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Frank Potenza: For Joe

Read "For Joe" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay
October 7, 2013

Joe Who? Joe Pass. Not a difficult question, given that it's Pass' image that dominates the front cover of For Joe. A quick glance at the track listing makes it pretty clear too. Then there's the rhythm section of Jim Hughart on bass, Colin Bailey on drums and John Pisano on second guitar: men whose working ...

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Stefano Bollani – Hamilton de Holanda: O que serà

Read "O que serà" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff
October 7, 2013

Edu Lobo e Chico Buarque, Tom Jobim e Pixinguinha, Baden Powell e Vinicius de Moraes, Ernesto Nazareth e ovviamente Hamilton de Holanda sono le firme che danno subito la temperatura (geografica ma non solo) di questo spettacolare CD che documenta - dal vivo ad Anversa nell'agosto 2012 - il sodalizio tra il mandolinista e Stefano Bollani: ...

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Lin Rountree: Serendipitous

Read "Serendipitous" reviewed by Jeff Winbush

by Jeff Winbush
October 7, 2013

When a musician goes into the studio the opportunity always exists for something special to come out. They can really go for it and go in a bold, fresh, new direction and see if something innovative and exciting is the result.Or they can just make the doughnuts. Serendipitous is the sound of Detroit-based trumpeter ...

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Matthew Shipp: Piano Sutras

Read "Piano Sutras" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
October 6, 2013

There is a sort of primitivism that can be found at the edges of advanced physics and mathematics. The same sort of primitivism is at the heart of pianist Matthew Shipp's music. Just as one can speak of the sweet science (or art) of boxing, the pianist plays with a violent beauty.Piano Sutras is ...

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Paula Shocron: See See Rider

Read "See See Rider" reviewed by Jakob Baekgaard

by Jakob Baekgaard
October 6, 2013

Argentinian pianist Paula Shocron is one of the most prominent artists on Justo Lo Prete's Rivorecords and has previously shown her worth on two superb trio albums: Our Delight (Rivorecords, 2011) and Serenade in Blue (Rivorecords, 2012). See See Rider offers a welcome chance to hear Shocron in a solo setting. From the ...

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Iro Haarla Sextet: Kolibri

by John Sharpe
October 6, 2013

On Kolibri, Finnish pianist Iro Haarla brings together four mainstays of the country's improvised music scene, along with rising trumpet star Verneri Pohjola, in an outfit which sits mid way between a small group and a big band in terms of its capabilities. It's an accomplished unit. All six were part of the TUMO agglomeration which ...

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Sebastien Branche / Thanos Chrysakis / Tom Soloveitzik / James O'Sullivan / Artur Vidal / Jerry Wigens: Magnetic River

Read "Magnetic River" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni

by Eyal Hareuveni
October 6, 2013

Magnetic River is an exercise in a highly reserved and demanding form of collective, free improvisation, where silence is as important as any other sound and any sound is welcomed. The group of musicians--three sax players, clarinetist, guitarist, pianist and laptop/electronics player Thanos Chrysakis, also the head of the label--was recorded n April 2011.

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AVC: Busk

by Glenn Astarita
October 6, 2013

This production signifies yet another example of UK-based Babel Records' vast array of young or nascent talent spanning everything from ferocious, free-jazz experimentation to artists who bridge numerous jazz and unrelated genres into a cohesive entity. ACV is a group of stalwarts who respectively boast resumes of stints with exalted modern improvisers such as guitarist Fred ...

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Ry Cooder: Ry Cooder & Corridos Famosos - Live in San Francisco

Read "Ry Cooder & Corridos Famosos - Live in San Francisco" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey
October 5, 2013

Ryland Peter Cooder is the quintessential American Music iconoclast who spent more of his career creatively south of the border. Early American jazz and blues, Tex-Mex, Hawaiian, Cooder loved them all and delved deeply into each. A slide guitarist comparable to peers Duane Allman and Mick Taylor, it was Cooder who turned Keith Richards on to ...

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Dayna Stephens: I'll Take My Chances

Read "I'll Take My Chances" reviewed by Andrew Luhn

by Andrew Luhn
October 5, 2013

For his second Criss Cross release I'll Take My Chances, saxophonist Dayna Stephens has put together an impressive recital showing off his skill for composition, arranging, and improvisation. The ten tunes presented here are a nice mix of Stephens's originals, an Ellington classic, and original tunes from contemporary pianists Brad Mehldau and Aaron Parks. The tunes ...