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Jack Wood: Movie Magic. Great Songs from the Movies
by Richard J Salvucci
Someone could be forgiven for thinking that everyone loves music from the movies. After all: Jule Styne; Leslie Bricusse; Johnny Mandel; Sammy Fain; Harry Warren; Richard Rodgers ; Henry Mancini; Johnny Mercer; Antonio Carlos Jobim; Michel Legrand; Bernice Petkere; and Isham Jones is hardly a list of minor talents, but all are represented on Movie Magic. ...
Alex Sino / Terry Heimat / Richard Bravo: Alma Libre
by Karan Khosla
Some albums carry the signature of a single artist. Alma Libre, which translates to “Free Soul," takes a different path, shaped by a team of Grammy-winning producers, arrangers and musicians who thrive on collaboration. Producers Alex Sino and Richard Bravo, along with conductor and arranger Terry Heimat (Taras Kutsenko), steer the album's direction; the performers include ...
Chrome Hill: En Route
by Alberto Bazzurro
Quartetto norvegese di belle prospettive, questo Chrome Hill, in possesso di un suono molto al passo con i tempi, scuro e descrittivo il giusto, avvolgente, miscelando acustico ed elettr(on)ico in oculato bilanciamento, il che assicura un apprezzamento di massima e fa sì che il disco sia ascoltato con una certa attenzione e convinzione, anche se dopo ...
Ingi Bjarni Skúlason: Hope
by Glenn Astarita
Ingi Bjarni Skúlason's seventh album, Hope, released on January 17, 2025, is a poignant exploration of grief and resilience, exquisitely woven into a Nordic jazz tapestry. This Icelandic pianist and composer, joined by truly estimable artists--Anders Jormin on double bass, Hilmar Jensson on guitar and Magnús Trygvason Eliassen on drums--crafts a soundscape that is both introspective ...
Anaïs Reno: Lady of the Lavender Mist
by Pierre Giroux
Anaïs Reno continues to strengthen her reputation among the top young interpreters of the Great American Songbook with her album Lady of the Lavender Mist. Four years after her debut, Reno returns with greater vocal maturity, deeper interpretive insights, and support from a seasoned rhythm section featuring guitarist Peter Bernstein, bassist David Wong and drummer Joe ...
Julia Hülsmann Quartet: Under the Surface
by Neri Pollastri
Tre quarti d'ora di musica suddivisa in dieci brani, con atmosfere mutevoli che convergono verso la title track e nel corso dei quali il rodato quartetto della pianista tedesca si allarga più volte a quintetto, ospitando la norvegese Ildegunn Øiseth: questo in estrema sintesi l'ultimo lavoro di Julia Hülsmann, ormai una delle figure di spicco dell'etichetta ...
Nagual: Anna
by Neri Pollastri
Nuovo album di Nagual, alias Giovanni Ancorato, settantunenne sassofonista veneziano --qui impegnato solo al tenore --che, come accadeva nel lavoro precedente, si dedica a ritmi latini, anzi più precisamente brasiliani, ancorché a partire da composizione da lui firmate. Al suo fianco la rodata formazione dell'album precedente, con Paolo Vianello al pianoforte, e due specialisti di musica ...
The DIVA Jazz Orchestra: Tappin' Thru Life
by Jack Bowers
Tappin' Thru Life is more than the title of a jazz album; it is a philosophy, one that guided Maurice Hines through most of his 80 years and all of his epic career as an acclaimed tap dancer and entertainer. The album is based on Hines' autobiographical stage show of that name whose music director, drummer ...
Dawn Clement: Delight
by Paul Rauch
Pianist / vocalist / composer Dawn Clement has appeared on plenty of recordings, both as a sideperson and leader, but she has perhaps never quite accomplished what she has here with Delight, on the Origin Records label. There are balances achieved with this record that fans of the long-time Seattle, now Denver-based Clement can ...
Gaia Wilmer, Ra Kalam Bob Moses: Dancing with Elephants
by Angelo Leonardi
Questa collaborazione tra la sassofonista e compositrice Gaia Wilmer e il batterista/bandleader Bob Moses, è stata progettata dieci anni fa, quando i due si sono incontrati al New England Conservatory, nei ruoli di allieva e docente. Il giudizio che Moses esprime in copertina sulle doti di scrittura di Gaia può apparire eccessivo (la paragona ...
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