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KÖök: Imber, Wiltshire

Read "Imber, Wiltshire" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
October 27, 2014

Tom Waits sung (spoke) the following lyrics on his Mule Variations (Epitaph, 1999) LP, “What's he building in there?/What the hell is he building In there?/He has subscriptions to those magazines.../He never waves when he goes by/He's hiding something from the rest of us.../He's all to himself.../I think I know why..." But, of course ...

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Stéphane Escoms Trio+: Meeting Point

Read "Meeting Point" reviewed by Dave Wayne

by Dave Wayne
October 27, 2014

On Meeting Point, French pianist and composer Stéphane Escoms augments his working trio with a dizzying array of musical guests. Ostensibly, the title is a reference to Escoms' flexibility and range as an improvising musician, because each of the collaborations carries with it a distinct ethnic flavor. Fortunately, there's enough space left over for the trio ...

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Jason Ajemian: Folklords

by AAJ Staff
October 27, 2014

I detrattori delle tassonomie musicali (sono in tanti, non hanno poi mica torto eh...) possono finalmente esultare. Non ci proveremo nemmeno a “definire" o incasellare in un genere questo nuovo lavoro del contrabbassista Jason Ajemian, Folklords. A leggere quanto ci dicono le note di copertina (ma lo stesso Ajemian lo aveva già annunciato ...

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T.R.E. + Stefano Battaglia: Horo

by Neri Pollastri
October 27, 2014

Alessandro Giachero, Stefano Risso e Marco Zanoli hanno in piedi il loro trio da circa un decennio, nel corso del quale hanno prodotto diversi lavori assai personali che non sempre hanno avuto l'attenzione che meritavano. Adesso, a distanza di tre anni dal precedente Lyrics, disco doppio diversamente dagli altri dedicato agli standard, presentano una nuova uscita ...

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Tara Davidson: Duets

by Dan Bilawsky
October 26, 2014

Saxophonist Tara Davidson has continually expanded the size of her band to suit each of her recording projects. Until now, that is. After working with a quartet, a quintet, and a nonet on record, Davidson has gone the other way, trimming things back and releasing a collection of artful duets that pair her with some of ...

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Jim Cutler: Gimme Some Sugar. Baby!

Read "Gimme Some Sugar. Baby!" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
October 26, 2014

The music on Seattle-based saxophonist Jim Cutler's second big-band album is thematic; that is to say, it was written with people, places or experiences in mind. Half of the album's ten engaging essays were written by trumpeter Daniel Barry, four by Cutler and one ("Visions at the Monkey Bar") by baritone saxophonist James DeJoie who has ...

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Bobby Avey: Authority Melts From Me

Read "Authority Melts From Me" reviewed by Dave Wayne

by Dave Wayne
October 26, 2014

It's no mean feat for a creative artist to translate historical events--much less those marred by centuries of slavery, political struggles, foreign occupation (most notably by the US) and the endless oppression of a chronically poor underclass wracked by disease--into a cogent, coherent musical statement. Recent events on the island nation of Haiti have included a ...

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The WHO Trio: The WHO Zoo

Read "The WHO Zoo" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
October 26, 2014

American drummer/percussionist Gerry Hemingway has made his home in Switzerland since 2009. Besides his teaching and solo performances, currently, his most accomplished working band is The WHO Trio. 'WHO' stands for Wintsch/Hemingway/Oester. It's Hemingway's unconventional piano trio with Swiss partners pianist Michel Wintsch and bassist Bänz Oester.The WHO Zoo is their fifth release, beginning ...

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SPOKE: (r)anthems

Read "(r)anthems" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
October 25, 2014

According to the members of SPOKE, this album--the band's third to date--"is both musical rant and anthem." So what does that mean? Well, it means that there's an intentional balancing act between the raw and refined, the focused and the untamed, and the grand and rowdy. Nothing ever goes off the rails and nothing is ever ...

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Eyeshutight: Resonance

Read "Resonance" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay
October 25, 2014

Eyeshutight is a piano trio, formed in 2010 in the UK city of Leeds. Resonance is the trio's third release, an album that impresses even in the crowded and competitive world of the jazz piano trio, with a mix of lyrical sweetness, hard grooves and catchy rhythms.Officially, the band name is pronounced Eyes Shut ...