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Federico Casagrande: The Ancient Battle of the Invisible

Read "The Ancient Battle of the Invisible" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff

Nel precedente Spirit of the Mountains, Federico Casagrande ci aveva deliziato conun'idea di guitar-trio piuttosto lontana da esasperati tecnicismi e da rutilanti effetti speciali, puntando piuttosto sulla capacità di tradurre idee musicali attraverso la ricerca di un suono e di un pensiero personale. Questo The Ancient Battle of the Invisible prosegue idealmente il sentiero allora tracciato ...

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Arve Henriksen: Cartography

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by John Kelman

Increasingly well-known to ECM fans for his work with Christian Wallumrod, Trygve Seim and Jon Balke, Cartography is Arve Henriksen's debut as a leader for the label. A logical successor to his impressive Rune Grammofon discs--Sakuteiki (2001), Chiaroscuro (2004) and Strjon (2007)--it's also the Norwegian trumpeter's most ambitious release to date.Post-production has always figured ...

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Jazz Accident feat. Fabrizio Bosso: Play Mobil

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by AAJ Italy Staff

Play Mobil ripropone la formula vincente del quartetto torinese Jazz Accident (leggi la recensione del disco d'esordio omonimo cliccando qui): brani originali tendenzialmente hard bop; espressività piegata verso situazioni dal ritmo incalzante; una buona dose di improvvisazione e fantasia capace di rendere l'insieme interessante e avvincente. In questo nuovo episodio troviamo come ospite Fabrizio Bosso, che ...

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Romain Collin: The Calling

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by Ian Patterson

In the dense jungle of the jazz piano trio, unearthing and successfully making heard an original voice is no small feat. Romain Collin caught the attention of many with his debut, The Rise and Fall of Pipokhun (Fresh Sound, New Talent, 2009), a mellow yet ambitious conceptual suite that marked the New York-based Frenchman as a ...

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Carol Robbins: Moraga

Read "Moraga" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky

While the harp is often pigeonholed as an instrument that belongs in the confines of classical music, artists like Carol Robbins, Zeena Parkins and Edmar Castaneda are helping to change public perception about this topic. Castaneda has created rhythmically engaging music that's high on excitement, and Parkins is constantly breaking barriers by invading every area, from ...

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Don Pullen: The Complete Remastered Recordings on Black Saint & Soul Note

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by AAJ Italy Staff

Credo che ciascuno ricordi bene in quale occasione sia stato folgorato da un compositore, da un solista. Quell'attimo in cui la sensibilità sonora è stata sedotta da una frase, da un timbro, da un ritmo. Nel caso di Don Pullen, la memoria torna facilmente all'ascolto di Changes Two di Mingus: il pianista proiettava i brani, già ...

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The Worst Pop Band Ever: Sometime Things Go Wrong (and other songs we shouldn't play)

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by Mark F. Turner

Recorded live at Cory Weed's Cellar Jazz Club in Vancouver, The Worst Pop Band Ever's Sometime Things Go Wrong (and other songs we shouldn't play) is music for people, whether they dig jazz or not. The group delivers a set that cares less about genres, as heard in its breezy cover of Sly and the Family ...

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Jeff Denson: Secret World

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by AAJ Italy Staff

È il momento dei contrabbassisti/compositori/arrangiatori. Dopo Linda Ho e Matt Ulery, usciti dal laboratorio Greenleaf di Dave Douglas, dopo Eivind Opsvik, norvegese d'origine newyorchese d'adozione, ecco Jeff Denson da Washington D.C.. Curiosità, eclettismo, rispetto dell'insegnamento dei grandi maestri, capacità di andare oltre la tradizione senza venir meno ai suoi canoni fondamentali, forte attrazione e coinvolgimento verso ...

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David Berkman: Self-Portrait

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by AAJ Italy Staff

Dopo tre decenni di attività professionale guidando organici con artisti come Tom Harrell, Chris Cheek, Brian Blade e Steve Wilson, il pianista di Cleveland (vive a New York dal 1985) debutta in piano solo, affrontando la prova più ardua per ogni tastierista. E lo fa con risultati molto positivi, confermando la sua estetica di riferimento, orientata ...

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Nheap: Clouds Under the Table

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by AAJ Italy Staff

Clouds Under the Table è il nuovo lavoro firmato da Nheap, moniker dietro al quale troviamo la figura di Massimo Discepoli, batterista - e in questo episodio multi-strumentista - attivo su più fronti nell'ambito della musica ambient, etichetta stilistica che utilizziamo di comodo per inglobare un vasto insieme che va dal jazz alla musica d'avanguardia, passando ...


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