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Adam Birnbaum: Preludes

Il genio di Johann Sebastian Bach ha sempre attratto l'estro dei jazzisti sin dall'era dello swing. Questa sfida è stata raccolta negli ultimi decenni, tra gli altri, da Uri Caine, Brad Mehldau, ed oggi con buoni risultati anche dal pianista statunitense Adam Birnbaum. Il pregio di Preludes consiste nell'aver esteso la tecnica compositiva del mondo barocco con i colori dell'armonia jazzistica.

Swing, virtuosismo non compiaciuto, e squisito senso melodico sono al servizio di una reinterpretazione affettuosa e riflessiva del "Clavicenbalo ben temperato," mostrandoci quanto il terzo millennio sia il territorio privilegiato delle contaminazioni culturali.

La corporeità del jazz trascende in questo caso generi e stili, agendo da ponte tra due universi, musica classica e afroamericana, apparentemente lontani ma vicini. Già protagonista di altre opere di qualità, Birnbaum lascia emergere in Preludes la consueta ricchezza di tecnica e di idee che ne fanno uno dei jazzisti più intelligenti della scena contemporanea.

Track Listing

Prelude in C major; Prelude in D minor; Prelude in D-flat major; Prelude in E minor; Prelude in E major; Prelude in C-sharp minor; Prelude in E-flat minor; Prelude in G major; Prelude in B-flat minor; Prelude in F major 03:45; Prelude in C minor.

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Title: Preludes | Year Released: 2024 | Record Label: CMFR


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