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Hasler / Paeffgen / Berger: Hasler / Paeffgen / Berger

Read "Hasler / Paeffgen / Berger" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe
March 23, 2012

At first sight, the main talking point on the eponymous offering from trumpeter Werner Hasler, drummer Gilbert Paeffgen and Karl Berger is the vibraphonist's co-optation into the multinational trio. That impression lasts no longer than the first listen to this fresh and open collaboration. Berger, a German-born, New York-based veteran, has a long-held interest in world ...

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Bugge Wesseltoft: Songs

by John Kelman
March 23, 2012

After John Scofield released his balladic A Moment's Peace (EmArcy, 2011), the guitarist revealed, in an 2011 All About Jazz interview, that the original plan was to record with Norwegian pianist Bugge Wesseltoft. It may not have come to pass, but based on Songs, it sure sounds as though these two artists--geographically distanced by thousands of ...

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Anthony Braxton: GTM (Outpost) 2003

by AAJ Italy Staff
March 23, 2012

Le due composizioni riunite in questo doppio CD sono state registrate dal vivo all'Outpost Performance Space di Albuquerque, nel New Messico. Avamposto. Nome quanto mai appropriato alla musica di Braxton, qui proposta in duo con i sassofoni di Chris Jonas e in trio con l'aggiunta di Molly Sturges alla voce. Musica che inizia in modo bruciante ...

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Dudley Owens / Aaron Wright Band: People Calling

Read "People Calling" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
March 23, 2012

Dudley Owens / Aaron Wright Band's People Calling, in the best possible sense, doesn't settle into any category. The title tune, introduced early and reprised at the end of the disc, walks a line between the spirituality-steeped sound of saxophonist John Coltrane's classic sixties quartet and the soulful and catchy style of vocalist/songwriter/producer Curtis Mayfield. The ...

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FAB Trio: History of Jazz in Reverse

by AAJ Italy Staff
March 23, 2012

History of Jazz in Reverse si può considerare l'ultimo disco di Billy Bang, ucciso nell'aprile dell'anno scorso da un tumore al polmone. Dopo Leroy Jenkins, Billy Bang è stato il principale violinista del movimento free e negli anni Sessanta fu protagonista di una significativa vicenda umana: dopo la drammatica esperienza militare in Vietnam riuscì a rinascere ...

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Die Doraus Und Die Marinas: Blumen und Narzissen + Offenherzige Antworten

by AAJ Italy Staff
March 23, 2012

Per la serie curiosità dal Vecchio Continente, la Bureau B ristampa i primi due dischi per la Ata Tak di Die Doraus Und Die Marinas, band degli anni Ottanta esponente di quella Neue Deutsche Welle o “New Wave tedesca" che da movimento underground fortemente influenzato dal post-punk europeo si è poi trasformato [come un po' ovunque, ...

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Charles Gayle Trio: Streets

Read "Streets" reviewed by Jerry D'Souza

by Jerry D'Souza
March 23, 2012

The cover of Streets shows saxophonist Charles Gayle in his titular clown persona, the look on his face conveying a multitude of emotion. And that is precisely what Gayle is all about--a musician who parlays love, joy, happiness, laughter and sadness into his music.Gayle packs a wallop in his playing. His approach drives a ...

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Michael Wollny's [em]: Wasted & Wanted

Read "Wasted & Wanted" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay
March 22, 2012

Michael Wollny's sleeve notes for Wasted & Wanted are emphatic: “MAKE YOUR OWN DAMN RULES. This is Jazz." Back in the day, this German piano trio used to be plain old [em]. Some re-branding has taken place, and now it's Michael Wollny's [em]. According to Wollny, the change is intended to help people who have been ...

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Joel Harrison 7: Search

by John Kelman
March 22, 2012

Over the past decade, Joel Harrison has created a body of work distinct in its eclectic and multifaceted reach. Compositionally, the guitarist has worked in a variety of contexts, from the ambitious five-movement suite for string quartet and jazz quintet of The Wheel (Innova, 2008) and the pan-cultural, genre-busting Harbor (HighNote, 2007), where he found a ...

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Francesco Turrisi: Fotografia

by AAJ Italy Staff
March 22, 2012

Nuovo interessante lavoro di Francesco Turrisi, pianista torinese trasferitosi in Irlanda e eccellente tessitore di musiche diverse. Dopo Sì dolce è il tormento, su ispirazione di musiche seicentesche e con un ensemble assai curioso, qui lo troviamo in un classico trio piano-basso-batteria, a suonare, però, cose tutt'altro che scontate. L'ispirazione anche stavolta viene in parte dalla ...