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Various Artists: Eye & Ear: Artist <-> Musician
by Brad Glanden
It's ironic that musicians are persistently identified as “artists" in the commercial domain, where music is likewise termed “product" and longevity is seldom a direct consequence of artistry. A liberal approach to categorization cannot mask the public's suspicion of creative individuals who attempt to branch out. Whenever an established musician picks up a paint brush, be ...
Brötzmann - Mangelsdorff - Sommer: Pica Pica
by AAJ Italy Staff
I rapporti tra lo straordinario trombonista Albert Mangelsdorff - scomparso nel luglio del 2005 - e i suoi connazionali che hanno esplorato le tecniche più radicali dell'improvvisazione è tutto sommato sottostimato, frainteso, ancora da analizzare in modo compiuto. Certo, per differenza generazionale e sotto il profilo dello sviluppo personale il musicista di Francoforte ha una storia ...
The Vandermark 5: A Discontinuous Line
by John Kelman
Woodwind multi-instrumentalist Ken Vandermark has seen a number of personnel changes in his decade-old flagship group, the Vandermark 5. But when charter member Jeb Bishop left last year, Vandermark made the decision not to replace him with another trombonist. The Color of Memory (Atavistic, 2005) stands, as a result, as a high point and watershed mark ...
Sound in Action Trio: Gate
by AAJ Italy Staff
Nuovo capitolo discografico [la registrazione però risale al 2003], tra le tante formazioni in cui Ken Vandermark distribuisce le proprie idee, per il trio Sound In Action, che già aveva colpito nel segno nel 1999 con il precedente Design in Time: la formula è quella - abbastanza inconsueta - della triangolazione fra sassofono [o clarinetto] e ...
Vandermark 5: A Discontinuous Line
by AAJ Italy Staff
Dopo il rodaggio dal vivo, assai promettente, di cui abbiamo avuto qualche assaggio anche in Italia, la “nuova formula" dei Vandermark 5, con il violoncello di Fred Lonberg-Holm al posto del trombonista Jeb Bishop, giunge ora al primo disco in studio [dietro il vetro c'è sempre Bob Weston] e conferma gli interessanti segnali che avevamo già ...
The Vandermark 5: A Discontinuous Line
by Troy Collins
A Discontinuous Line is the first studio recording of the new incarnation of the Vandermark 5, Chicago-based multi-instrumentalist Ken Vandermark's most enduring and versatile ensemble. The Vandermark 5 has been an acoustic quintet since trombonist/guitarist Jeb Bishop dropped the electric instrument from his arsenal in 2001, taking his final leave last year. With the arrival of ...
Steve Lacy: Esteem
by Troy Collins
Although soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy passed away in 2004, he left behind an archive of private cassette recordings documenting live concerts recorded from the 1970s up to his final gigs. This live set, recorded at the club La Cour des Miracles in Paris on February 26, 1975, captures Lacy's quintet in all its fiery splendor. This ...
Sound In Action Trio: Gate
by Nic Jones
Yes, yes and thrice yes. That's one for each member of this reed and drums trio, as the music is so democratic that leaving anyone out would be an affront, especially when it evokes the spirits at the same time as it celebrates the timeless virtues of musical character. One of the drummers is Robert Barry, ...
Brotzmann / Mangelsdorff / Sommer: Pica Pica
by James Taylor
Pica Pica is an all-star affair featuring the trio of Peter Brötzmann (reeds), Albert Mangelsdorff (trombone) and Gunter Sommer (drums), originally recorded in 1982 at Jazzfest Unna in Germany. Dug out of the FMP archives for Atavistic's Unheard Music Series, Pica Pica is now available here in the States. The pairing of Mangelsdorff, an innovator on ...
Peter Brotzmann Group: Alarm
by Nic Jones
Any Brötzmann group utilising material based upon the graphic instructions for a reaction to a nuclear emergency is never going to lack visceral intensity, and this music proves that with megawatts to spare. If the Brötzmann octet that put together the epochal Machine Gun (FMP, 1968) might be said to have been playing in response to ...
