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The H2 Big Band: You're It!

Read "You're It!" reviewed by Edward Blanco

by Edward Blanco
July 20, 2011

For those who can enjoy and fully appreciate the pulsating sounds of contemporary big bands, You're It! is a powerful musical encounter not to be missed. Led by two educators from the University of Denver's Lamont School of Music--renowned trumpeter Al Hood and co-leader, pianist Dave Hanson--have assembled a seventeen-piece ensemble including some of Denver's finest, ...

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Emoticons feat. Danilo Rea: No Project

by AAJ Italy Staff
July 19, 2011

C'è la voglia di esplorare diversi sentieri stilistici e diversi repertori al centro dell'idea musicale sviluppata dagli Emoticons, band composta da Danilo Rea e alcuni giovani musicisti molto interessanti. Otto i brani nel programma di No Project, dove possiamo rintracciare due originali di sicuro spessore, come la piacevole “Giuro, è quasi pop" a firma del chitarrista ...

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Wolfert Brederode Quartet: Post Scriptum

Read "Post Scriptum" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman
July 19, 2011

At a time when the world is becoming an increasingly busy and, in some cases, hostile place, it's easy to forget the power of music, to create a space away from the demands and stresses of day-to-day life, where it's possible to just sit back, absorb, and become absorbed in something transcendent. Music doesn't always have ...

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Dan Raphael / Rich Halley / Carson Halley: Children of the Blue Supermarket

Read "Children of the Blue Supermarket" reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose

by Raul d'Gama Rose
July 19, 2011

The relationship between word and music dates back to before their appearance around the time of King David, who presided over the greatest union of the two, sang and probably danced to his own Psalms. According to John the Evangelist, in principio erat verbum--or, as the Latin from his most celebrated introduction to his Gospel--states, “At ...

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Jóhann Jóhannsson: The Miners’ Hymns

by AAJ Italy Staff
July 19, 2011

Il rapporto tra la musica del compositore islandese Jóhann Jóhannsson e le immagini è da sempre stato fortissimo, quando non inscindibile, vuoi per i tanti progetti di sonorizzazione che lo hanno visto e lo vedono protagonista, vuoi per una evidente qualità evocativa delle sue partiture, le cui dilatazioni invitano naturalmente all'immaginazione visuale. La conferma viene dal ...

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Drumprints: Drums & Percussion

by AAJ Italy Staff
July 19, 2011

Pensandoci bene sarebbe più adatto e competente a recensire Drums & Percussion (non a caso registrato dal vivo) un giornalista sportivo piuttosto che un critico musicale, tale deve essere la quantità di movimenti, la potenza muscolare, la coordinazione nell'esecuzione di brani come “8421" o “Panamerica". Il sudore, la fatica, la concentrazione, la precisione, la disciplina hanno ...

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SuperJazzers: SuperJazzers: Vol. 1

Read "SuperJazzers: Vol. 1" reviewed by Doron Orenstein

by Doron Orenstein
July 19, 2011

A scenic and vibrant city nestled in a landscape of lush scenery, Portland, Oregon is not exactly known for its jazz scene. However, Superjazzers' Vol. 1 represents the city with a depth and refinement normally associated with the jazz greats in New York, as well as other major jazz towns. Although group name ...

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Joey DeFrancesco - Robi Botos - Vito Rezza - Phil Dwyer: One Take - Volume Four

Read "One Take - Volume Four" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff
July 18, 2011

"No rehearsals, no overdubs, no edits, just raw, untouched and inspired performances, in One Take!". Recita così il retro del CD pubblicato da Alma Records, il quarto volume della serie One Take, ovvero registrazioni proposte senza particolari accorgimenti di produzione, in maniera diretta, naturale. I protagonisti della sessione sono: Joey DeFrancesco, sempre puntuale all'Hammond e voglioso ...

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Hiromi: Voice

by Ian Patterson
July 18, 2011

Hiromi's Voice--her seventh album for Telarc--carries the hallmarks of her previous works: prodigious piano playing, a dash of electro-funk, and strong melodic hooks, served up in a power trio setting. What has changed is the personnel, with Hiromi's rhythm section since' 04 of drummer Martin Valihora and bassist Tony Grey making way for all-rounder Simon Phillips ...

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Fred Frith: Clearing Customs

Read "Clearing Customs" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff
July 18, 2011

Questo progetto di Fred Frith, che vede coinvolti musicisti di diversa nazionalità e formazione, approda alla documentazione ufficiale su CD, a distanza di circa quattro anni dalle esibizioni dal vivo e registrazioni di studio effettuate in Germania sotto l'egida della Südwestrundfunk, in occasione della rassegna New Jazz Meeting. Aiutato con buona probabilità dal lavoro di editing, ...