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Falkner Evans: The Point of the Moon

Read "The Point of the Moon" reviewed by Jeff Dayton-Johnson

by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
November 18, 2011

Pianist Falkner Evans is a distant relative of the great American novelist William Faulkner, by the same obscure Southern logic by which Al Gore and Gore Vidal are related. He is also a former pianist for the tight Western swing outfit Asleep at the Wheel and leader of an acclaimed piano trio.Evans's famed ancestor ...

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Falkner Evans: The Point Of The Moon

Read "The Point Of The Moon" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
June 10, 2011

It is natural to equate a bit of hubris with jazz, but pianist Falkner Evans checks his ego at the door on The Point Of The Moon.Like his previous trio session, Arc (CAP, 2007), he returns with bassist Belden Bullock and drummer Matt Wilson, but supplements things with the horn frontline of tenor saxophonist ...

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Alexander McCabe: Quiz

by AAJ Italy Staff
February 10, 2011

Il saxofonista e compositore Alexander McCabe torna a incidere un album in qualità di leader a cinque anni di distanza da The Round, dopo aver arricchito il proprio curriculum con la realizzazione di musica per serie TV, film e documentari. Nel nuovo Quiz McCabe si è scelto dei compagni di avventure jazzistiche di sicuro livello, come ...

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The Masters Return!

By Fabian Zone Trio

Label: CAP
Released: 2008
Track listing: The Wayshowers; My One and Only; Bebop; Morning After; Chameleon; Summerland; Willow Weep for Me; Billie's Bounce; Dear Thaddeus and Roland; Abian Blue; All Blues; Milestones.

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Tuscan Prelude: Jazz Under Glass

By Jay D'Amico

Label: CAP
Released: 2008
Track listing: Tuscan Prelude; Theme in B-Flat Minor; G-Minor Ballade; Riga; Improvviso; Nocturne; Sonata, Movement 1; Movement 2; Movement 3; Prelude in A-Minor; Aria in D.

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The Jay D'Amico Trio: Tuscan Prelude: Jazz Under Glass

Read "Tuscan Prelude: Jazz Under Glass" reviewed by Jerry D'Souza

by Jerry D'Souza
September 2, 2008

Italy was the source of inspiration that gave semblance to composer, arranger and pianist Jay D'Amico's 2001 recording of Ponte Novello (CAP). He went back to Italy and, as with the earlier visit, found that he was stimulated enough to write more music. D'Amico became interested in playing the piano after listening to the music of ...

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The Jay D'Amico Trio: Tuscan Prelude: Jazz Under Glass

Read "Tuscan Prelude: Jazz Under Glass" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
August 30, 2008

Some years ago I reviewed Ponte Novello (CAP, 2001) by pianist Jay D'Amico's trio (augmented on four tracks by a string section), and was impressed by the way in which he transposed operatic arias by Puccini, Bellini and Verdi, among others, to the jazz idiom, leaving their inherent beauty intact while proving that those masters have ...

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Fabian Zone Trio: The Masters Return!

Read "The Masters Return!" reviewed by John Barron

by John Barron
May 13, 2008

New York-based bassist/composer Christian Fabian has held the bass chair in the Lionel Hampton Big Band for over a decade and has built a reputation in the jazz world as a solid purveyor of the bottom end. For The Masters Return! Fabian is joined by veterans Mike Longo (piano), Lewis Nash (drums), Jimmy Owens (trumpet and ...

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The Messenger

By Nick Moran

Label: CAP
Released: 2007
Track listing: Papa George; The Messenger; Indigo City; Sensory Awakening; The Secret Life; That Greasy Stuff; The Black Rose; Perfect Moment; Shorter Steps.

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The Masters Return!

By Fabian Zone Trio

Label: CAP
Released: 2007
Track listing: The Wayshowers; My One And Only; Bebop; Morning After; Chameleon; Summerland; Willow Weep More; Billie's Bounce; Dear Thaddeus and Roland; Abian Blue; All Blues; Milestones.