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Felice Clemente Quartet: Nuvole di carta
by AAJ Italy Staff
Giunto all'ottavo disco da leader, il trentasettenne sassofonista milanese si presenta qui con un collaudato e qualificatissimo quartetto (lo stesso che, con l'aggiunta di Bebo Ferra, aveva dato vita al precedente Blue Of Mine) per proporre un jazz moderno assai dinamico e colorato, dalle multiformi ispirazioni, ancorché dall'impianto piuttosto tradizionale. Il lavoro parte con grande intensità, ...
Ellis Marsalis: A New Orleans Christmas Carol
by Dan Bilawsky
Christmas music doesn't usually come into stores, radios and homes until Thanksgiving time but, in a year when snow covered the East Coast before Halloween, early arrivals seem to be the norm. Guitarist Doug Munro delivered a Django Reinhardt-styled set of holiday classics on A Very Gypsy Christmas (GotMusic, 2011) in September; pianist Geri Allen tackled ...
Julius Hemphill - Peter Kowald: Live at Kassiopeia
by AAJ Italy Staff
Se si eccettua il breve episodio berlinese [registrato nel 1990] inserito in Duos 2: Europa-America-Japan, queste registrazioni finora inedite registrate al Kassiopeia di Wuppertal nel 1987 rappresentano una rara e preziosa occasione per ascoltare insieme due dei più originali e straordinarie personalità della musica improvvisata degli ultimi quarant'anni, purtroppo entrambe prematuramente scomparse. Si potrebbe sostenere, non ...
Chick Corea / Stefano Bollani: Orvieto
by Ian Patterson
Though Chick Corea and Stefano Bollani hail from opposite sides of the Atlantic they're kindred spirits in many ways. Two of jazz's more prolific musicians, both have explored music in any number of settings. Both embrace the roots and traditions of jazz yet refuse to be shackled. A love of Latin melodies is also common ground, ...
Erik Friedlander: Bonebridge
by AAJ Italy Staff
Forse qualche sprovveduto potrebbe chiedersi cosa ci faccia un violoncello in un gruppo di musica folk, ma invece Friedlander, sin dal primo ascolto di questo suo Bonebridge, sembra proprio voler dimostrare come il suo strumento sia irrinunciabile per suonare musica acustica della tradizione statunitense. Come si sarà capito infatti, stavolta non stiamo parlando né di avanguardia, ...
Simin Tander: Wagma
by Ian Patterson
Vocal improvisation rarely strays far from scat, so it's something worth celebrating when a voice emerges with a distinct vocabulary. Afghan/German singer/composer Simin Tander is such a voice, and her debut is an intriguing offering of compositions sung in English, Spanish and her own, striking improvisations. Backed by a piano-led jazz trio which is both sympathetically ...
Neil Yates: Five Countries
by Bruce Lindsay
Trumpeter Neil Yates has an extensive discography, covering an impressive range of musical styles, but Five Countries is only his second album as leader, and his debut for Wales' Edition Records. Joined by guitarist Zsolt Bende and percussionist Cormac Byrne, Yates has produced a melodic and atmospheric collection of tunes which fuses jazz and folk music. ...
Duduka Da Fonseca Trio: Plays Toninho Horta
by Dan Bilawsky
A disproportionate number of Brazilian-focused albums centered on one composer's work have been devoted to exploring the music of Antonio Carlos Jobim, but he's hardly the only composer from that locale deserving of the tribute treatment. Countless others have become ambassadors who spread the wonders of Brazil through their music, and nobody is more qualified to ...
Robert Kusiolek / Anton Sjarov / Ksawery Wojcinski / Klaus Kugel: Nuntium
by Eyal Hareuveni
Polish-born/German-resident , composer/accordionist Robert Kusiolek has created an arresting concept of sounds, themes and patterns for his debut as a leader. Nuntium features minimal improvisation that draws from modern contemporary and avant-garde aesthetics, as well as jazz and folk and ethnic traditions. All seven cinematic improvisations feature a clear architecture and stress intimate and receptive interplay ...
Steven Wilson: Grace for Drowning
by John Kelman
Not that he wasn't already busy when, amidst being a driving force behind No-Man, Incredible Expanding Mindfuck and Porcupine Tree, singer/multi-instrumentalist Steven Wilson released his first proper solo recording, Insurgentes (Kscope, 2009), but the past two years have been even more hectic. His outstanding work bringing the King Crimson catalogue into the 21st century with revealing ...
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