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Jane Ira Bloom: Wingwalker
by Greg Simmons
Saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom is a first-class improviser and composer, and delivers a compelling case for herself on Wingwalker. Full of inventive original compositions, fine performances, and Bloom's rich, natural tone, this record is a standout. Although the soprano saxophone is less frequently heard, this record boldly demands its place at the table with its curved-bell ...
Harris Eisenstadt: Canada Day II
by Mark Corroto
If you believe most recordings by drummer/composers are positive statements, then Harris Eisenstadt's Canada Day II is more than a glass half full. It is a brimming cup of music. The disc follows 2009's Canada Day, on Portugal's Clean Feed label, with the same lineup. Eisenstadt infuses each recording with a buoyancy and high-spiritedness, ...
Donatello D'Attoma: Logos
by AAJ Italy Staff
Davvero non male questo Logos, debutto discografico del giovane pianista e compositore pugliese Donatello D'Attoma qui supportato da un'affiatata sezione ritmica, con Camillo Pace al contrabbasso e Lello Patruno alla batteria, e, in veste di ospite, da Gaetano Partipilo al sax alto. Una raccolta di brani, molti diversi tra loro, che vedono D'Attoma alternarsi al pianoforte ...
Shawn Bell Quintet: Things Yet Unknown
by C. Michael Bailey
Trombonist Shawn Bell wants to sate the appetite of avid brass lovers with his Things Yet Unknown. He hosts a trombone/trumpet (or flugelhorn) frontline quintet that is, at once, smooth and bright. This slim release comprises seven selections, five of which are original compositions. Bell is a conservative sort, opting to mostly stay in the mainstream; ...
Katja Cruz y Los Aires: Mi corazòn
by AAJ Italy Staff
Katja Cruz, nata nel 1968 a Graz (quindi austriaca: vero cognome Krusche), è al terzo album per la Leo, il meno prossimo alla filosofia estetica della casa russo-londinese (che peraltro non disdegna episodiche puntate in ambiti più “leggeri"), visto che vi si respira un'aria di chiara marca sudamericana, o comunque latina (la Cruz ha del resto ...
Tim Berne: Insomnia
by Troy Collins
Recorded in the summer of 1997, the previously unreleased Insomnia offers an expanded variation of composer/saxophonist Tim Berne's critically lauded 1990s quartet, Bloodcount. The group, which featured Berne (on alto and baritone saxophones), tenor saxophonist/clarinetist Chris Speed, bassist Michael Formanek, and drummer Jim Black, was widely revered for its ability to fashion dramatic opuses that seamlessly ...
Gilberto Gil: Fè na festa
by AAJ Italy Staff
Protagonista tra i più popolari della musica brasiliana del secondo novecento, Gilberto Gil esemplifica in questo suo più recente disco gli alti e bassi della sua più che cinquantennale carriera artistica. Lo slancio, la verve vocale ed il nerbo interpretativo sono quelli dei tempi migliori, ma ad essere deficitaria è l'impalcatura musicale del suo progetto Curioso ...
Peter Scharli Trio featuring Ithamara Koorax: O Grande Amor
by Douglas Payne
In their second recording together, Swiss trumpeter Peter Schärli and Brazilian singer Ithamara Koorax have come up with a beautiful reflection on Brazilian music that goes far above and beyond expectation. Schärli, whose attractive sound and complimentary interjections suggest the influence of Polish trumpeter Tomasz Stańko, and Koorax were first brought together in 2006 ...
Sarah Buechi's Thali: Vidya Mani
by AAJ Italy Staff
Sarah Buechi è una musicista e cantante trentenne di Lucerna, che nel primo decennio del 2000 ha lungamente soggiornato in India per studiare la musica locale con maestri come R. A. Ramamani e T. A. S. Mani, a Bangalore. Tornata in patria e unitasi ad alcuni jazzisti locali ha messo in piedi il progetto edito su ...
Ted Rosenthal Trio: Impromptu
by Greg Simmons
On Impromptu, pianist Ted Rosenthal modestly credits every track to the original classical composer on which the song is based. It's a nice, self-effacing touch, but probably unnecessary. No one will misconstrue this album as anything but a modern jazz recording--and a good one at that--even if Rosenthal is performing adaptations. For the most ...
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