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Rosa Brunello 5et: Camarones A La Plancha

by AAJ Italy Staff
October 21, 2013

Ci sono dei CD che da subito, dai primi suoni, fanno presagire un buon ascolto. Camarones A La Plancha, il primo disco a nome della giovane contrabbasista veneta Rosa Brunello, cattura immediatamente l'attenzione dell'ascoltatore. Nessun artificio particolare, sia chiaro, solo suggestioni bop e soul jazz, sporadiche e libere dilatazioni di carattere free, marcate coloriture elettriche, delicate ...

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Magnus Ostrom: Searching For Jupiter

Read "Searching For Jupiter" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson
October 21, 2013

Time is the great healer. Certainly there are signs that the two years since Thread of Life (ACT Music, 2011)--drummer/composer Magnus Öström's emotionally charged debut as leader--have helped him better cope with the death in 2008 of pianist Esbjorn Svensson-- his colleague of 15 years in the influential trio e.s.t. That album's cover showed a bare-chested ...

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Frank Rosaly: Cicada Music

by AAJ Italy Staff
October 21, 2013

Cicada Music è il debutto da leader del batterista Frank Rosaly, ma a giudicare dal risultato sembra il lavoro di un esperto compositore e di un navigato arrangiatore. Delle dieci composizioni dell'album quattro sono frammenti, intermezzi sonori dai colori più disparati - si va da ancestrali ritmi africani al tintinnare ossessivo di metalli - che mettono ...

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Huntsville: Past Increasing, Future Receding

Read "Past Increasing, Future Receding" reviewed by John Eyles

by John Eyles
October 21, 2013

For their fourth album release--the second on the Hubro label--the Norwegian guitar/bass/drums (plus effects) trio Huntsville have moved away from the collaborations (notably that with vocalist Hanne Hukkelberg) which characterised their last two recordings, and again opted to record as a threesome. The main reason for that is obvious once the music begins. Past Increasing, Future ...

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Noah Preminger: Haymaker

by Dave Wayne
October 21, 2013

Tenor saxophonist Noah Preminger is one of those guys who seemingly appeared out of nowhere, fully-formed, with total command of his instrument--including an admirably rich tone--and lots of great ideas, both compositional and improvisational. Well, that's not totally correct. He did study for years with saxophone great Dave Liebman, and graduated from the New England Conservatory. ...

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Robert Wyatt: The End of an Ear

by AAJ Italy Staff
October 21, 2013

La grande destrezza di Robert Wyatt nel saper giocare con le parole e le assonanze gli ha permesso di titillarsi con la frase 'The End of an Era' sostituendo l'ultima parola di quella che è una frase fatta, con la parola che viene utilizzata in inglese per designare l'organo umano che si occupa del data entry ...

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Goat's Notes: Wild Nature Executives

Read "Wild Nature Executives" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
October 21, 2013

Hailing from Moscow, Goat's Notes and four guest artists execute a liberating soundscape and sustain a great deal of interest, partly due to the conciseness of pieces averaging three-minutes in length. Featuring a whipped-up blend of improvisation, jazz, classical, and rock shaped into an avant-garde disposition, the artists integrate memorable melodies with dissonance, humor, and rambunctious ...

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Travis Sullivan's Bjorkestra: I Go Humble

Read "I Go Humble" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
October 20, 2013

Until this new CD crossed the threshold, the name Bjork was no more than that within these precincts. As it turns out, Bjork is a she, an Icelandic singer / songwriter whose given name is Bjork Gudmundsdottir. Apparently, saxophonist / arranger Travis Sullivan is an avowed enthusiast, as he has not only named his big band ...

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Ricardo Silveira / Vinicius Cantuária: RSVC

by Mark F. Turner
October 20, 2013

If there's a recording that could instantly transport you to a balmy tropical island with your favorite beverage in hand, then this wonderful collaboration between Brazilian guitarists Ricardo Silveira and Vinicius Cantuária should do the job quite nicely with a few unexpected surprises. Each has amassed a level of rock-star like acclaim in ...

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Kosi: One More Cup of Coffee

Read "One More Cup of Coffee" reviewed by John Eyles

by John Eyles
October 20, 2013

Kosi is Akosua Gyebi Sorensen, a New York born and raised vocalist, guitarist and songwriter who attended Brooklyn College where she began performing with the college's Small Jazz Ensemble. According to her website, One More Cup of Coffee is her third album but the first released under her own name. It was recorded in August 2013 ...