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Marcin Wasilewski Trio with Joakim Milder: Spark of Life
by Karl Ackermann
At about the same time Louis Armstrong was “inventing" modern improvised jazz--Poland was already immersed in a jazz tradition that included American influences and an ethnic take on swing. Despite bouts with repressive regimes that sent jazz underground, Poland continued to be a progressive haven for the form. Through the 1950s and 1960s pianist/composer Krzysztof Komeda ...
Thelonius: Crows On The Beeline
by Bruce Lindsay
Thelonius announced its arrival on the scene with a brief-but-fun self produced EP, Reminisce, in 2012. The quintet, from Bristol in the west of England, blended its mix of influences--most notably hip-hop and Thelonious Monk--into a hook-laden and imaginative set of tunes. It was over all too quickly. Thelonius returns with the download-only Crows On The ...
Charles Lloyd: Manhattan Stories
by Mark Corroto
In most cases, the folklore of a happening is much stronger than the actual event. The “older I get, the better it was" credo applies to so much of the remembered past. Not so for the only documented recordings by Charles Lloyd's Quartet of guitarist Gábor Szabó, bassist Ron Carter, and drummer Pete La Roca.
KJ Dave Doran & Christy Doran feat. Mr. Defunkt Joe Bowie: XL Target
by Maurizio Comandini
Christy Doran aveva già provato l'ebbrezza del trio chitarra/trombone/percussioni alla fine degli anni ottanta con Ray Anderson e Han Bennink (con Azurety del 1994 e Cheer Up del 1995 per la Hatology, parzialmente ristampati in un CD unico nel 2011, A B D), peraltro con eccellenti risultati. Ma con questo nuovo album tutto viene resettato e ...
Regina Carter: Southern Confort
by Maurizio Zerbo
Alla talentuosa violinista statunitense non si può certo negare una volatile progettualità, sempre votata alla esplorazione di diverse tradizioni musicali. Il suo caleidoscopio sonoro ingloba in questo CD sia le matrici afroamericane (blues) che bianche (country, cajun, melodie folk irlandesi) per dar luogo ad un progetto a dir poco irrisolto. Piccolo capolavoro di intrigante rielaborazione della ...
Mark Elf: Mark Elf Returns 2014
by Dan Bilawsky
Nothing can stop guitarist Mark Elf from making music. He's battled serious health problems, contended with the ups and downs of the music industry for decades, and, most recently, dealt with the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the massive storm that flooded his home, delaying the recording of this record for a year. In spite of all ...
Jack Cooper: Mists: Charles Ives for Jazz Orchestra
by Jack Bowers
Charles Edward Ives (1874-1954), one of the first American composers of classical music to earn an international reputation, derived his inspiration from themes he had heard while growing up in Connecticut: hymns, traditional folk songs, marching bands (his father led one), patriotic songs, parlor ballads, Saturday night dances, and especially the melodies of the great Stephen ...
Chris Weller's Hanging Hearts: Chris Weller's Hanging Hearts
by Roger Farbey
The eponymously titled debut album by this trio of Berklee College of Music alumni is led by tenor saxophonist Chris Weller and was recorded between December 2013 and January 2014. The lack of bass in this band doesn't inhibit its ability to engage with rock infused dynamics. Comparisons with other groups are not easy since this ...
Lee Konitz, Dan Tepfer, Michael Janisch, Jeff Williams: First Meeting
by Alberto Bazzurro
Ogni tanto arrivano a farci compagnia nuove incisioni live pescate in giro per il mondo nel periodo immediatamente precedente l'interruzione dell'attività (per fortuna non definitiva) da parte di Lee Konitz, il cui attempato cuore si è messo a un certo punto a far le bizze. Quando, come in questo caso, il contesto è assolutamente decoroso e ...
Julien Colarossi: Note to Self
by Luigi Sforza
Classe 1988, musicista d'origine italiana ma irlandese d'adozione, Julien Colarossi è un chitarrista e compositore non ancora trentenne in grado di sostenere le sorti di un quartetto di bravi e motivati musicisti. Note to Self è il primo disco a suo nome, ed è un lavoro sfaccettato, suonato sapientemente da artisti che sanno mettere in ...
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