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Vincenzo Saetta: Ubik

by AAJ Italy Staff
June 5, 2012

Ubik è il disco d'esordio del saxofonista Vincenzo Saetta, classe '74, che in un insieme di brani originali e un paio di riletture distanti tra loro--come “With Vincent Again" di Bobby Watson e “Waltz n.9 Opera 39" di Brahms--riesce a esprimere la sua filosofia di jazz: melodia al centro del discorso, soli fluidi e molto calibrati, ...

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Thinking Plague: Decline and Fall

Read "Decline and Fall" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
June 5, 2012

Thinking Plague cofounder/guitarist Mike Johnson penned the lyrics and composed the music for the group's meticulously engineered sixth album. Considered one of the premiere Rock in Opposition units, Johnson's lyrics presage an anarchistic domain with offbeat allusions to life's injustices. As band newcomer, vocalist Elaine Di Falco summons notions of an angel in despair throughout these ...

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Lorenzo Feliciati: Frequent Flyer

Read "Frequent Flyer" reviewed by Franz A. Matzner

by Franz A. Matzner
June 4, 2012

Lorenzo Feliciati's Frequent Flyer, is a lush mixture of tunes that provides the Italian bassist, composer, and bandleader ample opportunity to display his Jaco Pastorius-inspired prowess on the electric bass, as well as his abilities as a leader.Clearly placing himself in the Pastorius lineage in both style and ambition, Feliciati delivers a collection of ...

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Guano Padano: 2

by AAJ Italy Staff
June 4, 2012

Chitarra dal suono metallico, urlo di sirene, risata luciferina, beat implacabile e la voce sulfurea di Mike Patton, cerimoniere d'eccezione di un rito musicale fuori dal comune, come fuori dal comune è il trio che lo celebra. Stiamo parlando di “Prairie Fire" - anche in formato video su YouTube (v. sotto) - una delle perle contenute ...

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Neneh Cherry & The Thing: The Cherry Thing

Read "The Cherry Thing" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
June 4, 2012

The Scandinavian power trio of saxophonist Mats Gustafsson, bassist Ingebrigt Håker Flaten and drummer Paal Nilssen-Love named their band The Thing in 2000, after the Don Cherry composition from Where's Brooklyn (Blue Note, 1966). In their subsequent dozen or so albums, they have covered Cherry's music and that of Albert Ayler, Joe McPhee, and Duke Ellington. ...

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The Fonda - Stevens Group: Trio+2 – Live in Katowice

by AAJ Italy Staff
June 4, 2012

Questo live polacco dell'autunno 2009 ci regala un'istantanea particolarmente densa, corporea, vitalistica, del gruppo diretto dalla premiata ditta Fonda-Stevens. Gli impasti che si vengono a generare coi due sassofoni (o ance più in generale) di Wojtczak e Obara determinano percorsi affermativi, energetici, per ampi tratti più leggibili di quelli a cui la coppia ci ha abituati ...

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The Black Butterflies: Rainbows For Ramon

Read "Rainbows For Ramon" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
June 4, 2012

The Black Butterflies' debut, 1 De Mayo (Self Produced, 2010), introduced an ensemble that found beauty in brashness and an all-inclusive recipe for musical creation. The group found its way by liberally mixing free jazz, Latin music, blues, John Coltrane-like spiritualism, primal urges and strong rhythmic elements, giving their music a sense of raw immediacy that's ...

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Gregory Porter: Be Good

Read "Be Good" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff
June 4, 2012

Il suo debutto, l'anno scorso con Water, è stato impressionante e ha consentito al cantante californiano di ottenere una sorprendente nomination ai Grammy come Best Jazz Vocal. Le aspettative per questo secondo disco erano dunque alte e, per quanto riguarda il vostro recensore, miste al timore d'assistere a un'altra promessa mancata (o diluita nei territori del ...

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Allan Holdsworth: Hard Hat Area

Read "Hard Hat Area" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
June 4, 2012

Allan Holdsworth is one of the most heralded guitarists of modern times, namely among the progressive rock and jazz elite. Vastly influential and maintaining an active touring schedule, the artist's craft is often imitated yet never duplicated. Originally released in 1993, Hard Hat Area looms as one of the guitarist's premier solo outings. Holdsworth ...

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Aki Takase - Han Bennink: 2 for 2

by AAJ Italy Staff
June 4, 2012

Fantasia e imprevedibilità. Sono le coordinate di un incontro pregnante e denso di significati, che illumina per l'ennesima volta il profilo di due grandi personalità musicali. Un duo che eleva a regola l'indeterminazione delle forme, all'insegna della più ardita complessità ritmica. Dal jazz delle origini a Dolphy passando per l'insegnamento monkiano, tante sono le fonti esplorate ...