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The Miles Davis Quintet: Live In Europe 1967: The Bootleg Series Vol. 1
by AAJ Italy Staff
Questo cofanetto comprende 3 CD e un DVD e presenta, per la prima volta ufficialmente, le registrazioni di cinque date del tour europeo dell'autunno 1967 del quintetto di Miles Davis. Buona parte del materiale qui proposto era già nota ai super collezionisti attraverso lo scambio di preziose registrazioni pirata. Evidentemente, la Sony Legacy, con grande ironia, ...
Ben van Gelder: Frame of Reference
by Mark F. Turner
It's hard to believe that Frame of Reference is a debut. The compositions are beguiling, spirited yet poised, and doused with the arid phrasing of a seasoned master. But there's also a youthful exuberance that accompanies 22 year-old saxophonist Ben Van Gelder, who studied music at the Conservatory of Amsterdam and travels between New York and ...
Sidony Box: Pink Paradise
by Dan McClenaghan
Pink Paradise, by the French power trio Sidony Box, may sport the pinkest cover art since vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson's Happenings (Blue Note, 1966). The music, though, couldn't be more different. Hutcherson put together a bop quartet with pianist Herbie Hancock to craft a mellow and meditative sound. Sidony Box wails with a guitar, sax and drums ...
Bob Downes Open Music: New York Suite
by Roger Farbey
British flautist/saxophonist Bob Downes recorded some compelling albums in the early '70s and then, coinciding with his permanent relocation to Germany at the end of the decade, disappeared from the UK jazz scene. The music didn't stop with his migration though, as he subsequently produced several solo flute albums for his own label, Openian.
Jon Crowley: At the Edge
by William Carey
It's a shame that the word “fusion" has gone out of vogue. More than that, it seems to carry a bit of a negative connotation to many people nowadays. This seems odd, since so much of what is going on in jazz at the moment is firmly in the tradition of that once proud genre. So ...
Esther Phillips: Performance
by Dan Bilawsky
The decades-long battle with drug addiction, which ultimately led to her untimely demise, contributed to vocalist Esther Phillips' status as a tragic second-tier figure in the larger annals of popular music history, but her music itself was often a triumph of soul-stirring ecstasy. By the time Phillips arrived at CTI's sister label, Kudu Records, her early ...
Taeko Kunishima: Late Autumn
by Lawrence Peryer
Pianist Taeko Kunishima's third record, Late Autumn, is an exciting work full of intriguing compositions, diverse instrumentation and top-notch performances. Any one or two of these attributes, as manifested on this album, would be enough to carry the day, but the presence of all three makes for a must-hear release. Kunishima's compositional skill ...
Jim Kuemmerle and the Triangle Jazz Project: Our Work Is Never Done
by Bridget A. Arnwine
The glory of the world is magnified when the beauty of the human spirit is on full display. When our fellow man decides to look beyond the self to see us all as one collective we, then the real work of improving the human condition can begin. As an elementary school student, Jim Kuemmerle's ...
Dick Griffin: Time Will Tell
by William Carey
This set of eight original tunes, all penned by trombonist/leader Dick Griffin is a testament to the old KISS adage: keep it simple, stupid. Get some good players together, write some straightforward melodies, and blow, and Griffin has assembled some good players “Could It Be the Blues" strikes the perfect mood to open ...
Toca Loca: Shed
by AAJ Italy Staff
Cominciamo dalla fine. In questo CD c'è una meravigliosa composizione di Frederic Rzewski per piano e percussioni, eseguita magistralmente, che da sola vale l'acquisto. Si inserisce in una teoria di pezzi che il compositore americano ha realizzato ispirandosi a melodie popolari del passato, variandole ed espandendole con una fantasia ma anche un rigore formidabili. Qui la ...
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