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Eugenio Colombo - Raffaella Misiti: October Songs - Play the Songs of Leonard Cohen
by AAJ Italy Staff
In genere, l'impegno di jazzmen e artisti accademici di arricchire creativamente le pop-songs non funziona. Specie quando l'approccio è supponente e ostenta superiorità tecnica. Se invece il testo di partenza è considerato come perfetto in sé e funge da spunto melodico o frammento ritmico per perseguire un diverso obiettivo, una diversa narrazione, allora possono nascere perle ...
Uri Caine Trio: Siren
by Troy Collins
Siren is the first studio recording to feature pianist Uri Caine leading a traditional acoustic trio since 1998's Blue Wail (Winter & Winter). Since then, most of Caine's albums have alternated between radical reinterpretations of the work of revered classical composers like Beethoven, Mozart and Schummann, and the heavily amplified funk excursions of his Bedrock trio ...
Ivan Ivanov Quartet: Wild Flower
by Nenad Georgievski
Saxophonist Ivan Ivanov makes his maiden voyage as a leader on Wild Flower, a marvelous recording that is steeped in the modern post bop sound. A member of a younger generation of jazz artists in Macedonia that have gained musical education outside the country, Ivanov brings a breath of fresh air with his debut.
Cuong Vu 4-tet: Leaps of Faith
by AAJ Italy Staff
" Body And Soul ," “ All The Things You Are ," My Funny Valentine “. Tre standard, tra i più visitati/riletti/reinterpretati, in rapida sequenza. Ennesima incursione in melodie senza tempo per mascherare carenza di idee, ennesima dimostrazione di abilità ed esibizionismo strappa applausi, ennesimo tentativo di ridare vitalità alla corrente principale del jazz, ennesimo piatto ...
Jessy J: Hot Sauce
by Jeff Winbush
The third major album by saxophonist Jessica Spinella (a.k.a. Jessy J) reflects both a reliance on a proven formula and the stirrings of venturing into unexplored territory. Jessy's got a problem. She can attribute much of her success to veteran producer Paul Brown, whose other clients include Euge Groove, Rick Braun and Boney James. ...
Bill Dixon: Envoi
by AAJ Italy Staff
Poco più di un anno fa, il 16 giugno 2010, moriva Bill Dixon. Circa un anno dopo la Victo ha edito questo CD che riporta l'ultimo concerto del maestro, registrato il 22 maggio 2010 (quindi meno di un mese prima della sua morte) al 26° Festival International de Musique Actuelle di Victoriaville. Oltre a trovarci di ...
Gösta Berlings Saga: Glue Works
by Glenn Astarita
With its third release, Sweden's Gosta Berlings Saga articulates a story or two, correlating to the band moniker that is derived from a famous Swedish book, written by Selma Lagerlof, in 1891. It's the band's striking lyricism that rides above the power, grace and fluency and a profoundly balanced set, gushing with climactic theme-building episodes and ...
Rahsaan Barber: Everyday Magic
by Dan Bilawsky
An album title like Everyday Magic implies that inspired artistry can be as consistent and routine as the rising and setting of the sun and, while that's rarely the case, that philosophy basically rings true on this album. Saxophonist Rahsaan Barber put together a program of nine originals that detail his diversified stylistic portfolio and skills ...
JJ Grey and Mofro: Brighter Days
by Doug Collette
Anyone who's seen JJ Grey and Mofro since 2008 knows how the sparks that fly from their studio recordings catch fire when the band plays live. The audio component of Brighter Days, a combination CD and DVD set, proceeds almost breathlessly as the successive cuts appear at an ardent pace. Recorded in a single ...
Andrzej Serafin: L.S.D.
by Jerry D'Souza
L.S.D. makes a significant impact when the proponents of the acronym--vibraphonist Andrzej Serafin, harmonicist Robert Lenert and saxophonist Staszek Domarski--come together. The music they play evolves from different approaches, an ambient point of view drawing in both jazz and blues. Serafin was a founding member of Editions Quartet and the blues-rock group Blue Ink. ...
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