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Jason Moran: Ten
by AAJ Italy Staff
Dieci anni di vita per Bandwagon, il trio guidato dal pianista Jason Moran con il bassista Tarus Mateen e il batterista Nasheet Waits. Giusto celebrarne la coesione espressiva e l'efficacissima capacità di sintesi che ha dimostrato in questo decennio di dischi e concerti, gettando in un certo senso un ponte - di magistrale architettura - tra ...
Brulee: New Beginnings
by C. Michael Bailey
Jazz has always been about being musically clever in inventive ways. Consider only Charlie Parker saying, on October 24, 1947, “I'm going to play “Embraceable You," winking, and then playing a completely different melody over the harmonic structure, and the cleverness in jazz is defined. Now, add a sense of humor to the proceedings and the ...
Joseph Daley Earth Tones Ensemble: The Seven Deadly Sins
by Raul d'Gama Rose
The Seven Deadly Sins comprises some of the most monumental music to have been composed and recorded in quite some time. Significantly, this does not only refer to the seven-part suite of the title, but also the second track “Ballade of the Fallen African Warrior," another extended piece with multiple sections. Joseph Daley, master of the ...
Jack Donahue: Parade
by Dan Bilawsky
Parade is an odd name for an album that's largely built on material of a subtle nature. This CD takes its name from the opening track, “Before The Parade Passes By," but vocalist Jack Donahue doesn't barrel through this song--or most others--like a fast-moving float. He usually prefers to use his pipes to tell a story, ...
Schlippenbach Quartet: At Quartier Latin
by Mark Corroto
Released as part of the limited edition box FMP im Rückblick--in Retrospect (1969 - 2010), this recording by pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach's Quartet, At Quartier Latin, is an incomparable time capsule that documents a crucial period in European improvisation and the development of today's jazz luminaries. Available separately from the 12-CD box, this disc ...
David Lopato: Many Moons
by Karl Ackermann
Pianist/composer, David Lopato's long career has included turns with prominent players in the fields of avant-garde jazz and classical, world music, theater, free improvisation and modern jazz. In particular, he has done outstanding jazz work with Gerry Hemingway, David Mott, Wadada Leo Smith and Joe Lovano. Given the wide and varied circles Lopato travels in, it ...
Pandelis Karayorgis Quintet: System of 5
by Glenn Astarita
One of the major attributes of System of 5 pertains to the modality of New England area pianist Pandelis Karayorgis, which lies between modern jazz, with heavy rhythmic nods to Thelonious Monk, and a newer slant that parallels the current state of jazz imperialism. Backed by a new band, the musicians overlap mainstream persuasions with tricky ...
Al Di Meola: Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody
by Stephen Wood
Those who follow the guitar world are likely to be familiar with Al Di Meola, either from his stint with Return to Forever or his own,four-decade solo career. As wide-reaching as the possibilities of his fretboard, from electric jazz fusion to acoustic world music, Di Meola has built a reputation as a fantastic guitarist. Unencumbered by ...
Peter Evans Quintet: Ghosts
by Mark Corroto
The Peter Evans Quintet's Ghosts acts as a sort of back-to-the-future recording--that is, if the present were 2021. This inaugural release on the trumpeter's own label has a standard trumpet/piano/bass/drums setup, plus the incorporation of real-time, live electronic processing to make up the full quintet. Listening to any recording by Evans often prompts the ...
Patty Ascher: Bossa, Jazz 'n' Samba
by Dan Bilawsky
In addition to serving as an album title, Bossa, Jazz 'n' Samba could also serve as the defining mantra for a good portion of the albums on the Zoho Music label. While that company has released a wide variety of discs, covering Afro-Cuban cookers (Arturo O'Farrill), rock-solid blues (Ike Turner), and updated takes on the tango ...
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