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Bill Frisell: All We Are Saying...

Read "All We Are Saying..." reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson
December 21, 2011

Thirty-one years after John Lennon's murder there's no sign of his influence waning. Guitarist Bill Frisell adds personal tribute to the singer/songwriter/activist on All We Are Saying..., the year after vigils and tribute concerts were held to honor Lennon's 70th birthday from Liverpool to New York and everywhere in between. In Iceland, Yoko Ono lit a ...

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Sandro Marra Quartet: Intro

by AAJ Italy Staff
December 21, 2011

Lo diciamo senza mezzi termini, quello firmato dal quartetto di Sandro Marra è un gran bel disco. A conforto di questa affermazione così diretta ci sono i sette brani che compongono la scaletta di Intro, quattro dei quali firmati dal leader, che evidenziano un feeling jazzistico di alta caratura. Si tratta di musica suonata gettando il ...

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Keith Jarrett: Rio

by Hrayr Attarian
December 21, 2011

Rio documents one of Keith Jarrett's improvised concerts for which the pianist is famous. Like most of his dozen or so such albums, the title refers to the location where it was recorded, but the similarity ends there, since the two-disc set is a very unique work. 36 years after his groundbreaking The ...

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Lee Konitz & Giovanni Ceccarelli French Trio: Waxin’ in Camerino

by AAJ Italy Staff
December 21, 2011

Rasentava le ottantadue primavere, al tempo di questo live marchigiano (aprile 2009), il grande Lee, eppure, ancora una volta, suonava divinamente. La sua voce di sax alto rimane una delle più fortemente identitarie del jazz moderno, anche per quel progredire allusivo e sornione, quasi sopra - più che dentro - la musica. La conferma ci arriva ...

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Jason Stein Quartet: The Story This Time

Read "The Story This Time" reviewed by Nic Jones

by Nic Jones
December 21, 2011

The two horns, bass and drums quartet is becoming a commonplace grouping even though it hasn't quite reached the saturation point of the piano-bass-drums trio. A consequence of this instrumentation is the obvious decline in novelty value and, indeed, the ability to catch the ear, but this is a leader and group only too aware of ...

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Kevin Brow: Dolls & Guns

Read "Dolls & Guns" reviewed by Mark F. Turner

by Mark F. Turner
December 20, 2011

Drummer/composer Kevin Brow is a forward thinker, his compositional acuity and scintillating technique in clear evidence on his debut and sophomore releases--Kopter (2008) and Fire Sink (2011), both on Fresh Sound New Talent--modern works as intellectual as they are risk taking. If these weren't persuasive enough, then Dolls and Guns nails the point home all the ...

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Sinikka Langeland: The Land That Is Not

Read "The Land That Is Not" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff
December 20, 2011

Canterà pure in svedese e norvegese. Avrà pure il physiche du role della cantante folk anni '60 e la tempra ancien regime, ma Sinikka “Norvegian Wood" Langeland di sicuro suggestiona con le sue storie sospese nel tempo. Porta con sé tutto il fascino di suoni arcaici e immacolati che stregano già al primo ascolto. La sua ...

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Oscar Perez / Nuevo Comienzo: Afropean Affair

Read "Afropean Affair" reviewed by Dave Wayne

by Dave Wayne
December 20, 2011

On Afropean Affair , pianist/composer Óscar Pérez treads an appealing line between Afro-Latin jazz and modern jazz reminiscent of the Cuban band Irakere--or, perhaps, the first couple of Chick Corea Return to Forever discs, with saxophonist/flautist Joe Farrell and drummer Airto). A native of New York City, Pérez's early immersion in both Afro-Cuban ...

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Andrew Cyrille & Haitian Fascination: Route de Freres

Read "Route de Freres" reviewed by Nic Jones

by Nic Jones
December 20, 2011

Defying preconceived notions, a band featuring two highly persuasive advocates of the free and the near-free has produced a record of warm and winning world music potent enough to lift the spirit in the depths of winter. The band is named Haitian Fascination for a very good reason. Not only is drummer Andrew ...

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Matt Renzi - Stefano Senni - Jimmy Weinstein: 4 Stories

by AAJ Italy Staff
December 20, 2011

4 stories documenta una session di improvvisazioni che Matt Renzi, Stefano Senni e Jimmy Weinstein hanno inciso nello studio padovano del batterista. Nelle note di copertina, i tre musicisti spiegano che la registrazione della session non era stata fatta con l'intenzione di produrre un disco. La decisione in questo senso è stata presa solo in un ...