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Arno Haas: Magic Hands

Read "Magic Hands" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
October 31, 2013

Could it get any funkier than this, any deeper into the groove? It's doubtful. Saxophonist Arno Haas has, with Magic Hands, crafted a sound that's as tight and danceable as anything that James Brown's Famous Flames conjured back in the late 1960s and early 1970s. “You Better Watch Out," a blast of fusion, opens ...

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Funk Off: Power to the Music

by AAJ Italy Staff
October 31, 2013

Una via italiana al concetto di marchin' band. Ambizione non da poco quella dei Funk Off, giunti a festeggiare il loro quindicesimo compleanno con un album, Power to the Music, che in realtà, di quello che potrebbe suonare come un azzardo, è magnifico ribaltamento. New Orleans, verrebbe da dire, è davvero un patrimonio di tutti. Ma ...

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Ode To Omni: October's Fire

Read "October's Fire" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian
October 31, 2013

The Philadelphia based collective, Ode to Omni's debut album October Fire is heavily influenced by the 1970s spiritual jazz recordings, particularly those on the legendary now sadly defunct label, Strata East. A couple of gem's that instantly come to mind are The John Betsch Society's Earth Blossom (Strata East, 1972) and Billy Parker's Fourth World's Freedom ...

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Le Grand Kalle: His Life, His Music

Read "His Life, His Music" reviewed by Chris May

by Chris May
October 30, 2013

Singer and composer Joseph Kabasele, aka Le Grand Kallé, is widely credited with the creation of “Congolese rumba," the most popular style in Central and East Africa during the 1960s and 1970s. In reality, Congolese rumba was born of several parents, but Kabasele's role in its creation was far reaching and has become the best documented. ...

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John Abercrombie Quartet: 39 Steps

Read "39 Steps" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff
October 30, 2013

Il nuovo CD di John Abercrombie vede ancora un cambio di formazione nel suo quartetto. Al posto del sax tenore di Joe Lovano, presente nel precedente Within a Song ritorna il pianoforte, che mancava dai tempi del quartetto con Richie Beirach negli anni '80, affidato a Marc Copland, compagno di vecchia data del chitarrista qui al ...

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Charnett Moffett: Spirit Of Sound

Read "Spirit Of Sound" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
October 30, 2013

Bassist Charnett Moffett's first two releases on the Motéma imprint came out two years apart; his third and fourth releases for the same label--The Bridge: Solo Bass Works (Motéma Music, 2013) and the outing under discussion here--arrive a mere three months apart. His working pace has clearly quickened, but the quality of the music hasn't suffered ...

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Luis Lopes Humanization 4tet: Live in Madison

Read "Live in Madison" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
October 30, 2013

Respectively, Portuguese artists Luis Lopes (guitar) and Rodrigo Amado (saxophone) are known for aggressive tactics and forward motion at almost any tempo. There's nothing sheepish about this live date, recorded in Madison, WI. And there's no looking back as the band seemingly loaded up on energy drinks for this high-impact set. Lopes' variable use of distortion ...

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Kosi: One More Cup of Coffee

Read "One More Cup of Coffee" reviewed by Mehdi El Mouden

by Mehdi El Mouden
October 30, 2013

Akosua Gyebi, known as Kosi released her debut album One More Cup of Coffee. Deeply rooted in the New York scene, Kosi weaves along guitarist Aron Marshak powerful melodies in graceful style. From folk, blues, to jazz, Kosi captures urban tales in a contralto emotive tone. Indeed, with a voice husky with emotion, Kosi ...

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Jonathan Moritz Trio: Secret Tempo

Read "Secret Tempo" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff
October 30, 2013

Libera improvvisazione che sgretola i fondamenti strutturali del jazz, l'amore per la musica classica e per i lavori orchestrali di Webern, il canto degli uccelli, il suono possente di Ben Webster. Sono questi gli elementi che ispirano Secret Tempo, album per la Hot Cup Records licenziato dal Jonathan Moritz Trio. Ed è una vera gioia per ...

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Chip Stephens Trio: Chip Stephens Trio: Relevancy

Read "Chip Stephens Trio: Relevancy" reviewed by Carlo Wolff

by Carlo Wolff
October 29, 2013

Chip Stephens is an impeccable technician, a clever, even daring composer, and a restless explorer of melody. Adept at swing and complexity, he unfurls piano lines with a restless authority that marries brawn to delicacy in this collection of originals and transmogrified standards. Bracketed by a brisk, darting take on Carla Bley's angular “Syndrome" ...