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Tomas Janzon: Experiences

Read "Experiences" reviewed by Jim Santella

by Jim Santella
July 21, 2011

Hanging out with straight-ahead jazz from a veteran quartet is like vacationing in an out-of-the-way place where there are no cares for weeks on end. This place would lead to feeling good and being rested for a long time. Both jazz and vacation offer rare qualities without interference, and both provide stimulating forces from the inside ...

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Wayne Wallace: To Hear from There

Read "To Hear from There" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff
July 21, 2011

Il trombonista e compositore Wayne Wallace allestisce un affiatato quintetto per indagare i meandri della musica latina nelle sue diverse forme e stili, dal mambo al cha cha chà, dal funk alle sonorità di derivazione afro. Un miscuglio di suoni e colori che riesce a dar vita a una scaletta dal forte appeal, dove possiamo apprezzare ...

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Sarah Marie Young: Expressive

Read "Expressive" reviewed by Alex Marianyi

by Alex Marianyi
July 21, 2011

Who needs a drummer, anyway? Not Sarah Marie Young. It's a certainty that the Chicago-based vocalist has nothing personal against drummers, but despite the absence of drums and percussion on Expressive, the rhythmic intensity, drive and energy they normally bring to the music are certainly not lacking. Expressive's tracks demonstrate considerable variety, from ...

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Riccardo Tesi & Banditaliana: Madreperla

by AAJ Italy Staff
July 21, 2011

La prima impressione che ci arriva da questo nuovo capitolo della saga targata Banditaliana lascia francamente un po' interdetti. Si tratta di una canzone, una di quelle tipiche firmate da Maurizio Geri, nello specifico a due mani (e due voci) con Giua. Si badi: non scandalizza certo l'abbinamento, ma è proprio il risultato in sé a ...

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Oscar Penas: From Now On

Read "From Now On" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
July 21, 2011

The music on From Now On is modern jazz marinated in the seductive flavors of Spain and South America. Guitarist Oscar Peñas' path lead him from Barcelona to Brooklyn, NY, and this geographic duality is ever-present in the intriguing blend of music that's presented on this, his debut for BJU records. While Iberian-influenced ...

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Vladislav Delay: Vladislav Delay Quartet

by AAJ Italy Staff
July 20, 2011

Progetto su cui Vladislav Delay (pseudonimo dietro cui si cela il musicista svedese Sasu Ripatti) si è particolarmente concentrato negli ultimi mesi - e che può anche essere letto in continuità con il Moritz Von Oswald Trio, in cui lo stesso Delay siede alla batteria - questo quartetto ha una struttura marcatamente jazzistica, con uno strumento ...

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Tianna Hall: Never Let Me Go

Read "Never Let Me Go" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey
July 20, 2011

Never Let Me Go is Houston-native vocalist Tianna Hall's third release, and first for Blue Bamboo Music, following her self-produced Lost in the Stars (2007) and Ballads and Bossas (2010). Hall has preferred the intimacy of smaller accompaniment on her first two recordings, a preference she carries to Never Let Me Go. The singer is support ...

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Francois Couturier: Tarkovsky Quartet

Read "Tarkovsky Quartet" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman
July 20, 2011

He may have passed away a quarter century ago, but the spirit of Russian film director Andrey Tarkovsky continues to loom large, and not just in the world of cinema. The connection between film and music has long been an intimate one, dating back to the early silent days, when pianists provided a live (and often ...

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Sergio Armaroli Axis Quartet: Prayer and Request

by AAJ Italy Staff
July 20, 2011

Quello proposto dal vibrafonista Sergio Armaroli, insieme a un quartetto affiatato, non è il classico progetto con lo strumento del leader al centro di ogni discorso melodico e formale, ma è un tentativo - intrapreso, ricercato e riuscito - di mettere in equilibrio scrittura e improvvisazioni, momenti solisti e movimento d'insieme. Grande risalto dunque al sax ...

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Pitom: Blasphemy and Other Serious Crimes

by AAJ Italy Staff
July 20, 2011

Pitom - progetto acclamato e prodotto da John Zorn - guidato da Yoshie Frutcher, chitarrista, bassista e compositore è uno strano miscuglio di umori scuri e travagliati, con dosi massicce di rock, melodie klezmer, variazioni prog. Blasphemy and Other Serious Crimes è un'atipica colonna sonora ad episodi (non c'è cantato), ma compaiono spesso all'interno dei brani ...