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Brian Lynch and Spheres Of Influence: ConClave Vol. 2

Read "ConClave Vol. 2" reviewed by Edward Blanco

by Edward Blanco
August 31, 2011

Long an exponent of Afro-Cuban rhythms and Latin jazz music, trumpeter/educator Brian Lynch presents a fine selection of originals and standards in another Latin-styled album, grounded in a strong modern jazz foundation. ConClave Vol. 2 draws on obvious elements of Latin music and contains the influence within a framework of a jazz project, as opposed to ...

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Francesco Turrisi: Fotografia

Read "Fotografia" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson
August 31, 2011

It would be simplistic to call pianist Francesco Turrisi an experimenter, though his music embraces myriad cultural influences, from his native Italy through the length and breadth of the Mediterranean, straddling the centuries, and imbibing from sources as diverse as baroque, Moorish airs and jazz; simplistic, because his music flows as naturally as a river follows ...

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AA.VV.: The Breaks - 15th Anniversary Crystal Edition

by AAJ Italy Staff
August 30, 2011

Destini e destinazioni della musica nera si incrociano in questa raccolta - nuovo capitolo di una fortunata serie della sempre hip Harmless - dedicata ai brani più campionati dagli alfieri dell'hip-hop. Si incrociano perché di base The Breaks suona, seppur ottima, come una delle tante raccolte di soul, funk e R&B in circolazione, ma è anche ...

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AA.VV.: Mellow Mellow - 15th Anniversary Crystal Edition

by AAJ Italy Staff
August 30, 2011

Curioso il destino - potenziale - di questa raccolta: quelle che per molti ascoltatori esigenti potrebbero sembrare solo canzoni melense e fondamentalmente da dimenticare [a meno di non avere qualche ricordo sentimentale annesso], hanno ispirato pochi mesi fa sulle pagine di The Wire, una serie di stimolanti considerazioni sul ruolo della memoria da parte del sempre ...

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Steve Coleman and Five Elements: The Mancy of Sound

Read "The Mancy of Sound" reviewed by Mark F. Turner

by Mark F. Turner
August 30, 2011

A saxophonist of a different order--part griot, theorist, numerologist, and incessant seeker of knowledge-- Steve Coleman continues to forge new paths in creative music. He's influenced more of today's forward thinking artists than almost anyone in recent memory with his proven M-Base concepts. His critically acclaimed 2010 recording, Harvesting Semblances and Affinities (Pi Recordings), was a ...

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Claire Daly: Mary Joyce Project: Nothing To Lose

Read "Mary Joyce Project: Nothing To Lose" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
August 30, 2011

Saxophonist Claire Daly has always been a true original and, as it turns out, part of that is in her DNA. Mary Joyce Project: Nothing To Lose is a musical/genealogical journey through the life of Daly's father's first cousin, Mary Joyce, who lived her life the way she wanted to, rather than succumbing to societal expectations ...

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Todd Clouser: A Love Electric

Read "A Love Electric" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff
August 30, 2011

Todd Clouser ha lasciato gli Stati Uniti ed è emigrato in Messico, nella penisola Los Cabos, alla ricerca di un differente approccio ai ritmi della vita. E inevitabilmente ai ritmi della musica. In questo suo terzo album da 'messicano' ha voluto al suo fianco un trombettista molto noto come Steven Bernstein, sempre efficace e affilato nelle ...

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John Brown Trio: Dancing With Duke: An Homage To Duke Ellington

Read "Dancing With Duke: An Homage To Duke Ellington" reviewed by Edward Blanco

by Edward Blanco
August 30, 2011

The history of jazz would not be complete without an understanding of just how influential Duke Ellington was to its development. North Carolina bassist John Brown appreciates the impact Edward Kennedy Ellington has had on American music, especially jazz, and offers his own tribute to the icon on Dancing with Duke: An Homage to Duke Ellington. ...

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Ettore Fioravanti: Le vie del pane e del fuoco

by AAJ Italy Staff
August 30, 2011

Decolla lentamente questo lavoro del nuovo quartetto di Ettore Fioravanti, che include due giovani leve della scuola romana accanto a un navigato musicista come Marcello Allulli. Le prime due tracce, infatti, suonano un po' troppo rilassate, poco inventive e alla fin fine un po' già sentite, sul solco di quel jazz melodico del quale lo stesso ...

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Randy Weston: Blue Moses

Read "Blue Moses" reviewed by Eugene Holley, Jr.

by Eugene Holley, Jr.
August 30, 2011

Brooklyn-born, six-foot-seven octogenarian pianist/composer Randy Weston has literally been a larger-than-life jazz force for six decades: his percussive pianism was forged from a distinguished keyboard continuum, ranging from Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk to John Lewis; his “Little Niles" and “Hi-Fly" are well-worn jazz standards; and the pianist may well be the greatest exponent of the ...