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String Trio of New York: The River of Orion: 30 Years Running

by AAJ Italy Staff
January 22, 2009

Come allude il titolo, lo String Trio of New York celebra con questo nuovo lavoro tre decenni d'attività professionale, caratterizzata da un nutrito numero di dischi (siamo a quota diciassette) e dalla costante mobilità di un componente dell'organico, il violinista. Dopo Billy Bang, Charles Burnham (anni Ottanta), Regina Carter e Diane Monroe (anni Novanta), dagli inizi ...

Berlin Bright

By Greg Burk

Label: Black Saint
Released: 2008
Track listing: Fancy Pants; The Invisible Child; Back Home; Zoo for Two; Ugly Butterfly; Without Annette; First Impression; Tiny Tune; Auslanderlied.

Golden Atoms

By Michael Marcus

Label: Black Saint
Released: 2008
Track listing: Atoms of the Heart; Ritual; As If; Qusim; Seeds of Consciousness; Brotherhood in Flight; Mr. Albert Ayler; The Probe; Night Parade; Un Poquito; Alternate Universe; Unanimity.

Change Of Mood

By Carla Marciano

Label: Black Saint
Released: 2008
Track listing: Hypnotic Touch; Change Of Mood; In Front of My Eyes; Unaware; Podgorica Bridge; Blues at 2 PM; Sunday Morning; Red Blossom

All compositions by Carla Marciano

Carla Marciano: Change Of Mood

by Mark F. Turner
October 18, 2008

The force: the essence of the great John Coltrane that so many musicians and fans have drawn inspiration from--its roots in the blues, swing, spirituality and exploration. Italian saxophonist Carla Marciano has been heavily influenced by it and channels that energy into her own music where she's well known for her awe-inspiring chops as ...

Duology: Golden Atoms

by Jerry D'Souza
July 27, 2008

Michael Marcus (Bb clarinet) and Ted Daniel (trumpet) have long been distinctive improvisers. Both have made a mark not only on the free jazz scene, but also with mainstream bands. Whatever the setting, they have found the space to add their own impulses to enrich the music. And so, of the many duos that have popped ...

Greg Burk Quartet: Berlin Bright

by Terrell Kent Holmes
May 2, 2008

Pianist Greg Burk embraces deconstruction and counterpoint as a player and composer, so a playful method to the madness runs through his excellent new album Berlin Bright. The opener, “Fancy Pants," exemplifies how Burk solos and writes with mild chaos in mind. After the theme the tune fractures schizophrenically, with Ignaz Dinne soaring melodically up front ...

Carla Marciano: Change Of Mood

by John Barron
April 2, 2008

On Change of Mood, her third release for the Black Saint label, Italian saxophonist Carla Marciano displays her aggressive alto and sopranino playing on an all original set of straight-ahead blowing, featuring the swinging rhythm section of pianist Alessandro La Corte, bassist Aldo Vigorito and drummer Gaetano Fasano. The native of Salerno, Italy bares her musical ...

The Inside Songs Of Curtis Mayfield, Live In Rome

By William Parker

Label: Black Saint
Released: 2007

Peace Warriors (Forgotten Children)

By Tiziano Tononi

Label: Black Saint
Released: 2007
Track listing: CD 1 1. War Orphans - 7:35; 2. Congeniality - 5:24; 3. Space Church - 13:14; 4. Imagine/Sounds (Tononi) - 4:15; 5. Walkin’ East [Buddha Groove] (Tononi) - 4:30; 6. Just For You - 8:05; 7. Joy of a Toy - 6:52; 8. Forgotten Children - 6:57. CD 2 1. The Tribes of New York - 5:34; 2. Some Other/Beauty is a Rare Thing - 4:44; 3. Focus on Sanity - 6:02; 4. Street Woman - 7:28; 5. Lonely Woman - 10:44; 6. Macho Woman - 4:50; 7. I Heard It over the Radio - 4:45; 8. The Legend of Be-Bop - 5:55; 9. Un4gotten Strings (Tononi) - 7:03. Tutte le composizioni sono di Ornette Coleman.