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Keith Fiala: Keith Fiala: The Quest
by Nicholas F. Mondello
The Quest from Austin-based trumpeter Keith Fiala presents twelve original tracks of varied textures, grooves and soundscapes. The album follows Fiala's well-received and charted New Beginnings (self-produced, 2024), which was released earlier this year. The Quest is deeper--more profound--and definitely an aurally stimulating “concept" presentation. “Always With Me" launches the session. A longer ...
Orrin Evans and the Captain Black Big Band: Walk A Mile In My Shoe
by Angelo Leonardi
Il nuovo disco di Orrin Evans e della sua Captain Black Big Band ci ricorda l'importanza delle radici per la comunità musicale afroamericana: il gospel, il blues, le big band, i cantanti e strumentisti storici. Una risorsa che è anche identità collettiva e forza culturale. Come ha sempre fatto in passato, il pianista e ...
Andy Baker: From Here, From There
by Scott Lichtman
Andy Baker has crafted an uplifting recording featuring his trombone plus trumpet, upright bass and drums--no chordal instruments. From Here, From There is a fresh take on swing/bop ballads that melds top-notch instrumentalists--Baker, Russ Johnson on trumpet, Clark Sommers on bass and Dana Hall on drums--with beautiful compositions and cover arrangements. Baker luxuriates in “the incredible ...
Meer: Wheels Within Wheels
by Glenn Astarita
Led by the dynamic brother-sister duo of Knut (vocals and keyboards) and Johanne Nesdal (vocals) from Norway, Meer's album Wheels Within Wheels is a vibrant tapestry woven from threads of progressive rock and symphonic influences. This is their third album, and it unfolds like an intricate maze, inviting listeners to explore its depths with each listen. ...
Gino Amato: Latin Crossroads
by Richard J Salvucci
The urge to take advantage of a successful commercial genre never really dies. Back in the 1960s, a studio orchestra nominally assembled by bandleader Glen Gray released a recording, Sounds of the Great Bands in Latin (Capitol, 1964). It took tunes like “Early Autumn" or “A String of Pearls" and added a “Latin" flavor with jazz ...
Stephan Crump: Slow Water
by Vincenzo Roggero
Ispirato al libro della giornalista scientifica Erica Gies intitolato Water Always Wins e commissionato dalla Shifting Foundation, Slow Water mostra ancora una volta, se mai fosse necessario, come Stephan Crump sia da considerarsi figura di prima grandezza della scena improvvisativa statunitense, non solo come partner di lusso o co-leader, ma come autore di progetti a proprio ...
Cecil Taylor: Live At Fat Tuesday's February 9, 1980 First Visit
by Giuseppe Segala
Nel periodo di passaggio tra gli anni Settanta e Ottanta, Cecil Taylor è stato oggetto di numerose attenzioni da parte di etichette europee, che ne hanno lodevolmente documentato esibizioni dal vivo assai significative. Tra queste, alcune presentano la formazione Unit in differenti organici strumentali, che esprimono con dovizia un momento di impeto formidabile e di incredibile ...
Brasuka: A Vida Com Paixão
by Katchie Cartwright
The big lockdown buried a lot of music that was ready to roll when Covid struck in 2020. Tours and gigs were canceled, album launches fizzled. Some of us are still discovering good sounds we missed out on. These include Brasuka's debut album, which arrived several years post lockdown in a large packet of CDs sent ...
Caroline Davis: Portals, Volume 2 : Returning
by Glenn Astarita
Alto saxophonist/composer Caroline Davis, a rising star in the jazz world, has unveiled her second installment of the “Portals" series, titled Portals Vol. 2: Returning. This album serves as a sonic memoir, inspired by her grandmother, Joan “Lady" Anson-Weber, and it represents a deeply personal journey of reflection and healing. As a gifted saxophonist and composer, ...
Cyril Bondi, Erika Nieva Cunha, Julie Semoroz, Emma Souharse: Boxing Noise
by John Eyles
After a period when the Swiss Insub label was not very active, it is a pleasure to report that Boxing Noise features one of Insub's main driving forces, Cyril Bondi, on drums, which he has played since the mid 1990s. The album was recorded live at Cave 12, Geneva, and Bikini Test, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, from ...
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