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Gerald Cleaver: Be It As I See It

Read "Be It As I See It" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe
February 25, 2011

On his fourth disc as leader, and the first with his Uncle June ensemble, Detroit-native drummer Gerald Cleaver shoots for the stars. Though termed a sound collage based on the Great Migration, Be It As I See Itis not programmatic. Cleaver's approach is personal, celebrating the intelligence, strength and humor of the folks he grew up ...

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AA.VV.: Jazz al dente

by AAJ Italy Staff
February 25, 2011

L'idea che sta alla base di questo doppio CD è molto prossima alla genialità: scovare quattordici artisti (o gruppi) disposti a cedere un loro brano per il primo dei due dischetti, e una ricetta (declinandola in prima persona) per il secondo. Sul piano musicale, magari, la forbice - stilistica, ma forse soprattutto di valori - è ...

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Heinz Geisser - Eiichi Hayashi - Takayuki Kato - Yuki Saga: On Bashamichi Avenue

by AAJ Italy Staff
February 25, 2011

Chitarra classica e percussioni classiche hanno caratterizzato il percorso formativo dello svizzero Heinz Geisser che, dopo una prima incisione in veste di chitarrista con il sassofonista Urs Blochlinger, ha spostato sempre di più il proprio interesse verso le percussioni e la musica improvvisata. Durante una visita a New York forma il Collective 4tet, l'ensemble che l'ha ...

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Ivar Kangur: Make A Play

Read "Make A Play" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay
February 25, 2011

The debut recording from pianist/composer Ivar Kangur, Make A Play, is a collection of original tunes characterized by a gentleness and lightness of spirit that makes them immediately accessible and attractive. Kangur, based in Ontario, Canada, is a veteran of cover and new wave bands, and has composed scores for a number of short films. These ...

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The Microscopic Septet: Friday the Thirteenth

Read "Friday the Thirteenth" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff
February 24, 2011

Ormai da una ventina d'anni il repertorio standard del jazz ha acquisito la musica di Monk come fosse una cosa naturale. Non solo le prevedibili “'Round Midnight" o “Well You Needn't," rilanciate da Miles Davis negli anni '50 e diventate in qualche modo canoniche; ma soprattutto i brani più personali, irriducibili, ellittici, quelli che solo Coltrane ...

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Miles Davis: Bitches Brew Live

Read "Bitches Brew Live" reviewed by Doug Collette

by Doug Collette
February 24, 2011

Bitches Brew Live documents Miles Davis, as he moved off the cusp of acoustic and electric jazz. The hour-long disc contains two live performances that constitute concert corollaries to the studio albums of their time, with which The Man With The Horn revolutionized modern jazz. The three recordings from the Newport Jazz Festival in ...

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Iiro Rantala: Lost heroes

Read "Lost heroes" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay
February 24, 2011

German record label ACT Music is rapidly cornering the market in stylish solo piano albums. With Finnish pianist Iiro Rantala's Lost Heroes, it adds another distinctive and glorious recording to its collection, alongside Gwilym Simcock's Good Days At Schloss Elmau (2011) and Danilo Rea's A Tribute To Fabrizio De André (2010), among others. ...

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Aki Takase: A Week Went By

by AAJ Italy Staff
February 24, 2011

Nell'universo femminile del piano jazz Aki Takase è una delle artiste più complete e versatili: è a sua agio sia negli ambiti tradizionali che nella libera improvvisazione ed ha operato felici progetti celebrando autori del jazz classico (W.C. Handy, Fats Waller ad esempio) innestando nella loro musica bagliori di contemporaneità. L'altro volto del suo universo espressivo ...

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David Caceres: David Caceres

Read "David Caceres" reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose

by Raul d'Gama Rose
February 24, 2011

Comparisons are odious, and can certainly lead to bias. Moreover, in the case of David Caceres, they simply do not capture the immense character that holds together the artistry of this astounding musician. True, Caceres channels Donny Hathaway, and can wind up closing in on the soaring falsetto of Stevie Wonder, but his phrasing is quite ...

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Tim Whitehead: Colour Beginnings

by AAJ Italy Staff
February 24, 2011

Amare la pittura di William Turner non è cosa difficile. Romantico, solare, “aperto," comunicativo, il pittore britannico più “italiano" della storia è celebrato dalla storia dell'arte per i suoi notevoli oli ma anche - seppure in maniera minore - per il suo luminoso aquerello per quale è diventato conosciuto come il “pittore della luce," nonché uno ...