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The New Gary Burton Quartet: Common Ground

Read "Common Ground" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman
June 10, 2011

In a career now entering its sixth decade, vibraphonist Gary Burton has participated in plenty of one-off recordings, paying tribute to everyone from tango master Astor Piazzolla to mallet-men who have come before, like Lionel Hampton and Milt Jackson. His discography has been nothing if not unfailingly consistent--every recording meticulously conceived and flawlessly executed. A project, ...

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Steve Hudson Chamber Ensemble: Galactic Diamonds

Read "Galactic Diamonds" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay
June 10, 2011

Some people favor the big statement: the bling of an over-large jewel, the blinding distraction of too many sparkly things. Others have the good taste to know that the small stones shine most brightly. Pianist, composer and melodica player Steve Hudson is one of those people, and the debut recording from his Steve Hudson Chamber Ensemble, ...

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Elvers: Elvers

by John Eyles
June 10, 2011

Formed in 2008, before becoming known as Elvers, this improv trio gigged for awhile as Watson, Marsh and May. Maybe because that sounded too much like a '70s prog-rock group, they searched for another name, rejecting entries such as Between Gnomes, Corpse Embers or Yobs Set Fire to Sheep, and deciding upon Elvers. All ...

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Foton Quartet: Zomo Hall

by AAJ Italy Staff
June 10, 2011

Il jazz in Polonia è stato il primo in Europa ad assimilare il free, con i Jazz Darings di Tomasz Stanko, ma non ha poi sviluppato una corrente di ricerca sulla libera improvvisazione. Dagli anni settanta i gruppi e gli artisti più popolari del Jazz polacco hanno generalmente evitato la sperimentazione e le forme radicali, trovando ...

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Phish: 10.31.09 Festival 8: Indio, California

Read "10.31.09 Festival 8: Indio, California" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey
June 10, 2011

In 1994, Phish inaugurated the practice of covering a famous classic rock album as the second of three sets making up its Halloween concerts. The band termed these concerts its “musical costumes." The first classic recording it chose to honor was The Beatles' White Album (Apple, 1968). Since that time, Phish has honored, in 1995, The ...

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Har-You Percussion Group: Sounds of the Ghetto Youth

by AAJ Italy Staff
June 10, 2011

La prima rivolta nera si era verificata nel 1963 a Birmingham in Alabama. Nel 1964 era stata la volta di Harlem, e via via gli incidenti di Rochester, Chicago e Philadelphia con i loro bilanci di morti e feriti... Erano gli anni difficili, in cui gli afroamericani combattevano per la loro emancipazione e oltre alle lotte ...

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Falkner Evans: The Point Of The Moon

Read "The Point Of The Moon" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
June 10, 2011

It is natural to equate a bit of hubris with jazz, but pianist Falkner Evans checks his ego at the door on The Point Of The Moon.Like his previous trio session, Arc (CAP, 2007), he returns with bassist Belden Bullock and drummer Matt Wilson, but supplements things with the horn frontline of tenor saxophonist ...

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Extraordinary Popular Delusions: Apocryphal Fire in the Warehouse, and Other Explanations

Read "Apocryphal Fire in the Warehouse, and Other Explanations" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
June 9, 2011

The hit-and-miss improvisation of Extraordinary Popular Delusions has to be admired. The quartet's instant composing (or group improvisation) often begins like a psychodynamic free association, with the players relaying whatever comes into their minds. This music making without the censorship of preplanning or forethought can yield gems or germs. EPD band, whose previous ...

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Luca Donini Quartet: Live in USA

by AAJ Italy Staff
June 9, 2011

Registrato dal vivo in quel di Des Moines, Iowa, durante il JazzinJuly Festival del 2008, Live in USA evidenzia tutta la forza espressiva di cui è capace il quartetto di Luca Donini, una delle realtà più interessanti del panorama electric-jazz italiano. In scaletta troviamo solo tracce originali - cinque su otto firmate dal leader - che ...

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Pandelis Karayorgis: System of 5

Read "System of 5" reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose

by Raul d'Gama Rose
June 9, 2011

One of the most enduring qualities possessed by pianist Pandelis Karayorgis is his startling intellect, as well as the grace with which he announces his arrival. A truly gifted musician with a penchant for angularity, his playing is, nevertheless, beautifully logical, even when he is playing those darting arpeggios that a linear melody demands. However, every ...