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ZBT: Out of This Town

Read "Out of This Town" reviewed by Karl Ackermann

by Karl Ackermann
July 25, 2012

There are many fine selling points for the city of Tampa, but being a “jazz Mecca" probably isn't at the top of the list. With its aspirational title, Out of This Town may be the vehicle that takes the Zach Bartholomew Trio (ZBT) from their native Florida to some greater exposure. The group's debut recording is ...

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Gypsophilia: Constellation

by AAJ Italy Staff
July 25, 2012

Dopo l'album d'esordio Sa-ba-da-OW! i Gypsophilia tornano con Constellation e la loro inconfondibile miscela di jazz, folk e sonorità zigane. Si parte dal brano “Zachary's Czardas" in cui troviamo atmosfere folk tipiche ungheresi grazie al violino di Gina Burgess e alla tromba di Matt Myer che supportati da una ritmica sostenuta vivacizzano il pezzo. In “Skirmish" ...

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Hubert Dorigatti Trio: Nuances

by AAJ Italy Staff
July 25, 2012

Cinque anni dopo il disco d'esorio, Diary, il chitarrista altoatesino Hubert Dorigatti torna, di nuovo alla guida del suo trio, con un disco di sue composizioni originali. Al suo fianco sono Peter Herbert al contrabbasso e Peter Paul Hofmann alla batteria oltre che - in tre tracce - la cantante Nora Dejaco, che è anche autrice ...

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Carol Robbins: Moraga

Read "Moraga" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian
July 25, 2012

The harp is certainly rare in jazz and so its role in a traditional combo is not well defined. Alice Coltrane, for example used it as a supplement to her keyboards, while Adele Girard, played it like a boogie woogie piano. Others like Janet Putnam and Betty Glamann were relegated to a rhythm guitar role in ...

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Avram Fefer - Eric Revis - Chad Taylor: Eliyahu

by AAJ Italy Staff
July 24, 2012

L'amore, il rispetto e la riconoscenza per il padre di Avram Fefer appena scomparso non sono solamente una commovente dedica riportata all'interno del CD ma sentimenti ed emozioni che traspaiono in maniera prepotente nella musica contenuta in Eliyahu. Il trio è formidabile, ciascun musicista a nome proprio o come collaboratore ha partecipato ad importanti incisioni e ...

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Aram Shelton Quartet: Everything for Somebody

Read "Everything for Somebody" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff
July 24, 2012

Nativo della Florida, ormai da lungo tempo il trentaseienne Aram Shelton vive tra Chicago, da dove provengono gli altri membri del suo attuale quartetto, e Oakland, dove ha sede la sua etichetta Singlespeed Music con la quale ha pubblicato quest'ultimo album. L'impatto col quale rivela un'ampia cultura jazzistica, legata gioco forza - benché di fatto il ...

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The Soul Rebels: Unlock Your Mind

Read "Unlock Your Mind" reviewed by Wade Luquet

by Wade Luquet
July 24, 2012

The evolution of the New Orleans brass band continues with each generation and its latest transformation can be heard in Unlock Your Mind by The Soul Rebels. The work of these eight young Crescent City natives is progressive, rhythmic and addictive. It is also highly reflective of their early exposure to New Orleans beats heard in ...

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Leon Foster Thomas: Brand New Mischief

by Dan Bilawsky
July 24, 2012

The sound of steel pans seems to surface at beaches and poolside bars more often than jazz clubs, but that doesn't mean that these sunny-sounding metal melody makers aren't welcome or cut out for the jazz life. Steel pan trailblazers, like Jaco Pastorius-associated Othello Molineaux and jazz-meets-world music giant Andy Narell, established a place for their ...

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Carlo Mezzanotte Jazz Quartet: Jazz Tales

by AAJ Italy Staff
July 24, 2012

La scaletta di Jazz Tales comprende alcune composizioni scritte da Carlo Mezzanotte nel periodo 2004-2006, e oggi incise per l'etichetta Wide Sound con la collaborazione di un quartetto capace di mettersi sia nei panni eleganti del jazz mainstream, che in quelli più informali di una musica carica di groove e dal sapore bluesy. Il pianista romano ...

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Greg Lewis / Organ Monk: Uwo in the Black

Read "Uwo in the Black" reviewed by Larry Taylor

by Larry Taylor
July 24, 2012

Uwo in the Black is organist Greg Lewis' second recording based on Thelonious Monk's music--in fact, it is the second in a projected trilogy. Lewis' debut in 2010, Organ Monk, gained high respect from critics. Whereas, the first effort was a trio affair, Lewis expands the group here by adding Reginald R. Woods on tenor saxophone. ...