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Joel A. Martin and Sharon Clark: Intimate Ella - A Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald
by Nicholas F. Mondello
Superior vocalist-pianist duo recordings provide listeners marvelous opportunities to encounter and explore artistic subtleties and nuances that can be lost when hearing larger ensemble formats. In a duo format, singer and keyboardist engage in a delicate, yet tightrope-walking tango in which respective toes must be on and ears zoned in bat-like. With Intimate ...
Abbey Rader and John McMinn: Phenobarbital Sessions
by Hrayr Attarian
Improvised soundtracks in motion pictures have a venerable tradition. Perhaps the best known among them remains trumpeter Miles Davis' Ascenceur Pour L'Echafaut (Fontana, 1958). Film director Jorge Rubiera, who had made a documentary on the intrepid drummer Abbey Rader, approached him for a score for his project “Phenobarbital." Rader together with longtime collaborator saxophonist John McMinn ...
Florian Stoffner, Paul Lovens, Rudi Mahall: Mein Freund der Baum
by Alberto Bazzurro
Svizzero, classe 1975, Florian Stoffner è il primo firmatario del disco di cui ci occupiamo, che lo vede interagire col cinquantunenne clarinettista tedesco Rudi Mahall e con un'autentica icona della free improvisation europea, Paul Lovens, in un lavoro che appunto l'aleatorietà più esplicita ed eloquente pratica senza mezzi termini. Con tutto il corollario di rito (perché ...
Glenn Zaleski: Fellowship
by Neri Pollastri
Originario del Massachusetts, il pianista Glenn Zaleski è uno dei giovani talenti emergenti sulla scena newyorchese. Questo Fellowship è il suo secondo lavoro, sempre per Sunnyside, dopo My Ideal, del 2015. Si tratta in buona sostanza di un classico esempio di piano trio, dall'impostazione piuttosto tradizionale, ma diversamente dal precedente album, basato su standard ...
Michael Cox: Compassion
by Mark Corroto
Compassion by saxophonist Michael Cox evokes thoughts of sausages. Specifically, how they're made and for what purpose. Think about it, have you ever had an unforgettable hot dog? No. Even if you ate one at the World Series, you could never call it memorable. That wasn't its objective. So, let's talk of cured meats. The luxury ...
Tim Conley: Thelonious Sphere Monk
by Kevin Press
Jazz anniversaries are always a bit underwhelming. They come and go, their significance trumpeted in earnest Facebook posts. At the end of the day though, the artists we honor remain underappreciated by casual music listeners. The 100th anniversary of Thelonious Monk's birth date last October is a case in point. His contribution to American ...
Norbert Stein: We Are
by Glenn Astarita
Venerable German saxophonist, composer Norbert Stein's various ensemble manifestations draw inspiration from the work of 19th century scientist, Dr. Faustroll who developed the 'pata physics' theory, defined as a science centered on “unreal logic." Here, the artist leads a quartet under the moniker “Pata Messengers," which is a semi-free program framed on linear thematic sequences that ...
Keyon Harrold: The Mugician
by Thomas Earl
Back in October of 2015, Keyon Harrold had his laptop and seven hard drives worth of material stolen from his car in New York. Although intended for his second album, Harrold's reaction was indicative of his attitude to life and music, stating philosophically, “the universe says that wasn't supposed to come out." Thankfully, two ...
Peter Brötzmann, Steve Swell, Paal Nilssen-Love: Live In Tel Aviv
by Enrico Bettinello
Un altro tassello si aggiunge alla già corposa discografia del sassofonista tedesco Peter Brötzmann, il terzo insieme a questo trio con il trombone di Steve Swell e la batteria di Paal Nilssen-Love. Rigorosamente dal vivo, catturato nel momento in cui questa materia incandescente viene lavorata dai tre musicisti. Un rituale sonoro ...
DST: Il sistema periodico
by Neri Pollastri
Un duo di jazz cameristico, piuttosto libero e sostanzialmente paritetico, che vede in scena due giovani musicisti entrambi impegnati a suonare legni--clarinetto e clarone Alberto Collodel, contrabbasso Simone Di Benedetto -ovvero strumenti dal suono scuro, materico, suggestivo. Questo ciò che sta alla base del suono di Il sistema periodico, il quale però -come testimonia il suo ...
