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Tim Berne / Jim Black / Nels Cline: The Veil

Read "The Veil" reviewed by Troy Collins

by Troy Collins
June 22, 2011

Recorded live at The Stone in New York City on a sweltering July evening in 2009, The Veil is the debut of BB&C (also known as The Sons of Champignon), an acronym for alto saxophonist Tim Berne, drummer Jim Black and guitarist Nels Cline--veteran improvisers with a long history of collaboration. Cline first recorded with Berne ...

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Orrin Evans: Freedom

by Dan Bilawsky
June 22, 2011

Philadelphia was a symbol of freedom long before Elton John ever penned his well-known tribute to tennis legend Billy Jean King. The city was a hotspot for American revolutionaries when the British were running the show, and Philadelphia played host to the First Continental Congress and the Second Continental Congress, which signed the Declaration of Independence. ...

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Chie Imaizumi: A Time of New Beginnings

by AAJ Italy Staff
June 22, 2011

Dal natio Giappone alla Berklee School of Music: è la via di Chie Umaizumi, compositrice, direttrice ed arrangiatrice, alla guida di un gruppo “tutte stelle," che con A Time of New Beginnings arriva al suo secondo album (dopo Unfailing Kindness sempre per la Capri Records) nella nuova patria. Il suo è un mainstream che si fa ...

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Patty Ascher: Bossa, Jazz ‘n’ Samba

Read "Bossa, Jazz ‘n’ Samba" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey
June 22, 2011

Brazilian singer Patty Ascher has an embarrassment of talent riches. She is an accomplished singer and songwriter who displays both talents convincingly on Bossa, Jazz 'n' Samba. Supported by a superb band, Ascher displays an impressive depth and breadth of lyric invention carefully arranged by an array of composers. Her voice is a well-balanced mezzo, creamy ...

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Orrin Evans: Freedom

Read "Freedom" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay
June 22, 2011

Orrin Evans' first three Posi-Tone releases formed a diverse but high-quality trilogy: the piano trio (Faith In Action, 2010); the freer, more left-field small band (Tarbaby's End Of Fear, 2010); and the hard-blowing and exciting big band (Captain Black Big Band, 2011). Hot on their heels comes Freedom, Evans' fourth album in less than two years. ...

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Andy Snitzer: Traveler

Read "Traveler" reviewed by Jeff Winbush

by Jeff Winbush
June 22, 2011

Even without uttering a single word, music can convey many moods, and Traveler, Andy Snitzer's first album in a decade, finds the saxophonist in a reflective mood. The degree of restraint and reserve in Snitzer's playing runs counter to many of his contemporaries, where loud and long soloing is standard operating procedure.If overplaying can ...

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Jamie Ruben: Groove-O-Ly-O-Scene

Read "Groove-O-Ly-O-Scene" reviewed by Florence Wetzel

by Florence Wetzel
June 22, 2011

Guitarist Jamie Ruben's Groove-O-Ly-O-Scene is an absolute treat for the ears. There's something deliciously mellow and laidback about this music, and at the risk of using a word that brings terror to many jazz fans, it is wonderfully smooth. Wait, don't stop reading! One dictionary defines “smooth" as “even and uninterrupted in flow or ...

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Marco Bardoscia: The Dreamer

by AAJ Italy Staff
June 22, 2011

Cosa ci fa uno standard come “Stella By Starlight," icona di miriadi di neo boppers e paladini del mainstream, come brano di apertura di The Dreamer, opera seconda (dopo Opening) di Marco Bardoscia, emergente rappresentante della new-wave del jazz pugliese? Semplicemente, oltre a rivelarsi una sorprendente versione, mette in chiaro quale approccio utilizzi il giovane contrabbassista ...

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David S. Ware / Cooper-Moore / William Parker / Muhammad Ali: Planetary Unknown

Read "Planetary Unknown" reviewed by Troy Collins

by Troy Collins
June 21, 2011

Renowned saxophonist David S. Ware continues to explore new avenues following his successful kidney transplant two years ago. Since then, Ware released Saturnian (AUM Fidelity, 2009), a stoic solo set, and Onecept (AUM Fidelity, 2010), a bristling trio excursion with bassist William Parker and drummer Warren Smith. Planetary Unknown surpasses even these notable recordings, featuring an ...

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Giancarlo Vulcano: My Funny Detective

by AAJ Italy Staff
June 21, 2011

All'origine c'è una sceneggiatura che non decolla, una detective-story sulla solitudine e sull'alcolismo sbiadita, che non riesce a sviluppare caratteri e personaggi, con numerose false partenze, e altrettanto numerosi momenti di impasse. Così Paul Meadows si rivolge al suo vecchio amico Giancarlo Vulcano, compositore e chitarrista che ha messo lo zampino in film quali “The Gangs ...