Mark Corroto


Franz Koglmann must be a connoisseur of vinification, i.e. winemaking, because his Fruits Of Solitude has the feel of a master vintner at work. Specifically, wine blends like Super Tuscans or Côtes du Rhônes mark his amalgam of European chamber music and American jazz. Koglmann is a true polymath in that he hears all and rejects any codifications, much like Duke Ellington did throughout his long career. As for Ellington, his classic “Solitude" is the inspiration for the ...

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Hubert Dorigatti Trio: Nuances

Read "Nuances" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff


Cinque anni dopo il disco d'esorio, Diary, il chitarrista altoatesino Hubert Dorigatti torna, di nuovo alla guida del suo trio, con un disco di sue composizioni originali. Al suo fianco sono Peter Herbert al contrabbasso e Peter Paul Hofmann alla batteria oltre che - in tre tracce - la cantante Nora Dejaco, che è anche autrice dei relativi testi. Dorigatti ed Herbert si spartiscono gli spazi solistici, mentre Hofmann emerge in misura minore rispetto a quanto la musica gli consentirebbe ...

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Peter Herbert: B-A-C-H: A Chromatic Universe

Read "B-A-C-H: A Chromatic Universe" reviewed by Glenn Astarita


With B-A-C-H: A Chromatic Universe, Austrian bass maestro Peter Herbert, serenades Johann Sebastian Bach while basing his schema upon the four-note-motive of the letters B-A-C-H and the chromatic transpositions. Basically, Herbert’s novel intentions allude to melding elements of classicism with softly rendered rhythmic structures and the band’s modern jazz style interplay as the leader penned all but three of these works.

Herbert’s employment of semitones and non harmonic tones within daintily performed motifs presents a curious proposition. However on the ...


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