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Travis Sullivan: New Directions
by Bruce Lindsay
Travis Sullivan's New Directions, his Posi-Tone debut, is a rewarding trip through a mix of strong, self-penned, tunes and an unusual combination of covers. The saxophonist leads his quartet with style, emphasizing musicality and emotional engagement over displays of technique, and creating a sparkly collection that emphatically establishes his talents as a composer as well as ...
Brian Conigliaro: The Economics of Love
by AAJ Italy Staff
Detto che ognuno ha il diritto di autoprodursi quello che vuole, questo CD del chitarrista/armonicista Brian Conigliaro suscita in noi emozioni più consone ad un piano bar che non riflessioni degne di una vera e propria proposta artistica. La musica è stata registrata prevalentemente dal vivo in piccoli locali periferici dello stato di New York e ...
Dawes: Nothing Is Wrong
by Doug Collette
In the process of redefining rootsy rock and roll out from the West Coast, Dawes has had its profile heightened by association lately, with props from Jackson Browne in the pages of Rolling Stone and as accompanists for The Band's Robbie Robertson. But if the group's second album, Nothing Is Wrong, proves anything, it's that this ...
Pat Metheny: What's It All About
by John Kelman
Pat Metheny has released plenty of solo albums over the years, but One Quiet Night (Nonesuch, 2003) found him turning to a different modus operandi, imposing a series of restrictions: one guitar, one tuning, no overdubs. An intimate album of mostly original material, beyond three covers including Keith Jarrett's My Song" and Gerry & the Pacemakers' ...
Farmers By Nature: Out Of This World’s Distortions
by Nic Jones
Sometimes it feels like there's a glut of piano trios out there, so it could be argued that it takes something special for one to stand out. Whatever that special something might be, these guys have got it. Pianist Craig Taborn, bassist William Parker and drummer Gerald Cleaver have the ability to produce work that's never ...
Tedeschi Trucks Band: Revelator
by Doug Collette
A natural extension of Already Free (Victor, 2009), the most recent (but hopefully not the last) studio recording by The Derek Trucks Band, the debut album by the Tedeschi Trucks Band broadens the scope of this blues-rooted music with a bigger and proportionately versatile eleven-piece band. The entire unit kicks in on the catchy ...
Bachi da pietra: Insect Tracks [CD+DVD]
by AAJ Italy Staff
Insect Tracks inizia direttamente nel documentare l'interno dei processi di registrazione, l'artigianato del taglio dei nastri analogici, l'incisione del suono sulla pellicola. Poi succede che si spiega questa voce, che esce dal video, dallo schermo per parlare e sussurrare direttamente nella stanza in cui sei. Poi accade che da questa stanza si esce, facendosi guidare dalla ...
Koptor: Fire Sink
by Jerry D'Souza
Time and space have shaped the life of Kevin Brow. The Canadian-born drummer moved to Toronto when he was 19, and went on to play with some of the best jazz musicians including Mike Murley, Pat LaBarbera and David Braid. Six years later he moved to Copenhagen. This was significant in more ways than one: he ...
Phil Wilson - Makoto Ozone: Live!!
by AAJ Italy Staff
Ha fatto bene la Capri Records ad andare a ripescare questo simpaticissimo disco del duo di Phil Wilson al trombone e Makoto Ozone al pianoforte. Siamo nel 1982 ad una esibizione live al Berklee Performance Center: Phil Wilson è insegnante al famoso istituto e Makoto Ozone un promettente pianista giapponese che subito dopo entrerà nel quartetto ...
Colin Vallon Trio: Rruga
by Dan McClenaghan
The piano trio--piano, bass and drums--can seem something of an anachronism in a time when musical artists make use of synthesizers, electronics, laptops and loops to craft their sounds. But scores of pianists still go to the acoustic trio format as one of their primary means of expression. In looking toward jazz veterans, Keith Jarrett and ...


