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James Farm: James Farm

Read "James Farm" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman
May 3, 2011

A byproduct of special event programming at jazz festivals is that sometimes lead to greater things. When guitarist Pat Metheny reunited with vibraphonist Gary Burton's mid-'70s quartet as part of his By Invitation series at the 2005 Montreal Jazz Festival, there were no plans to tour the world in subsequent years and release Quartet Live (Concord, ...

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Animation (Bob Belden - Tim Hagans): Asiento

by AAJ Italy Staff
May 2, 2011

Bob Belden e Tim Hagans, con il loro gruppo elettrico Animation, si prendono una bella licenza poetica e rileggono integralmente il capolavoro milesiano Bitches Brew in uno scenario modernissimo che prende liberamente dall'hip hop e dal drum'n'bass, senza perdere di vista le geniali soluzioni strutturali che Miles Davis aveva messo a punto proprio per quel doppio ...

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Luca Luciano: Partenope

Read "Partenope" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson
May 2, 2011

Italian composer/clarinetist Luca Luciano holds a unique position as the only fulltime jazz-clarinet/classical music professor in the UK, a chair he holds at Leeds College of Music. His previous recording, Neaopolis (Redkite Records, 2004)--a suite accompanied by pianist Franco Piccino--was a thrilling exploration of the relationship between composed and improvised music, and highlighted Luciano's facility in ...

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I.Overdrive Trio: Hommage à Syd Barrett

Read "Hommage à Syd Barrett" reviewed by Anthony Shaw

by Anthony Shaw
May 2, 2011

I.Overdrive Trio Hommage à Syd Barrett is a tribute to the late instigator and creative impetus for early Pink Floyd, often regarded as the 1960s' master of popular musical experimentation. Along with the very familiar tunes and frequently accurate reproduction of original timbres, the French trio subjects all songs to extremes of interpretation, while investigating a ...

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Alberto Capelli Alkord: Mini-Male

by AAJ Italy Staff
May 2, 2011

Mini-Male è il terzo episodio di Alkord, il quintetto quasi esclusivamente cordofono (fanno eccezione la batteria di Stefano Rapicavoli, e, solo nel primo brano, il piano di Nico Menci) fondato dal chitarrista Alberto Capelli per dar forma ad una sintesi musicale, principalmente tra jazz e flamenco, ma con aperture alla classica, all'avanguardia, al rock. E, forse ...

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Ken Silverman Septet: From Emptiness

Read "From Emptiness" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian
May 2, 2011

Guitarist/oudist/composer Ken Silverman's From Emptiness is an overtly theatrical and intensely spiritual work. From the abstract, Zen-like, black and white cover art to the chanting of the Buddhist Monk and Sanshin player Kossan that opens and closes the record, the profound spirituality of the music is quite apparent. The titles of the tunes ...

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Ellery Eskelin - Gerry Hemingway: Inbetween Spaces

by AAJ Italy Staff
May 2, 2011

Il dinoccolato sassofono di Eskelin e la poliedrica percussione di Hemingway sembrano conoscersi da sempre e non solo per la straordinaria profondità di dialogo che riescono a instaurare in questo bellissimo disco. Da un'ipotesi iniziale fatta di sostanziali contrasti e quindi di suono contrapposto alla percussione o di melodia sovrapposta alla pulsione, nasce invece una musica ...

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Bastian Weinhold: River Styx

Read "River Styx" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
May 2, 2011

In Greek Mythology, the River Styx was said to separate the world of the living from the world of the dead. With this in mind, it be assumed that drummer Bastian Weinhold's debut might be a drab journey filled with gloom, but that's not the case. A dark, aggressive side certainly comes out in a lot ...

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Renaud Garcìa-Fons: Méditerranées

by AAJ Italy Staff
May 2, 2011

Viaggio immaginario nella musica del mediterraneo, ricco di ritmi, suggestioni e splendide sonorità, pensato e raccontato da quel singolare musicista che è Renaud Garcìa-Fons. Francese di origina catalane, figlio di un pittore, compositore, contrabbassista e multistrumentista, Garcìa-Fons ci ha abituato a lavori di grande spessore, ma questo Mediterranées è forse una spanna sopra ad altri. E ...

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Alexander Tucker: Dorwytch

Read "Dorwytch" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
May 2, 2011

Adventurous British multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Alexander Tucker celebrates his freshman release for Chicago-based Thrill Jockey Records. Tucker is a sound-sculptor, known for his collaborations with like-minded musicians who skirt the edge of rock, minimalism, electronica and other mediums, where fundamentals transcend into embryonic vehicles. Here, Tucker brandishes a chamber-tinted, anti-pop program, resplendent with memorable material and ...