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Mark O'Leary / Peter Friis-Nielsen / Stefan Pasborg: Stoj

by Mark Corroto
May 4, 2011

In the aptly named Guerilla Series, for Ayler Records, this trio does, indeed, fight a “little war," recording this limited release (400 copies) as a hit-and-run ambush of destruction and noise. Støj is quite surprising for O'Leary, whose previous outings found him detailing more muted sounds with the likes of Supersilent on St. ...

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Jaco Pastorius: Donna Lee Live at Budokan ‘82

by AAJ Italy Staff
May 3, 2011

Il bassista americano Jaco Pastorius è stato un artista straordinario che ha caratterizzato la sua esistenza con comportamenti impulsivi spesso bizzarri ed incomprensibili, ma sempre sostanzialmente generosi, anche se spesso autodistruttivi. Questo altalenarsi esistenziale ha segnato anche il suo percorso artistico, pieno di alti e bassi, specialmente negli ultimi anni della sua tormentata esistenza. L'avventura con ...

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Michael Marcus: For Yes!

by AAJ Italy Staff
May 3, 2011

Michael Marcus è un multi-strumentista specialista del clarinetto e dei sassofoni, oltre che di una serie di particolari strumenti ad ancia. Ha iniziato a suonare professionalmente in importanti blues band (Albert King, Bobby Blue Band, etc) per poi diventare negli anni novanta una figura importante della scena free, senza mai dimenticare la tradizione e la forza ...

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The Resonance Ensemble: Kafka in Flight

Read "Kafka in Flight" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
May 3, 2011

Until the formation of The Resonance Ensemble in 2007, Ken Vandermark's writing for large ensembles had been limited to his electro-acoustic Territory Band and Peter Brötzmann's sprawling free jazz Chicago Tentet. With this 10-man group, he succeeds in what he works so very hard at with the Vandermark 5. Like V5, his working band, he is ...

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Mark Rapp's Melting Pot: Good Eats

Read "Good Eats" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
May 3, 2011

Legendary saxophonist Lou Donaldson doesn't subscribe to a one-size-fits-all approach in his own music making. His oeuvre, which spans more than half a century, touches on bop, hard bop, soul-jazz, and funk, with each setting allowing for a different aspect of his musical personality to shine. In crafting a tribute to Donaldson, trumpeter Mark Rapp honors ...

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Walt Weiskopf: Walt Weiskopf: Quartet Live

Read "Walt Weiskopf: Quartet Live" reviewed by Doron Orenstein

by Doron Orenstein
May 3, 2011

Besides being the tenor man onstage with Steely Dan, Walt Weiskopf is first and foremost a prolific solo artist. With over 15 critically acclaimed recordings as a leader, Walt is not one to rest on laurels collected over the course of years, playing alongside legends such as Buddy Rich, Frank Sinatra, Toshiko Akiyoshi, and The Vanguard ...

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Cuong Vu: Leaps of Faith

Read "Leaps of Faith" reviewed by Jerry D'Souza

by Jerry D'Souza
May 3, 2011

Over the last 10 years, trumpeter Cuong Vu has made an impact as an innovator who filters music through the prism of his imagination. He has been agile enough to fit into bands as diverse as those led by Myra Melford and Pat Metheny, and has also carved a niche for himself as a leader who ...

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Dan Tepfer Trio: Five Pedals Deep

by AAJ Italy Staff
May 3, 2011

Mentre s'annuncia l'uscita, per il giugno prossimo, di un suo ambizioso progetto sulle Goldberg Variations, il giovane pianista statunitense Dan Tepfer presenta il terzo lavoro in trio con nuovi partner. Non ancora trentenne Dan ha al suo attivo ottime credenziali e formative esperienze. Dopo il diploma e un master al New England Conservatory di Boston sotto ...

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Jane Ira Bloom: Wingwalker

Read "Wingwalker" reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose

by Raul d'Gama Rose
May 3, 2011

On Wingwalker, as on her other albums, soprano saxophonist/electronics manipulator Jane Ira Bloom concerns herself with all things mysterious and beautiful. On this album, however, she does considerably more. The saxophonist has connected with the seemingly magical elements that lead her to expand the imagination. She does so as she lets the voice of her straight ...

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Baby Blue: We Don't Know

by AAJ Italy Staff
May 3, 2011

Secondo album per la band toscana Baby Blue. Dieci canzoni rock dalla sola apparenza “sporca," in realità dagli arrangiamenti e suoni estremamente definiti e crudi. I momenti più interessanti all'interno dei brani sono senz'altro frutto di una buona scrittura e di una buona visione del rapporto strofa/ritornello. Un primo obiettivo della band deve essere stato, sicuramente, ...