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Marius Neset: Pinball
Ma Neset, sassofonista norvegese che fece scalpore nel 2011 appena venticinquenne con l'album GoldenXplosion, mette in Pinball troppa carne sulla brace, e non sempre la cottura risulta a puntino. Non ancora trentenne, apprezzato dalla critica, ricercato da grossi nomi della scena jazz non solo europea, Neset ha forse voluto condensare in questo album le diverse fonti e le mille sfaccettature della sua visione musicale, certamente con apprezzabile sfrontatezza ed entusiasmo giovanile ma pagando in termini di messa a fuoco e coerenza progettuale.
Detto questo, Pinball è un ottimo album dove è assolutamente piacevole tuffarsi nelle atmosfere world dei primi due brani con vibrafono e marimba di Jim Hart in bella evidenza. La title-track danza come un moderno minuetto leggermente schizofrenico, la band gioca a piacimento con il tempo, accrescendo in tal modo la tensione narrativa. In "Music for Cello and Saxophone" e in "Aberhonddu" suono e ambientazione ricordano lo Jan Garbarek più meditativo mentre è difficile non farsi coinvolgere dal climax quasi sabbatico di "Summer Dance."
Track Listing
World Song Part 1; World Song Part2; Pinball; Odes of You; Police; Music for Cello and Saxophone; Theatre of Magic; Aberhonddu; Jaguar; Music for Drums and Saxophone; Summer Dance; Hymn from the World.
Personnel
Marius Neset
saxophoneMarius Neset: tenor and soprano saxophones; Ivo Neame: piano, Hammond B3 organ, CP 80, clavinet; Jim Hart: vibraphone, marimba, additional drums (4); Petter Eldh: double bass; Anton Eger: drums; Andreas Brantelid: cello (1-2, 6-7); Rune Tonsgaard Serensen: violin (1, 11); Ingrid Neset: flute (1, 5, 11); August Wanngren: tambourine (3); Pinball band: clapping (1-2, 7).
Album information
Title: Pinball | Year Released: 2015 | Record Label: ACT Music
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