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Frank Wright: Blues for Albert Ayler

by AAJ Italy Staff
October 22, 2012

Seguendo il consiglio di Bernard Stollman, creatore dell'etichetta ESP, alla fine degli anni Sessanta Frank Wright si trasferì a Parigi, come fecero molti musicisti afroamericani ampiamente sottostimati in patria. Il suo ritorno a New York nell'estate del 1974 lo riportò in contatto con il batterista Rashied Ali, fratello di quel Muhammad che con il sassofonista aveva ...

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William Parker Orchestra: Essence of Ellington

Read "Essence of Ellington" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe
October 22, 2012

Talk to any member of the so-called avant-garde, and what is immediately apparent is a deep familiarity and love of the tradition. That's not to say that there is a desire to replicate: almost the opposite. New York City bass icon William Parker first began listening to Duke Ellington when he was seven years old. One ...

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Luca Mannutza Sound Six: My Music

by AAJ Italy Staff
October 22, 2012

Registrato nel novembre 2011 agli Icarus Studio di Roma My Music è un album che si colloca con coerenza nel catalogo Albore Records, etichetta gestita da Satoshi Toyoda e che punta tutte le sue carte stilistiche, e commerciali, sui nomi più interessanti del jazz Made in Italy di questi anni Duemila. Si tratta di una scelta ...

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John McLaughlin & The 4th Dimension: Now Here This

Read "Now Here This" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson
October 22, 2012

Guitarist John McLaughlin and his 4th Dimension group's studio debut, To The One (Abstract Logix, 2010), mined the past for inspiration. The spirit of saxophonist John Coltrane's A Love Supreme (Impulse!, 1965) drove McLaughlin's most charged electric playing in years, proving he'd lost none of his fire. Two years on, and McLaughlin's 4th Dimension returns another ...

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Philip Dizack: End of an Era

Read "End of an Era" reviewed by Mark F. Turner

by Mark F. Turner
October 22, 2012

Philip Dizack's End of an Era is a resounding album that is solidified by fine ensemble work and composition that breathes emotion and thoughtfulness. Since his 2005 debut, Beyond a Dream on Fresh Sound Records, Dizack has crafted his skill as a trumpeter and composer. This sophomore release is a statement of maturity that is born ...

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Najee: The Smooth Side of Soul

Read "The Smooth Side of Soul" reviewed by Jeff Winbush

by Jeff Winbush
October 22, 2012

It's hard to remember, but there was a time when jazz used to be played in clubs where the audience didn't simply sit in their seats listening attentively and applauding politely; they even got up and danced to the music. Jazz you can dance to? That seems almost as foreign as listening to large round black ...

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Platform 1: Takes Off

by AAJ Italy Staff
October 22, 2012

Ecco un CD bello e significativo che dimostra quanto nel documentare l'attualità jazzistica internazionale il catalogo Clean Feed conosca pochi rivali. Esso dimostra anche come alcune delle esperienze più rappresentative di oggi siano saldamente radicate nel free jazz storico. Si ascolti a tale proposito un brano come “Tempest," a firma di Steve Swell: la perentoria ed ...

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Ben Thomas' Endless Mountain Region: Ben Thomas' Endless Mountain Region

Read "Ben Thomas' Endless Mountain Region" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay
October 22, 2012

Ben Thomas' Endless Mountain Region, the debut album by this eponymous trio led by bassist Thomas--is dedicated, according to Thomas' rather funky website, “to exploring the freedom of a chordless trio." It undertakes this exploration on a series of original tunes--three each from Thomas and drummer Aaron Staebell, one from saxophonist Tony Malaby--and a version of ...

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Etienne Charles: Kaiso

Read "Kaiso" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff
October 22, 2012

Kaiso è un espressione nigeriana, sopravvissuta nelle Antille e impiegata per indicare entusiasmo e approvazione durante un concerto di calypso. In inglese si può tradurre con go on, il cui senso di movimento in avanti indica bene l'evoluzione di Etienne Charles, giovane trombettista di Trinidad, che nel suo terzo disco offre una prova di maturità notevole. ...

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Matthew Halsall: Fletcher Moss Park

Read "Fletcher Moss Park" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay
October 21, 2012

In the small market town of Didsbury, a few miles south of the city of Manchester, lies Fletcher Moss Park. It's a little oasis of exotic greenery that contrasts with the history of the area as a heartland of the Industrial Revolution: it's also a place where trumpeter and composer Matthew Halsall finds comfort and relaxation. ...