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Beata Pater: Red
by C. Michael Bailey
Polish vocalist/composer/violinist Beata Pater, as of late in San Francisco, releases Red, the third recording in her “colors" series following Black (B&B, 2006) and Blue (B&B, 2011). She specializes in the no-lyrics singing that is related to, but not exactly the same as scat singing. Much of this is present on Red where, an expressive and ...
Urs Leimgruber / Roger Turner: The Pancake Tour
by John Eyles
The Pancake Tour finds Swiss saxophonist Urs Leimgruber and British drummer Roger Turner together as a twosome (sometimes referred to as The Pancake Duo), recorded in concert at The Loft in Cologne in October 2011. The sax-drums duo is a varied and demanding format which exposes each player to equal scrutiny, allowing no hiding place or ...
Jon Lundbom & Big Five Chord: No New Tunes
by AAJ Italy Staff
Quinto episodio della saga Big Five Chord, No New Tunes conferma quanto di buono questo manipolo di guastatori musicali ha (dis)fatto finora nelle varie formazioni nelle quali si sono ritrovati e tutt'ora continuano a ritrovarsi. Mentre il titolo è un chiaro paradosso in perfetto band-style - le sei composizioni sono naturalmente nuove di zecca - lo ...
Scott DuBois: Landscape Scripture
by AAJ Italy Staff
Tra i tanti chitarristi jazz emersi negli ultimi anni, il newyorchese Scott DuBois merita qualche attenzione particolare, in virtù del suo approccio allo strumento che poco concede alla tradizione, a differenza di molti dei suoi colleghi. La sua chitarra è come un pennello che usa per dipingere paesaggi sonori dal sapore impressionista, aspetto evidenziato anche dalla ...
Josh Rosen – Stan Strickland: Instinct
by AAJ Italy Staff
Questo disco ha una duplice essenza, antitetica solo in apparenza: la fattura, inappuntabile, ma sull'altro piatto della bilancia una sostanziale inutilità. Vi alberga un senso di risaputo, di quieta e correttissima routine, di dialogo che ha anche episodi meritevoli ("Puffer Pond," “Slowdance," “Christmas Carol," “Lady Jaguar"), ma raramente in grado di coinvolgere, se non in epidermide, ...
Tia Fuller: Angelic Warrior
by AAJ Italy Staff
Quarto album da leader per Tia Fuller (il terzo con la Mack Avenue Records, due anni dopo Decisive Steps), la quale ribascisce le sue ottime doti tecniche ed espressive, che la collocano in piena regola tra le più promettenti stelle del firmamento jazz mainstream americano.In Angelic Warrior la saxofonista del Colorado si lascia ampiamente ...
Matthew Shipp: Greatest Hits
by John Sharpe
It takes more than a degree of chutzpah for any modern day jazzer to title a collection Greatest Hits, let alone a doyen of the avant-garde. But pianist Matthew Shipp has never shied away from controversy--indeed, on occasion has actively courted it. Slightly apologetically, sleeve note annotator Tad Hendrickson points out that the selections were those ...
Professor Porkchop and the Dishes: U R My Everything
by C. Michael Bailey
Chris McCaa, A.K.A. Professor Porkchop, has a voice that is the lovechild of Randy Newman and John Hiatt, seasoned with Tabasco and gin. His piano channels Professor Longhair, Mac Rebennack and Antoine Domino, while his B-3 chops are from the acid depths of Vieux Carre by way of New Iberia. His writing and arranging are a ...
Adam Berenson and Bill Marconi: A Codex of Silent Voices
by Dan McClenaghan
Pianist/composer Adam Berenson is a mystery; his Facebook page features nothing about his music-making and, in its photo section, a couple of Jackson Pollock-like abstract paintings along with a Van Gogh-inspired seascape. The song titles on his numerous releases perpetuate the mystery--"Sepulchral Vicissitudes" and “Emotional Idiot," from Contextual (1999),and the title track to The Mystery of ...
DouBt: Mercy, Pity, Peace & Love
by Glenn Astarita
Unbridled anticipation may be a good way of prefacing the listening experience, given this trio's efficacious 2009 outing, Never Pet a Burning Dog (MoonJune). Once again, keyboardist Alex Maguire, guitarist Michel Delville and drummer Tony Bianco imprint their collective fusion of disparate genres spanning progressive rock, avant-improvisational adventurism, jazz, and renegade rock fare amid nods to ...
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