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Leslie Pintchik: True North
by Luigi Sforza
Nella musica della pianista Leslie Pintchik non vi è alcuna traccia di rottura con la tradizione classica del jazz, tutt'altro. La presenza marcata di paradigmi noti privilegia l'interesse per un modello espressivo che nelle forme chiuse, siano esse blues o A-A-B-A ("Falling in Love Again"), trova il principio originario, la cornice all'interno della quale prendono corpo--sotto ...
Kayle Brecher: This is Life
by Jerome Wilson
Kayle Brecher is in the lineage of jazz singers like Sheila Jordan and Lisa Sokolov who use their voices as a serpentine instrument that slides through and around melodies as deftly as any jazz instrumentalist. On this CD she does her thing on a number of jazz standards, improvisations and original songs. She performs ...
Eric St-Laurent: Planet
by Dan Bilawsky
Given the fact that guitarist Eric St-Laurent pulls from many different places and styles in his work, it's tempting to consider him a musical polyglot. The truth, however, is that he really only speaks a single language--his own, which just so happens to be influenced and informed by everything from Afro-Cuban grooves to bebop lines, classical ...
AGNZ: Chance Meeting
by Jack Bowers
Before proceeding, a word about the name of this admirable quartet: AGNZ (jazz from A to Z?) comprises the first letter in the last names of its four members--guitarist Jay Azzolina, tenor saxophonist Dino Govoni, drummer Adam Nussbaum and bassist Dave Zinno. It further denotes, presumably, a certain level of parity, a selflessness and camaraderie among ...
Evan Parker / Alexander Hawkins: Leaps In Leicester
by John Sharpe
Leaps in Leicester furthers a sequence of duets between renowned saxophonist Evan Parker and pianists that already contains such luminous entries as Rex, Wrecks and XXX (Rogue Art, 2013) with Matthew Shipp and Either, Or And (Relative Pitch, 2014) with Sylvie Courvoisier. His partner this time is Alexander Hawkins, a burgeoning presence on the UK scene ...
Ustad Rahim Khushnawaz: Afghan Rubab with Songbirds
by Alberto Bazzurro
Morto a sessantaquattro anni nel 2011, Ustad Rahim Khushnawaz, specialista di rubab, cordofono afghano della famiglia dei liuti, ha inciso le matrici presenti su questo CD nella sua casa di Herat nel 1994, vale a dire l'anno prima della sua rivelazione al Théâtre de la Ville di Parigi (come Paolo Conte, già), a sua volta precedente ...
Will Vinson: Perfectly Out Of Place
by Maurizio Zerbo
In Perfectly Out of Place, grazie anche ad un a bella intesa fra sassofono e chitarra, si coglie una dinamica dimensione dialogica sul piano della scrittura e improvvisazione. Ogni brano è riccamente strutturato dal punto di vista armonico, con gustosi risvolti melodici e calibrati quanto efficaci assoli. L'atmosfera diventa sognante e sospesa nei brani in cui ...
Milt Jackson: Sunflower / Goodbye
by Jakob Baekgaard
Even if vibes player Milt Jackson had just played with The Modern Jazz Quartet and not embarked on a solo career, his place in jazz history would be secure. However, Jackson was much more than a vital part of the famous chamber jazz group and he recorded a string of excellent albums, including three sessions as ...
Henrik Jensen's Followed By Thirteen: Blackwater
by Bruce Lindsay
Blackwater is the second album from London-based Henrik Jensen's Followed By Thirteen. There's one change in personnel from debut album Qualia (Jellymould Jazz, 2013)--Antonio Fusco replacing original drummer Peter Ibbetson--but the instrumentation remains the same. Three years on, the band's increasing experience and maturity as a unit is reflected in the compositions and musicianship displayed here.
Kurt Jarnberg Quintet: Down Memory Lane 2 / Down Memory Lane Vol. 3, The Power Package
by Jack Bowers
In the late 1960s, trombonist and sometime trumpeter Kurt Jarnberg led a popular jazz quintet in his native Sweden, one that lasted for only a couple of years before disbanding. Jarnberg came back with another small group in the mid-'70s, adding vocalist Ruth Asenlund (Jarnberg) to the mix, disbanded again, then returned to action with yet ...
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