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Magnus Ostrom: Thread Of Life

Read "Thread Of Life" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay

Thread Of Life is drummer Magnus Öström's debut as leader, after 15 years with the Esbjörn Svensson Trio. e.s.t. was one of the most successful jazz ensembles ever to emerge from Europe, gaining not only critical acclaim but also commercial success. It's a hard act for Öström to follow, and it's to his immense credit that, ...

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Oluyemi Thomas / Sirone / Michael Wimberly: Beneath Tones Floor

Read "Beneath Tones Floor" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe

Beneath Tones Floor is the last recording of Sirone (born as Norris Jones) and could serve as a fitting memorial to the great bassist as he is featured prominently throughout this egalitarian display. Perhaps best known as one-third of the legendary loft jazz outfit The Revolutionary Ensemble, Sirone also appeared alongside a galaxy of New Thing ...

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Hilario Duran: Motion

Read "Motion" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff

Si respira il vento caldo del centro-america in tutte le otto tracce di Motion, ammaliante lavoro firmato dal pianista cubano Hilario Duran, affiancato per l'occasione da Roberto Occhipinti al contrabbasso e Mark Kelso alla batteria. Un mood latino tradotto attraverso l'utilizzo di ritmi coinvolgenti, melodie affascinanti e fantasia espressiva. La scaletta - composta da tutti originali ...

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Charito: Heal The World

Read "Heal The World" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky

Michael Jackson's music has never been bound by genre lines. Jackson will always be known as the “King of Pop," but his recordings have always had a near-universal appeal that transcends any single category. While odd behavior in his private life--and repeated allegations of misconduct with minors--cast a pall over his image in his later years, ...

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Colorado Saxophone Quartet: Michael Pagán 12 Preludes & Fugues

Read "Michael Pagán 12 Preludes & Fugues" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff

Non va più di moda come qualche anno addietro la formazione per quattro sassofoni, che tanto ricorda il classico quartetto d'archi e che ha nelle sue corde infinite potenzialità timbriche e dinamiche. Anche per questa “dimenticanza" va salutato con interesse questo lavoro del Colorado Saxophone Quartet, attivo da un quindicennio, che interpreta una complessa partitura del ...

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Jason Stein's Locksmith Isidore: Three Kinds of Happiness

Read "Three Kinds of Happiness" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita

Locksmith Isidore's third release is a study in improvisational and composition-based contrasts. Led by bass clarinetist Jason Stein, the program is underscored by a frothy outlook amid temperate interludes and more than enough pop, snap and fluid progressions. Other than his inventive soloing jaunts, Stein communicates a keen jazz vernacular, molding conventional jazz fare with a ...

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Eugene Marlow's Heritage Ensemble: Celebrations

Read "Celebrations" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff

Il sottotitolo di questo album, inciso a New York nel maggio 2010, parla di “interpretazioni di melodie festive di repertorio ebraico". Klezmer, quindi, magari con venature jazzistiche? Quasi per niente: questa è musica della massima leggerezza (non proprio nell'accezione migliore del termine...) in cui le succitate melodie virano verso colori non di rado latineggianti, comunque sempre ...

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Cassandra Wilson: Silver Pony

Read "Silver Pony" reviewed by Enrique Turpin

by Enrique Turpin

Todavía con el eco salutífero de Loverly (Blue Note, 2008), último trabajo de Cassandra Wilson antes de la entrega de su recopilación Pop Side (Blue Note, 2009), la contralto de Misisipí reorganiza su legado musical con el primer directo para la discográfica que mima actualmente sus apetencias. Si Jacky Terrasson no fue la pareja idónea para ...

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Stephan Micus: Bold as Light

Read "Bold as Light" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff

Il polistrumentista tedesco Stephan Micus è sicuramente uno degli artisti più unici e originali di tutto il catalogo ECM, con la sua personalissima musica fatta prevalentemente da suggestioni etniche che accompagnano l'ascoltatore in un viaggio interiore attraverso culture di tutto il mondo filtrate e rielaborate in un'ottica decisamente panfolkloristica. Ogni nuovo lavoro di Micus aggiunge un'ulteriore ...

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Giorgio Li Calzi: Organum

Read "Organum" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff

E' la vocina di Anita Li Calzi (tre anni, all'epoca) ad aprire Organum; scelta emblematica, visto che oggi la piccola ha gli stessi anni (sette) che separano quest'ottavo album dell'artista torinese dal precedente Tech-set. Un avvio inventivo, sia quel che sia, e al primo attacco di tromba (sordinata, come di prassi) l'atmosfera si fa squisitamente davisiana ...


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