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Evan Parker & Kinetics: Chiasm
by Alberto Bazzurro
Inciso a fine febbraio 2018 fra Londra e Copenhagen, come i titoli dei quattro brani su cui si snoda democraticamente ci dicono, al tempo stesso informandoci implicitamente che trattasi di improvvisazione senza rete, questo album fotografa la collaborazione fra un autentico santone del radicalismo jazzistico del Vecchio Continente e un giovane trio danese, che lo asseconda--sarà ...
Amedeo Verniani: Due
by Neri Pollastri
Giovanissimo contrabbassista toscano, Amedeo Verniani presenta qui la sua opera prima, pubblicata dall'etichetta indipendente Fonterossa Records della sua mentora Silvia Bolognesi. Le sette composizioni in programma sono tutte della penna di Verniani, che le interpreta alla testa di una formazione che mescola virtuosamente l'entusiasmo della gioventù—quella del pianista Joseph Nowell e del batterista Pieluigi Foschi—con la ...
Troy Roberts: Days Like These
by Dan Bilawsky
Days like these, when you have the opportunity to hear Troy Roberts fronting an all-star organ group, are pretty nice. Roberts--one of the most underappreciated tenor saxophonists on the scene, a mainstay in organ kingpin Joey DeFrancesco's band and an erstwhile sideman for drummer Jeff “Tain" Watts--shows a particular affinity for this format. A complete artist ...
Phil Slater: The Dark Pattern
by Friedrich Kunzmann
Australian trumpeter and composer Phil Slater has performed with a variety of renowned artists across the globe and stands as one of the most influential jazz musicians his country has to offer. Next to recording and performing with big names such as Lou Reed, Nigel Kennedy or Missy Higgins among others, the award-winning trumpeter leads and ...
Crosscurrents Trio: Good Hope
by Don Phipps
Long time collaborators bassist Dave Holland and saxophonist Chris Potter hook up with tabla wizard Zakir Hussain, as Crosscurrents Trio, to present a safari of exciting sounds on Good Hope. The musical sojourn rambles through Africa and the Middle East, and there are even some Caribbean beach walks thrown in for good measure. Captivating, ...
Wadada Leo Smith: Rosa Parks: Pure Love. An Oratorio of Seven Songs
by Giuseppe Segala
Un lavoro ambizioso, profondo e impegnativo, questo Rosa Parks: Pure Love. An Oratorio of Seven Songs di Wadada Leo Smith, dove il musicista affronta nuovamente con passione un capitolo della vicenda nero-americana per la dignità e i Diritti Civili negli Stati Uniti. Ricordiamo lo splendido lavoro, riunito in un cofanetto di quattro CD pubblicato nel 2012 ...
The Baba Orchestra: Marigold
by Angelo Leonardi
A distanza di due anni dal sorprendente debutto con Another Ride on the Elephant Slide Lauren Elizabeth Baba pubblica un nuovo album con la sua orchestra californiana di 17 elementi, registrato come il precedente in studio. L'incisione presenta una lunga opera ispirata alla storia familiare della bandleader e commissionata dalla Los Angeles Jazz Society.
Franklin: Amen
by Friedrich Kunzmann
On Joseph Franklin's sophomore effort Amen, the Australian bassist and composer delivers an intricate web of patterns which he creates in interplay with fellow compatriot Marc Hannaford's ominous piano stabs and Satoshi Takeishi's experimental and highly dynamic drum work. Each composition goes through different stages--from dark and menacing to silver and dreamy-- from slowly pulsating, almost ...
Anna Greta Siguroardottir - Max Schultz: Brighter
by Chris Mosey
An album of moods, in which light, lilting, melodic passages are contrasted with dissonance, Max Schultz's authorative guitar generally lightens things up while Joakim Milder's saxophone signals a plunge into neurotic introspection. All this tends to drown out Icelandic pianist Anna Greta Siguroardottir's gentle musings on piano. It sounds as if they just ...
Ruslan Sirota: A Lifetime Away
by Mackenzie Horne
The Ruslan Sirota who engineered A Lifetime Away (Ruslan Sirota, 2019) has been years in the making. Sirota, who tends to view growth in terms of saying the most with the least, has developed an objective sophistication since the release of his self-titled debut record in 2011. More unified in mind and spirit, he has manifested ...
