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Motian Sickness: The Music of Paul Motian: For the Love of Sarah

Read "For the Love of Sarah" reviewed by Dave Sumner

by Dave Sumner
March 26, 2012

There is an edge-of-sleep quality to the recently departed Paul Motian's drumming, and to much of the music he recorded. It's a dreaminess that reflects the spark of subconscious creativity even as the body sits at rest. For the Love of Sarah is a tribute to Motian's music, and from the opening moments it's like stepping ...

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Edward Ricart Quartet: Ancón

by AAJ Italy Staff
March 26, 2012

Ancón è la cittadina panamense in cui Edward Ricart è nato nel 1984. Dopo aver studiato a Praga con Tony Ackerman, nel 2006 il chitarrista si è quindi trasferito negli Stati Uniti (attualmente vive nell'Ohio), collaborando fra gli altri con i vari Marshall Allen, Marty Ehrlich, Ralph Alessi, Khan Jamal, Peter Brötzmann, Dominic Duval, ecc. In ...

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Thomas Buckner / Edyta Fil / Ilia Belorukov / Alexey Lapin / Juho Laitinen: Bewitched Concert

Read "Bewitched Concert" reviewed by Jerry D'Souza

by Jerry D'Souza
March 26, 2012

Bewitched Concert was recorded by an international quintet at the Experimental Sound Gallery on November 6th, 2009. The original concept was to record the concert in two sets--the first featuring a flute solo by Edyta Fil, and the second, a group improvisation with Fil, pianist Alexey Lapin and saxophonist Ilia Belorukov. Plans changed when singer Thomas ...

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Roberto Dani: Lontano

by AAJ Italy Staff
March 26, 2012

Roberto Dani è uno dei più originali e creativi interpreti della batteria nel nostro paese e non solo. Lo si ascolta in numerosi gruppi nei quali mette a frutto la propria sensibilità su piatti e pelli, come recentemente accaduto nel trio di Stefano Battaglia in The River of Anyder. Sensibilità che porta all'estremo in lavori sperimentali ...

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Heritage Blues Orchestra: And Still I Rise

Read "And Still I Rise" reviewed by James Nadal

by James Nadal
March 26, 2012

If ever there was a perfect title for a blues record, it has to be And Still I Rise , serving notice that the Heritage Blues Orchestra is a revival force with which to be reckoned. The group dishes out pure blues, blending greasy gut-bucket, hallelujah gospel, down home country, Chicago's South Side and everything in ...

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Derek Bailey: Concert in Milwaukee

by AAJ Italy Staff
March 26, 2012

Da quando Karen Brookman, compagna di Derek Bailey per più di vent'anni, si è messa a rovistare tra bobine e scatoloni, sono successe solo cose meravigliose. Prima la ristampa in CD del leggendario Lot 74, che nel 2009 ha sancito il ritorno in pista della Incus dopo il lungo silenzio seguito alla scomparsa di Bailey (il ...

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Amira Medunjanin: Amulette

Read "Amulette" reviewed by Nejra Majdanac

by Nejra Majdanac
March 26, 2012

Singer Amira Medunjanin's third studio album, Amulette, consists of ten Songs from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia and Serbia, all combining the beauty of cultural musical differences. She has come a long way since her debut, Rosa (Snail Records, 2005), recorded with Mostar Sevdah Reunion and her follow-up. Zumra (World Village, 2010), her collaboration with accordionist ...

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Rocket: Tipp-Topp

Read "Tipp-Topp" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay
March 25, 2012

Rocket--led by writer and keyboardist Emanuel Ruffler--refers to the music on its debut, Tipp-Topp, as Disco Jazz. Lest such a description have too many people running for the hills to escape visions of big hair and bigger flares, it needs stating up front that the epithet fits in a good way. Disco was about having fun, ...

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Scott Dubois: Landscape Scripture

Read "Landscape Scripture" reviewed by Troy Collins

by Troy Collins
March 25, 2012

Art inspired by work in another medium can be difficult to successfully resolve--the old adage, “dancing about architecture," comes to mind. In the hands of a truly talented and empathetic artist however, such creative cross-pollination can bear surprisingly fruitful results, occasionally developing new potential for expression beyond the preconceived limitations of each respective form.Landscape ...

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Tom Rainey Trio: Camino Cielo Echo

Read "Camino Cielo Echo" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
March 25, 2012

For its second outing, drummer Tom Rainey's trio establishes itself as a commanding representative of the latest direction in pioneering jazz. By creating (more like co-creating) music with two of today's in-demand players--guitarist Mary Halvorson and saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock--Rainey continues his streak of outings with vanguard players.The drummer has been heard in cutting-edge bands ...