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Manu Katche: Playground
Lungamente al fianco di Peter Gabriel, Sting, Youssou n’Dour e Jan Garbarek, Katche aveva già convinto con la sua prima prova da solista, Neighbourhood. Playground continua laddove il discorso era rimasto in sospeso. Mantenuti saldi il contrabbasso di Kurkiewicz e il piano di Wasilewski, il nuovo progetto si allarga ai fiati di Mathias Eick (tromba) e Trygve Seim (sassofoni), escludendo dunque, coraggiosamente, due grandi quali Stanko e Garbarek.
Il nuovo quintetto, che solo in due track è affiancato dal chitarrista David Torn, sprizza energia. La linea melodica è costantemente sotto controllo, precisa, limpida. Prova significativa, senza sbavature e con quel tocco di libertà in più che fa pensare ad una completa emancipazione dai vecchi maestri!
Patinato, soft e leggero. Senza che nessuno di questi tre aggettivi sia ingiusto o un’offesa.
Track Listing
01. Lo; 02. Pieces Of Emotion; 03. Song For Her; 04. So Groovy; 05. Morning Joy; 06. Motion; 07. Project 58; 08. Snapshot; 09. Possible Thought; 10. Inside Game; 11. Clubbing; 12. Song For Her, var.
Personnel
Mathias Eick
trumpetMathias Eick (tromba); Trygve Seim (sassofoni tenore e soprano); Marcin Wasilewski (piano); Slawomir Kurkiewicz (contrabasso); Manu Katché (batteria); David Torn (chitarra in “Lo” e “Song For Her”).
Album information
Title: Playground | Year Released: 2007 | Record Label: ECM Records
About Mathias Eick
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