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Paolo Faga: To Be Continued

by AAJ Italy Staff
May 3, 2012

Il trombettista calabrese Paolo Faga dà alle stampe, per Ultrasound Records, il suo secondo album come leader, dal titolo emblematico To Be Continued e dall'impronta stilistica prossima alla tradizione hard bop. I nove brani in scaletta, sette dei quali scaturiti dalla penna del leader, trovano la loro riuscita nella spartizione paritaria di ruoli e meriti. Dall'iniziale ...

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The Jens Wendelboe Big Band: Fresh Heat

Read "Fresh Heat" reviewed by Edward Blanco

by Edward Blanco
May 3, 2012

A superb follow-up to his well-received Inspirations, Vol. 1 (Rosa, 2010) ensemble excursion, veteran trombonist, band leader, and award-winning Norwegian composer/arranger, Jens Wendelboe unleashes a little Fresh Heat from The Jens Wendleboe Big Band. The disc features contemporary interpretations of classic compositions by trumpeter Clifford Brown, saxophonist Joe Henderson, and bassist Steve Swallow, along with several ...

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Tomas Fujiwara & The Hook Up: The Air Is Different

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by AAJ Italy Staff
May 2, 2012

Brooklyn non è più solo un quartiere di New York; da qualche anno, jazzisticamente parlando, Brooklyn è un “suono". Si, è vero, le categorie valgono quel che valgono, e spesso servono solo per puntellare pensieri critici pericolanti. Ma persino i più distratti, all'alba del 2012, si saranno accorti che al di là dell'East River, di recente, ...

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The Ames Room: Bird Dies

by AAJ Italy Staff
May 2, 2012

Ecco un disco radicale. Se intendiamo con questo aggettivo l'attitudine a ritornare agli elementi di base dell'espressione musicale, ad esaminarli al microscopio, senza voler elaborarli né evolverli verso una narrazione. Il trio in questione prende di petto una serie di patterns ritmico-melodici e li ribadisce con tetragona aggressività, passando sottilmente dalla loro ripetizione a piccole ma ...

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Mary Halvorson Quintet: Bending Bridges

Read "Bending Bridges" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe
May 2, 2012

For the sophomore effort from her quintet, guitarist Mary Halvorson reprises the winning formula of Saturn Sings (Firehouse 12, 2010). Again, there is a mix of pieces for the full ensemble and for Halvorson in trio; and, again, the end result defies classification, touching on spidery improv, jazz tradition and avant rock in a cleverly idiosyncratic ...

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Kenny Werner: Me, Myself and I

Read "Me, Myself and I" reviewed by Larry Taylor

by Larry Taylor
May 2, 2012

Pianist Kenny Werner, though comparatively unsung, has been appreciated by many since forming a trio in 1981. He is also known for his series of stellar duos with harmonica virtuoso Toots Thieleman. Additionally, he has done yeoman duty with guitarist John Scofield, bassist Dave Holland and saxophonist Joe Lovano, all the while--for more than 20 years--working ...

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Hendrik Meurkens: Live at Bird's Eye

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by AAJ Italy Staff
May 2, 2012

Live at Bird's Eye documenta due registrazioni, una del 2008 e l'altra del 2010, realizzate presso l'omonimo jazz club di Basilea, dalla band capitanata dall'armonicista e vibrafonista tedesco Hendrik Meurkens, il quale riversa la sua passione per la musica brasiliana nei nove brani proposti, un buon mix di composizioni originali e rifacimenti di alcuni brani di ...

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Jazz Soul Seven: Impressions Of Curtis Mayfield

Read "Impressions Of Curtis Mayfield" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
May 2, 2012

Curtis Mayfield's music has always possessed a certain cachet in soul, funk, R&B, pop and rock circles, but it never fully took hold in jazz until now. Pianist Herbie Hancock had some fun with Mayfield's “Future Shock" on the decades-old album of the same name (Columbia 1983), while other jazz musicians may have occasionally taken a ...

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Moraine: Metamorphic Rock

Read "Metamorphic Rock" reviewed by Mark Redlefsen

by Mark Redlefsen
May 2, 2012

Moraine is a progressive jazz-rock fusion group led by Seattle-based guitarist/composer Dennis Rea. The group's second CD, Metamorphic Rock: Live at NEARfest, from a live show held at the Bethlehem, PA festival in 2010, finds the band growing its sound to a more competitive level, moving beyond ideas covered on its studio debut, manifest deNsity (Moonjune, ...

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Jon Hemmersam - Michael Jefry Stevens: Dear Jonas

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by AAJ Italy Staff
May 2, 2012

La collaborazione tra il pianista americano Michael Jefry Stevens e il chitarrista danese Jon Hemmersam risale almeno alla seconda metà degli anni '90, documentata da un'incisione in trio con la violoncellista Karen Valeur, e prosegue tuttora con vari progetti comprendenti anche un quintetto con Dave Liebman e Ken Filiano. In questo recente lavoro si trovano per ...