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Irene Aranda, Johannes Nästesjö and Núria Andorrà: Inner Core
by Troy Dostert
A trio of adventurous Spanish improvisers, pianist Irene Aranda, bassist Johannes Nästesjö and percussionist Núria Andorrà channel forces of exploration, energy and elemental mystery on Inner Core, six inventive tracks that plumb their astonishing creative depths with a fervid curiosity. Fans of free improvisation may recognize these musicians through their mutual connections with pianist ...
Devin Gray: Dirigo Rataplan II
by Jerome Wilson
Dirigo Rataplan is a group led by drummer Devin Gray that contains three outstanding musicians with Baltimore ties, saxophonist Ellery Eskelin, trumpeter Dave Ballou and bassist Michael Formanek. They first recorded in 2012, and six years later they have released a followup CD, Dirigo Rataplan II, with a rambunctious inside-outside style that is based on strong ...
Cecile McLorin Salvant: The Window
by Chris Mosey
Cécile McLorin Salvant has one of the most powerful voices in jazz. Which doesn't make her always easy to listen to. Sometimes she instills new meaning to an old lyric, other times she tries too hard and goes over the top. Still, at least she tries. She comes from Miami, daughter of a ...
Maria da Rocha: Beetroot & Other Stories
by Alberto Bazzurro
Avete presente la noia, in senso non necessariamente moraviano? Bene: se volete rinfrescarvene la memoria, sciroppatevi quest'ora e un quarto appena scarsa in compagnia della trentaquattrenne violinista portoghese Maria da Rocha, studi classici (fra Lisbona e Berlino) e vocazione sperimentale. Non andata particolarmente a buon fine, almeno a giudicare da questo album, realizzato fra il 2015 ...
Guy Mintus: A Home In Between
by Angelo Leonardi
Anche se è il terzo album da leader di Guy Mintus, A Home in Between è il suo vero debutto internazionale, avendo ricevuto attenzione e riconoscimenti dalle massime riviste statunitensi ed europee. Mintus è nato in Israele 26 anni fa, in una famiglia di avvocati appassionati di musica. Ha iniziato a studiare il ...
Thelonious Monk: Mønk
by Chris May
Summer 2018 has seen the release of previously unknown recordings by two giants of mid-twentieth century jazz. First we had John Coltrane's Both Directions At Once: The Lost Album (Impulse!), and now Thelonious Monk's live album Mønk. Both discs were made in 1963. The breathless hyperbole which greeted the Coltrane was unjustified, if predictable, but the ...
The South Florida Jazz Orchestra: The Music of Gary Lindsay / Are We Still Dreaming
by Jack Bowers
When a big band devotes an entire album to the compositions and arrangements of one musician, the obvious opening question is: why? In other words, who is Gary Lindsay and why is the South Florida Jazz Orchestra performing his music? In brief, the answer is that Lindsay, an alto saxophonist and well-respected educator, has written and ...
Soft Machine: Hidden Details
by John Kelman
Following a series of releases for Moonjune Records under the moniker Soft Machine Legacy, beginning with 2005's Live in Zaandam and concluding, most recently, with 2013's Burden of Proof, this quartet consisting largely of members from the classic Canterbury group Soft Machine has finally decided to drop the “Legacy" and go it with the original name ...
Sam Blakeslee Quintet: Selective Coverage
by Jim Olin
Selective Coverage is a remarkable and forward-thinking release by the Sam Blakeslee Quintet. The project reaffirms the group's ability to break the patterns and explore new ideas, while staying true to the aesthetics of contemporary jazz. But beneath the technical precision and creative compositions is the deeper meaning of the album's title; it is inspired by ...
Brian McCarthy: The Better Angels of Our Nature
by Angelo Leonardi
Sassofonista e arrangiatore, insegnante all'Università del Vermont, Brian McCarthy è anche un appassionato di storia e ha pensato di realizzare un concept album ispirato alla guerra civile americana, presentando due suoi brani e sette temi dell'epoca arrangiati per medio organico. In questo nonet troviamo veterani come il trombettista Bill Mobley (già con Harold ...
