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Mike Reed's People, Places & Things: Clean on the Corner

Read "Clean on the Corner" reviewed by Troy Collins

by Troy Collins
May 16, 2012

Originally founded in 2008 to commemorate the lesser known “people, places & things" that have historically supported Chicago's progressive jazz scene, Mike Reed's ensemble of the same name continues to ply its bold interpretations of lesser known covers and swinging originals on Clean on the Corner, their fourth recording for 482 Music. Although this session breaks ...

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Paolo Recchia feat. Alex Sipiagin: Ari's Desire

by AAJ Italy Staff
May 16, 2012

Ari's Desire è un album incentrato sull'interpretazione di grandi standard jazzistici, ai quali Paolo Recchia alterna composizioni proprie, frutto di un lungo lavoro passato attraverso le performance live e il confronto - e conseguente arricchimento - con grandi musicisti come Alex Sipiagin, qui presente nelle vesti special guest. In Ari's Desire - lavoro che il leader ...

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Sheila Jordan / Harvie S: Yesterdays

Read "Yesterdays" reviewed by Nicholas F. Mondello

by Nicholas F. Mondello
May 16, 2012

With Yesterdays, singer Sheila Jordan yet again proves she can take a worn-to-a-sow's-ear standard and--voila!--turn it into a diamond-encrusted silk purse. Her partners in that magic are Harvie S and his beautifully resonating double bass--both assisting ever so deftly in the creative conversion.Offering previously unreleased material from a 1990 live performance, Jordan and S ...

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Tomas Fujiwara & The Hook Up: The Air is Different

Read "The Air is Different" reviewed by Troy Collins

by Troy Collins
May 15, 2012

Dedicated to his grandparents and inspired in by part by family remembrances, The Air is Different is the second recording from Tomas Fujiwara & The Hook Up, following Actionspeak (482 Music), their impressive 2010 debut. The youthful drummer's flagship ensemble continues to explore the inroads made on its previous album, plotting a memorable course through Fujiwara's ...

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Gonzalo Rubalcaba: XXI Century

Read "XXI Century" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
May 15, 2012

If Gonzalo Rubalcaba were a major league pitcher, he would be a seasoned veteran with the knowledge that to be effective he would have to be the master of multiple pitches. Gone are his rookie days when he could throw nothing but fastballs to get outs.Same for Gonzalo Rubalcaba, jazz pianist. Twenty-five years ago ...

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Quilibrì: Il Drago è Astratto

by AAJ Italy Staff
May 15, 2012

L'album precedente di Quilibrì poteva far pensare in modo traslato al modello degli Oregon, come è stato fatto notare nelle recensioni a suo tempo pubblicate di quel lavoro, Eco Fato. Questo secondo CD, che nel titolo Il Drago è Astratto rivela ancora un fine gusto linguistico per il gioco dei doppi sensi e delle assonanze, mette ...

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Brian Adler: The Helium Project Phase 5

Read "The Helium Project Phase 5" reviewed by Dave Wayne

by Dave Wayne
May 15, 2012

The latest chapter in the musical life of intrepid percussionist and composer Brian Adler springs to life in a most auspicious manner on “Up For Air," part of Adler's ongoing Helium Music Project--comprised solely of downloadable tracks, each featuring a different set of collaborators, recorded in different places, yet with the same musical goals in mind. ...

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Architeuthis Walks on Land: Natura Naturans

by AAJ Italy Staff
May 15, 2012

Il duo newyorchese Architeuthis Walks on Land, composto dalla violista Amy Cimini e dalla fagottista, compositrice, Katherine Young, è protagonista di una interessante registrazione che esplora natura naturans suoni e strutture dell'improvvisazione. Le otto tracce di Natura Naturans intrecciano, come nelle immagini riprodotte sulla copertina, i fili di un discorso decisamente molto vivace e appassionato. Fiato ...

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Tva For Tommy: Tva For Tommy

Read "Tva For Tommy" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni

by Eyal Hareuveni
May 15, 2012

Behind the odd name Två För Tommy (Two for Tommy in Swedish) stand three of the best Swedish improvisers: reed player Fredrik Ljungkvist, a founding member of the acclaimed Norwegian-Swedish quintet Atomic; vibraphonist Mattias Ståhl, who leads his own bands, Ståhls Blå and Ståhls Trio, and has collaborated with countless other outfits; and double bassist Patric ...

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Erik Charlston: JazzBrasil

by AAJ Italy Staff
May 15, 2012

Come si evince dal titolo, JazzBrasil è un album incentrato sulla musica brasiliana, con un'attenzione particolare alla figura del compositore Hermeto Pascoal, dal repertorio del quale vengono interpretati sei degli otto brani in scaletta, scelti dal vibrafonista Erik Charlston per il suo debutto come leader. Charlston indaga insieme alla propria band - sestetto caratterizzato da dinamicità ...