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FAB Trio: History of Jazz In Reverse
by Raul d'Gama Rose
The air is full of a dark menace at the opening movements of Billy Bang's violin in “Homeward Bound," suggesting that music of overwhelming sadness will follow. However, all of this soon dissipates as bassist Joe Fonda and drummer Barry Altschul--and Bang as well--guide the music from turmoil and grave fear, loathing and gloom to the ...
Diego Urcola Quartet: Appreciation
by AAJ Italy Staff
Come lascia facilmente intuire il titolo dell'album, con Appreciation il trombettista Diego Urcola ha voluto rendere omaggio ad una serie di musicisti verso i quali nutre ammirazione e riconoscenza. Grandi del jazz passato e presente (John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter, ... ), ma anche dell'universo latino, sudamericano (Hermeto Pascoal, Astor Piazzolla, ...). Senza dimenticare i leader delle ...
The Landrus Kaleidoscope: Capsule
by Raul d'Gama Rose
Brian Landrus is a striking baritone saxophonist and appears to have become a full-time bass clarinetist as well. Landrus is unique and unlike anyone else in his tribe because he appears to have a genuine and very deep passion for the bass registers of the world. For all that is known he hears sounds that most ...
Whit Smith - Matt Munisteri: Hell Among the Hedgehogs
by AAJ Italy Staff
Whit Smith e Matt Munisteri sono due inguaribili birbanti. Hanno molto in comune. Entrambi sembra che siano nati con la chitarra in mano, senza che nessun insegnante né Conservatorio potessero mai plasmare quell'istintività bruciante. Whit Smith, prima che Bill Connors (eminente chitarrista già alla corte di Chick Corea) lo formasse al rigore dell'armonia e della teoria ...
Barber Mouse feat. Samuel: Plays Subsonica
by AAJ Italy Staff
È sempre rischioso dedicare un album intero al repertorio di una pop/rock band e ancora più rischioso farlo utilizzando di quella band proprio il cantante. Ma a Marco Valente, patron della Auand Records, il rischio è sempre piaciuto e vi è un intero catalogo a testimoniarlo. Il trio che lancia la sfida ha il curioso nome ...
Steve Horowitz: New Monsters
by Dan Bilawsky
The Posi-Tone label has positioned itself as a distinguished dealer in modern jazz and classy throwback sounds, demonstrating catholic tastes and a willingness to invest in artists of the established and unknown variety. New Monsters, however, doesn't fall firmly into either category. San Francisco bassist Steve Horowitz oversees this outing that features free blowing fantasias and ...
Raoul Bjorkenheim / Bill Laswel / Morgen Agren: BLIXT
by Raul d'Gama Rose
Few musicians are more aware that music has no borders, and--more than anything else--that the word “genre" is anathema, than Bill Laswell. The bassist has been uncompromising in this regard throughout his career and was not about to be undone for this musical adventure. Consequently, on the brilliantly crafted BLIXT, Laswell has partnered with an old ...
Bob Lark and his Alumni Big Band: Reunion
by Edward Blanco
Veteran jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn master Dr. Bob Lark has directed many big bands in more than 20 years as Director of Jazz Studies at DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois. With Reunion, Lark reunites 22 musicians from those bands as his Alumni Big Band, debuting the group on a monster collection of powerful orchestrations. While the ...
David Fettmann Quartet: Prelude
by AAJ Italy Staff
Suona bene, David Fettmann. Molto bene. E con lui suona molto bene anche la band. Il trentatreenne sassofonista è qui alla sua prima prova da leader, e la affronta in modo robusto e deciso, sebbene forse troppo canonico. La più classica delle configurazioni strumentali, un variegato repertorio di composizioni originali - prevalentemente a sua firma, ma ...
Regals: The Double-Duo Sessions
by John Kelman
It's been six years since guitarist Wayne Eagles released Milligan-Eagles Project (TetraArtist, 2005), a groove-heavy record that also featured Canadian bassist Mike Milligan and drummer Billy Kilson. Looking to try something a little different this time, the Ottawa, Canada-based musician turns to drummer T. Bruce Wittet--a long-time fixture on the Ottawa scene and an intuitive player ...
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