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Jonathan Gee: Dragonfly

Read "Dragonfly" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
August 29, 2012

50 years ago, modern jazz piano trios would barely be recognizable to the majority of their counterparts--except perhaps Bill Evans' trio. Today, cutting-edge jazz trios require interaction between players and expect both drummer and bassist to be more than just disciples. Trio leaders such as Jason Moran, John Escreet, Matthew Shipp all write and perform their ...

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Manner Effect: Abundance

Read "Abundance" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey
August 29, 2012

Manner Effect knits together the jazz aesthetics of The Bad Plus to Kneebody to pianist Robert Glasper and bassist Esperanza Spalding, while forging its own unique and progressive sound. With music, particularly jazz, so highly atomized, it is a hard market in which to distinguish oneself. This quintet's approach is one of total assimilation and immersion ...

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Tommaso Cappellato: Originals

Read "Originals" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff
August 29, 2012

Nell'eclettica discografia del batterista e compositore padovano Tommaso Cappelato Originals si situa in una sorta di terra di mezzo stilistica e creativa. Registrato nell'agosto 2007 in sestetto con la presenza di due chitarre, Originals prende forma dopo nove anni di permanenza negli States con lo sguardo già rivolto alle nuove sinergie che si verranno a tessere ...

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El Portal: New Trophy

by AAJ Italy Staff
August 29, 2012

E' nello scenario dello “Young Jazz Festival" di Foligno che ufficialmente viene presentato il disco d'esordio di questa giovane band americana che intraprende un ambizioso viaggio alla ricerca dell'originalità. Il punto di partenza sono le dieci composizioni del sassofonista Nolan Lem ed è proprio il suo immaginario ad influenzare in modo significativo l'intero percorso musicale. La ...

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The Rippingtons: Built to Last

Read "Built to Last" reviewed by Ernest Barteldes

by Ernest Barteldes
August 29, 2012

Bandleader, guitarists and songwriter Russ Freeman pulls no stops on the Rippingtons' 25th anniversary release, Built to Last, featuring a full orchestra to complement the sound of his compositions, has he runs the gamut of the sounds that have influenced him throughout the years, moving from movie score-like tunes to heavy metal, country & western and ...

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Marcus Miller: Tutu Revisited [2 CD + 1 DVD]

by AAJ Italy Staff
August 28, 2012

Il bassista Marcus Miller ci propone questo album in confezione maxi che comprende due CD e un DVD registrati dal vivo a Lione, qualche giorno prima del Natale del 2009. Il tutto serve a ben documentare il tour intitolato Tutu Revisited che vuole riportare l'attenzione sull'album di Miles Davis del 1986 che aveva imposto all'attenzione del ...

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Just Music Trio: Standpoint

Read "Standpoint" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson
August 28, 2012

Cross-pollination of music is as old as the hills, but the increasing frequency of such experimentation--the result of evermore sophisticated home recording technologies and file sharing--has obliterated the lines of latitude and longitude that traditionally separated musicians living in different countries/continents. This is leading to an ever greater number of sub-genres in all styles of music, ...

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Erb / Lonberg-Holm / Rosaly: Sack

by AAJ Italy Staff
August 28, 2012

Il multistrumentista svizzero Christoph Erb sembra aver trovato nella fervida scena impro di Chicago un terreno ideale per esprimere al meglio alcune delle sue molteplici visioni musicali. Questa serie di registrazioni in solo, duo, trio, quartetto hanno trovato pubblicazione nella collana Exchange dell'etichetta svizzera Veto fondata dallo stesso musicista. Tra i vari esponenti della Wind City ...

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Michael Bisio / Matthew Shipp Duo: Floating Ice

Read "Floating Ice" reviewed by Troy Collins

by Troy Collins
August 28, 2012

Although bassist Michael Bisio has performed with pianist Matthew Shipp on occasion over the past few years, very little documentation of their working relationship existed until the formation of Shipp's current trio, which features Bisio and drummer Whit Dickey. Floating Ice, their first recording together as a duo, arrives on the cusp of the trio's live ...

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Christoph Erb: Alone

by AAJ Italy Staff
August 28, 2012

Dopo l'abbuffata con alcuni degli esponenti più in vista della New Thing di Chicago il multistrumentista svizzero Christoph Erb si abbandona ad una prova solitaria in compagnia dei suoi strumenti prediletti, ossia sax tenore e clarinetto basso. Alone si sviluppa per poco più di ventisei minuti e dieci brani nei quali Erb si relaziona con lo ...