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Fresh Sound-New Talent
by Laurel Gross
Fresh Sound-New Talent owner and founder Jordi Pujol lives in Barcelona where his label is based but he's been up all night following the US Presidential election. Speaking from his native Spain the morning after," he expresses the hope that the selection of President Elect Barack Obama might bode well not only for America but Europe ...
Ambrose Akinmusire: Prelude: to Cora
by John Barron
On Prelude: to Cora, trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire offers a wide-open musical perspective, inviting a wealth of influences to shape a personalized approach to improvisation and composition. Akinmusire seems content with allowing the music to fall where it may; eschewing trends and any pre-conceived notions about what is expected from a debut recording. The Oakland, ...
Ambrose Akinmusire: Prelude: to Cora
by AAJ Italy Staff
Sarà per la compresenza di pianoforte e vibrafono, che riempiono molto. O forse per un suono troppo precisino, che lascia poco spazio all'immaginazione ed all'emozione. Fatto è che questo album d'esordio del trombettista Ambrose Akinmusire risulta troppo patinato per essere davvero convincente.Le buone idee non mancano. A cominciare dalla solenne M.I.S.T.A.G.," sorta di colonna ...
Ambrose Akinmusire: Prelude: to Cora
by Mark F. Turner
New visions and colorful dreams emanate from the horn and pen of trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire. You would expect the first place winner of the 2007 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Trumpet Competition to come out with his horn a-blazing, voraciously showing his chops. While he does have the honored award and sharpened abilities, his debut recording, Prelude: ...


