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Straymonk: Plays Mingus
by AAJ Italy Staff
Sono in quattro, due sassofoni contralto, un contrabbasso e una batteria; vengono dalla Svizzera; il nome del gruppo è la fusione dei nomi Billy Strayhorn e Telonious Monk; omaggiano e reinterpretano la musica di Charles Mingus. Gli Straymonk partono da questi elementi, che sono notevoli, per rileggere alcune composizioni di uno dei giganti del jazz come ...
Sao Paulo Underground: Beija Flors Velho E Sujo
by Troy Collins
Integrating spirited avant-garde jazz improvisation and lo-fi electronica with the revolutionary innovations of Brazil's Tropicalia movement, Beija Flors Velho E Sujo is São Paulo Underground's fourth recording and the first to exclusively feature the variable ensemble's core trio. The group was originally co-founded by Chicago-based cornetist Rob Mazurek and Brazilian multi-instrumentalist Mauricio Takara, whose debut, Sauna: ...
Man Overboard: All Hands On Deck
by Bruce Lindsay
Swing. But which swing? According to London-based quintet Man Overboard, debut album All Hands On Deck is full of “Hot Vintage Swing." According to Duke Ellington, it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing. Which begs the crucial question, does Man Overboard have that swing?Man Overboard (not to be confused with ...
Rebecca Harrold: The River of Life
by C. Michael Bailey
Pianist/composer Rebecca Harrold is a single-handed reminder of the charms of early “new age" piano music while, at the same time, taking it to a different, more melodically complex level, on her debut, The River Of Life, a spiritually inspired collection of original compositions. Harrold has had her thumb in many musical pies, including the female ...
Massimo Cavalli: Varandas do Chiado
by AAJ Italy Staff
In questo bel lavoro di jazz lirico e narrativo, non privo però di tensione dinamica e libertà espressiva, Cavalli riunisce attorno a sé ottimi musicisti per dar vita a un quartetto classico e di fatto molto paritetico - sono infatti notevoli gli interventi di tutti i musicisti - che interpreta tutte composizioni originali del contrabbassista italiano ...
Iiro Rantala: My History of Jazz
by AAJ Italy Staff
Il pianista finlandese Iiro Rantala è uno dei jazzmen più apprezzati del mondo scandinavo e in questo nuovo lavoro ripercorre i temi centrali della sua formazione musicale, in cui riveste uno spazio importante la musica classica in generale e Bach in particolare. Questo tipo di riflessioni sul passato e sui motivi ispiratori si compie generalmente a ...
Orchestra Bailam & Compagnia di Canto Trallalero: Galata
by AAJ Italy Staff
Proprio programmaticamente, questo nuovo lavoro dell'Orchestra Bailam, prossima ai venticinque anni di attività, intende sposare quello che è il più sostanzioso contributo portato da Genova (da cui tutti, musicisti e cantanti, provengono) alla musica di tradizione popolare, vale a dire il canto a cappella denominato trallalero, con idiomi (strumentali, in questo caso) che si allargano decisamente ...
Allan Holdsworth: FLATTire: Music For a Non-Existent Movie
by Glenn Astarita
FLATTire was released in 2001 and highlights Allan Holdsworth's use of the MIDI-controller, guitar-like Synthaxe, and is based on a soundtrack for a non-existent movie, marking a period of reflection in the artist's life. However, the album did not receive much attention amid a sparse print run. Here, the guitarist integrates the broad tonal aspects of ...
Phil Broadhurst Quartet: Flaubert's Dance
by Florence Wetzel
The nineteenth century author Gustave Flaubert was famous for his phrase le mot juste, meaning “the right word." Flaubert believed in exactitude of expression, and his work is a testament to the harmony that results from precision. It's therefore not surprising that New Zealand pianist Phil Broadhurst has invoked the author on his superb Flaubert's Dance. ...
Corey Christiansen: Lone Prairie
by C. Michael Bailey
Guitarist Corey Christiansen has released two previous recordings on the Origin label in Roll With It (2008) and Outlaw Tractor (2010). Both were well received and featured Christiansen's ethereal playing, characterized by a deep reverb beneath a slightly overdriven tone. These recordings are uniformly fine, but generally lacked a thematic center (not that one was required). ...
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