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Gianni Insalata 4tet: Work in Progress

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by AAJ Italy Staff

Work in Progress è il primo disco da leader per Gianni Insalata, dopo diverse esperienze come sideman. Dedicato alla memoria di sua madre e realizzato tutto di un fiato a maggio 2011 il disco è stato registrato da un quartetto che trova solidità formale nel bassista Danilio Gallo e ampie soluzioni espressive attraverso la chitarra di ...

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The Engines: Other Violets

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by Glenn Astarita

The Chicago-based ensemble's third outing is a dynamic and progressive undertaking, but poignant due to the passing of saxophone legend John Tchicai (Don Cherry, New York Art Quartet, Archie Shepp) who passed away on October 8th, 2012. He joined the unit, making a guest appearance, for this live set recorded on May 15th 2012 at Chicago's ...

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Paul Giallorenzo Trio: 3

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by Mark Corroto

The Paul Giallorenzo Trio with Norwegian bassist Ingebrigt Håker Flaten and drummer Tim Daisy recorded this Chicago session in 2007. Since then, individual members have joined other bands and associations, but this disc documents a short lived yet musically significant project.Giallorenzo has previously released the quintet sessionGet In To Go Out (482 Music, 2009) ...

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Craig Taborn Trio: Chants

Read "Chants" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan

Pianist Craig Taborn's first ECM Records release under his own name, Avenging Angel (2011), garnered well-deserved praise as a worthy entry into the German label's long line of solo piano recordings by stellar artists such as Paul Bley, Chick Corea and, of course, Keith Jarrett. With Chants, a piano trio outing, Taborn will be held up ...

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Stephen Gauci - Michael Bisio - Jeremy Carlstedt - Kenny Wessel: THUNK!

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by AAJ Italy Staff

Ormai si è perso il conto dei jazzisti che si sono lasciati ispirare da Thelonious Monk, a volte confinando tutto nell'ortodossia di un mainstream ligio ai dettami scolastici, altre volte muovendosi in direzioni più avanguardistiche, come hanno fatto i pianisti John Stetch e Alex von Schlippenbach. Stephen Gauci appartiene ad una terza categoria, quella dei musicisti ...

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John Butcher - Tony Buck - Magda Mayas - Burkhard Stangl: Plume

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by AAJ Italy Staff

Questo disco raccoglie due lunghe improvvisazioni in trio. Elementi comuni ai due triangoli sono la batteria di Tony Buck e i sassofoni di John Butcher, mentre nella prima [registrata nel dicembre del 2007 per il Festival del London Musicians' Collective di Londra] “Fiamme" troviamo la chitarra di Burkhard Stangl e nella seconda [catturata al Freedon Of ...

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Alexey Kruglov & Jaak Sooaar Trio: Karate

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by AAJ Italy Staff

Se il karate è l'"arte della mano vuota," quest'ultimo CD registrato per Leo Records dal sassofonista russo Alexey Kruglov insieme al Jaak Sooaar Trio ha colto in pieno la profondità di quest'arte. I quarantasei minuti contenuti in Karate sono potenti ed energici, ma custodiscono spazi di vuoto che opportunamente, musica facendo, vanno riempiendosi. Frutto di una ...

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AA.VV.: Caravan of Mugham Melodies

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by AAJ Italy Staff

Nel decennale del riconoscimento da parte dell'Unesco del mugham come patrimonio culturale dell'umanità, arriva questa significativa raccolta di brani di interpreti diversi della musica tradizionale dell'Azerbaijan, con tutto quel florilegio di strumenti che - oltre alla voce, largamente presente - caratterizzano quest'importante costola della musica mediorientale, dal tar, della famiglia dei liuti (come del resto il ...

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Evan Parker: Vaincu.Va! Live at Western Front 1978

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by Mark Corroto

Love or hate it--digital technology has allowed for the reissue of long out- of-print LPs. Once only the province of collectors, Evan Parker's early solo saxophone LP recordings have been reissued as CDs on his Psi label for the past decade. The British saxophonist, a champion of the extended solo improvisation remains a vital voice today. ...

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Dawn Upshaw/Maria Schneider: Winter Morning Walks

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by Dan McClenaghan

Maria Schneider proved her genius as a composer and arranger beyond any doubt with Concert in the Garden (ArtistShare, 2004), and she did it again on her second masterpiece of orchestral jazz, Sky Blue (ArtistShare, 2007). With Winter Morning Walks, Schneider introduces her first works with major orchestras, the Australian Chamber Orchestra on the nine part ...


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