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Gianluigi Trovesi - Gianni Coscia: Frère Jacques. Round About Offenbach
by AAJ Italy Staff
Dice bene Umberto Eco, nelle note di questo ultimo lavoro della premiata coppia Trovesi-Coscia: Frère Jacques. Round About Offenbach è una vera meditazione musicale," condotta in coppia da due amici che prendono spunto da un autore classico, ma soprattutto da un protagonista della cultura nella quale hanno ricevuto la loro educazione musicale, per divagare dialogando negli ...
Tord Gustavsen Quartet: The Well
by AAJ Italy Staff
Pur restando coerente con un'estetica che l'ha portato a diventare uno degli gli artisti di punta dell'ECM, il pianista norvegese ha da qualche anno accantonato il trio per varare un quartetto, con l'ingresso del sassofonista Tore Brunborg. L'occasione è stata la malattia del bassista Harald Johnsen (scomparso lo scorso anno a soli 41 anni) ma, come ...
Tord Gustavsen Quartet: The Well
by John Kelman
Norwegian pianist Tord Gustavsen may not have attained the level of success, say, of a Keith Jarrett or Chick Corea with his 2003 ECM debut, Changing Places, but it clearly struck a popular chord, as well as garnering no shortage of critical acclaim. Subsequent touring around the world, including a number of North American dates, honed ...
Jon Balke Batagraf: Say And Play
by John Kelman
He may be nowhere near a household name in North America, but elsewhere-- in particular in his native Norway--pianist Jon Balke's influence continues to grow. That he's better known for the music he writes--and the contexts in which he delivers it--shouldn't be taken as a negative, either; only that, with projects like the brass-heavy Oslo 13, ...
Tim Berne: Snakeoil
by AAJ Italy Staff
Il Tim Berne che non t'aspetti. Uno, la casa discografica. Da sempre lontano dal business, amico delle etichette indipendenti, fondatore egli stesso di proprie label, debutta per ECM, che major non sarà ma.... Due, il gruppo. Nuovo. Sezione ritmica formata da batteria e pianoforte (lasciato da parte il contrabbasso), front-line con sax alto e clarinetti che ...
Giovanna Pessi / Susanna Wallumrod: If Grief Could Wait
by John Kelman
There was a time when hard lines existed between genres, but they seem long gone when tenor John Potter and electronic composer Ambrose Field can create a very 21st century take on 15th century musical frameworks with Being Dufay (2009), while Norwegian keyboardist Jon Balke conjoins baroque string ensemble and Fourth World progenitor, trumpeter Jon Hassell ...
Tim Berne: Snakeoil
by Karl Ackermann
Tim Berne's previous contributions on the ECM label--guitarist David Torn's Prezens (ECM, 2005) and bassist Michael Formanek's The Rub and Spare Change (ECM, 2009)--represent some of his best work as a sideman. The alto saxophonist's first ECM release as a leader, Snakeoil, not only represents Berne at his best, but also at his most accessible. Berne's ...
Tim Berne: Snakeoil
by John Kelman
Tim Berne Snakeoil ECM Records 2012 When artists who've already built lengthy careers elsewhere over a period of years (sometimes decades) come to record for Germany's ECM Records, there is occasional trepidation amongst some of their longstanding fans. This is, after all, not just about facilitating the release of recordings; ...
Keith Jarrett: Rio
by Karl Ackermann
On occasion, Keith Jarrett's persona has overshadowed his creative contributions to music. Köln Concert (ECM, 1975) represented a defining benchmark for the legions who discovered jazz through it almost forty years ago. But while that seminal work was brilliant, it was not the virtuoso pianist best solo work. The live, spontaneously improvised Rio may not only ...
Celestial Circle
Label: ECM Records
Released: 2011
Track listing: Your Eyes; Winterspell; Kildevaeld; Gentle Quest; Secret Crystals; Temple Chorus; Antilope Arabesque; Chosen Darkness; Among the Trees; Color Sprinkle; Tour Song; Drumrite; Oceanique; Transcending.


