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The Whammies: Play the Music of Steve Lacy
by AAJ Italy Staff
Sette pagine di Steve Lacy, tutte con tanto di dedica, più la conclusiva “Locomotive" dell'immancabile Monk, formano la scaletta di questo bel lavoro, tra i cui atout va registrata, in primis, la presenza di Han Bennink, che col grande sopranista si misurò in svariati contesti (specificatamente, negli anni Ottanta, nei progetti dedicati allo stesso Monk e ...
Beata Pater: Red
by AAJ Italy Staff
L'estroversa cantante e violinista polacca firma il terzo capitolo della sua personale serie a colori. Dopo aver confermato di saper ben interpretare il classico repertorio degli standards con Black (2006) e introdurre nuove prospettive col successivo Blue (2011) in quest'album oltrepassa decisamente i confini del modern mainstream confrontandosi con generi diversi: fusion, bossa nova, latin jazz, ...
Miles Davis: Live in Europe 1969: The Bootleg Series Vol. 2
by AAJ Italy Staff
Questo secondo volume (dopo Live in Europe 1967), nella serie denominata maliziosamente The Bootleg Series, comprende tre CD e un DVD e copre adeguatamente una lacuna discografica che si venne a creare nella fase dei grandi cambiamenti che portarono Miles a sostituire via via tutti i componenti dello storico quintetto che si era affermato nella seconda ...
John Hollenbeck: Songs I Like a Lot
by AAJ Italy Staff
John Hollenbeck, compositore e polistrumentista americano, è noto ai più per essere il fondatore dei Claudia Quintet, gruppo che, si può dire senza temere di offendere nessuno, ha, con soli sei album all'attivo, contribuito ad allargare i confini del jazz contemporaneo, fertilizzandolo con idee e contenuti originali o provenienti da “altri mondi": dalla musica da camera ...
Blood, Sweat, Drum + Bass: On the Road to Damascus
by Ian Patterson
A study trip to Damascus in 2010 by Blood, Sweat, Drum + Bass's founder Jens Christian “Chappe" Jensen resulted in the east-meets-west On the Road to Damascus, the 27-piece Danish big band's 5th recording. The labyrinths of the ancient walled city--with its souks, cobbled streets and towering mosques--and the rhythms of the modern metropolis alike may ...
The Greyboy Allstars: Inland Emperor
by Doug Collette
Something of a modern urban funk legend, due in large measure to the high-profile solo endeavors of keyboardist Robert Walter and horn man Karl Denson, The Greyboy Allstars nevertheless know intuitively when to reconvene to the greatest effect. Inland Emperor is their first collaboration in the six years and it bears all the earmarks of their ...
Barry Altschul: The 3dom Factor
by Glenn Astarita
Approaching five decades of residing in the cutting-edge of modern jazz development, drummer Barry Altschul's influence and legacy as a drummer is rather legendary. Performing on groundbreaking albums with Chick Corea, Anthony Braxton, Dave Holland and many others too numerous in scope to cite, the artist surges onward through the inner-workings of this flexible and dynamic ...
Seung-Hee: Sketches on the Sky
by Mark F. Turner
Brooklyn-based jazz vocalist Seung-Hee possesses the composure of a seasoned chanteuse while demonstrating broader qualities that contain refined arranging skills, classical training, and multilingual singing. The South Korean native represents a soulfully empathetic performer and a composer who's not afraid to take chances as witnessed in Sketches on the Sky, the follow up to 2009's memorable ...
Gilad Hekselman: This Just In
by Mark Corroto
Quietly, so quietly the jazz guitar torch is passed from the legends Jim Hall and Pat Martino to Kurt Rosenwinkel and Gilad Hekselman, whose release This Just In makes a conspicuously understated grab for said torch.His fourth release as leader follows Hearts Wide Open (Le Chant Du Monde, 2011) and features the same stellar ...
Gunslinger: Breaking Through
by Glenn Astarita
Through the clever minds of DJs Anthem and Vidal, this electronica outing indeed meshes the old and the new as touted via the marketing push. With the customary pumping electric bass lines, blitzing synth patterns, and multicolored noise-shaping endeavors, the artists blend traditional house party metrics with an enterprising, rock-heavy sound. Complemented by pop-rock vocals, offbeat ...
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