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Marty Nau Group: Mood Ebony

Read "Mood Ebony" reviewed by Greg Simmons

by Greg Simmons
May 17, 2011

An all-clarinet album is a rare thing in jazz these days. The B-flat clarinet has an old-fashioned sound, ubiquitous in the early days of jazz, but gradually replaced by the bigger, deeper, and often more aggressive reed sound of the saxophones. Early New Orleans bands at the birth of the form almost always featured the “stick," ...

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Lindeborg/Johansson Duo: Thoughtful World

Read "Thoughtful World" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff
May 17, 2011

La lunga collaborazione fra la pianista Susanna Lindeborg ed il sassofonista tenore Ove Johansson continua, confermando la loro padronanza del linguaggio jazzistico. Su questo Thoughtful World i due, invece di farsi accompagnare da una sezione ritmica, preferiscono i computer portatili. Il risultato è molto appariscente ma non incontrerà il favore di tutti ma la passione dei ...

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Nektar: Remember The Future - Deluxe Edition

Read "Remember The Future - Deluxe Edition" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
May 17, 2011

This deluxe/digitally remastered version of British progressive-rock band Nektar's iconic Remember the Future (1973) features a full second disc with a live performance of other works, culled from a 2007 concert in Brazil. The original two-part recording of “Remember the Future," is followed by a live rendition, although no information is provided in the ...

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Antonio Forcione: Discografia di Antonio Forcione

by AAJ Italy Staff
May 16, 2011

Il detto “nemo propheta in patria" sembra adattarsi particolarmente bene ai chitarristi acustici italiani, frequentemente costretti a emigrare olte frontiera per poter trovare uno sbocco discografico e concertistico professionale su circuiti internazionali che offrono possibilità ben maggiori rispetto alla scena musicale italiana, da sempre poco ricettiva nei confronti di un genere considerato un po' troppo frettolosamente ...

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Sun Ra Arkestra: Sunrise in Different Dimensions

by AAJ Italy Staff
May 16, 2011

C'è sempre un buon motivo per portarsi a casa un disco di Sun Ra, qualsiasi disco di Sun Ra. Nel caso di Sunrise in Different Dimensions, giunto alla quarta ristampa (la seconda in CD dopo le due edizioni in Lp), di motivi buoni ce ne sono almeno due. Il primo, di natura, per così dire, accidentale, ...

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Tcha Limberger - Herman Schamp: Guitar Duo: Standards

Read "Standards" reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose

by Raul d'Gama Rose
May 16, 2011

Sometimes it takes people a few extra revolutions of the earth to catch onto the art of certain musicians. The stunning repertoire of the young Gypsy multi-instrumentalist and composer, Tcha Limberger is a case in point. A prodigious talent from his very early years, when he performed with the family band Di Piotto's, Limberger has made ...

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Art Hirahara: Noble Path

Read "Noble Path" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
May 16, 2011

Art Hirahara has gained the most notice for his work on saxophonist Fred Ho's adventurous outings, but the pianist's own music, while occasionally outward bound, often has a more immediately accessible sound to it. Featuring eight pieces from Hirahara's pen and four newly arranged classics, Noble Path is a piano trio record that's both commonplace and ...

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Adam Schroeder: A Handful of Stars

by AAJ Italy Staff
May 16, 2011

Concentrandosi sul mainstream avanzato, la Capri Records si è ormai costruita una sua immagine ed un suo profilo ben preciso. L'esordio come leader del sassofonista baritono Adam Schroeder, accompagnato da un rodato trio intorno al chitarrista Graham Dechter, conferma la 'linea editoriale' della casa discografica. Formatosi nel mondo delle big band americane, il lavoro di Schroeder ...

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Joelle Leandre Tentet & Trio: Can You Hear Me?

Read "Can You Hear Me?" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni

by Eyal Hareuveni
May 16, 2011

It is quite rare to find recordings of composed works by French double-bassist Joëlle Léandre. Léandre has gained a justified reputation as an innovative virtuoso of the double-bass, a masterful free improviser, and as an imaginative collaborator, mostly in small, intimate outfits. This double-disc set, with its first half featuring Léandre's composed work for a tentet, ...

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Benny Green Trio: Source

by Larry Taylor
May 16, 2011

Benny Green, now 48, is entering his middle years. Early on he was hailed as a budding master; today he has fully blossomed into one of the jazz world's finest pianists. Equally comfortable with a fast-paced piece and or a sensitive ballad, he is a go-to guy for sessions as back-up or leader. His last recordings ...