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Ralph Towner / Paolo Fresu: Chiaroscuro

Read "Chiaroscuro" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman

Since moving to Italy over a decade ago, guitarist/pianist Ralph Towner's output as a leader has been woefully infrequent, with only two discs released this decade--2001's Anthem and 2006's Time Line, both on the label that's been his home for over 35 years, ECM. It's not that he hasn't been busy; he continues to work and ...

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Ralph Towner / Paolo Fresu: Chiaroscuro

Read "Chiaroscuro" reviewed by Thomas Conrad

by Thomas Conrad

After Enrico Rava, the most important trumpet player in Italy is Paolo Fresu. The fact that he is not well known in the United States may be about to change, because he is now an ECM recording artist. The label has placed him with major people: Carla Bley on The Lost Chords Find Paolo Fresu in ...

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Alfred Schnittke / Alexander Raskatov: Symphony No.9 / Nunc dimittis

Read "Symphony No.9 / Nunc dimittis" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff

Questa recensione potrebbe iniziare e concludersi semplicemente mostrando la pagina manoscritta della partitura del primo movimento della Nona Sinfonia di Alfred Schnittke riprodotta nel libretto ECM. Il tratto malato, tremulo, sinistro di Schnittke (paralizzato in tutta la sua parte destra) accompagna le note del largo impianto orchestrale del primo movimento (Andante) sovrastate da due linee di ...

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Paul Motian / Chris Potter / Jason Moran: Lost In A Dream

Read "Lost In A Dream" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman

Though he's led larger ensembles, drummer Paul Motian seems to be most comfortable--or, at the very least, most interested--in working within the particular confines and freedoms of the trio. Whether it's his quarter century old group with guitarist Bill Frisell and saxophonist Joe Lovano, or the early saxophone/bass/drums trio of Dance (ECM, 1978) and Le Voyage ...

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Keith Jarrett: Testament - Paris/London

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by AAJ Italy Staff

Parlare di un nuovo disco di piano solo in concerto di Keith Jarrett comporta il rischio di ripetersi molto maggiore di quello che corre il pianista nel riproporre le sue improvvisazioni concertistiche. Infatti, anche se lo schema seguito nei due concerti di Parigi e Londra di fine 2008, proposti ora dalla ECM in questo cofanetto di ...

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Tord Gustavsen Ensemble: Restored, Returned

Read "Restored, Returned" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman

With three albums mining a seemingly narrow area--and proving just how broad that territory really--Norwegian pianist Tord Gustavsen changes gears with Restored, Returned. Abandoning the longstanding trio that, with Changing Places (ECM, 2003), The Ground (ECM, 2005), and Being There (ECM, 2007), brought him greater international acclaim, Restored's quintet remains relatively introspective in tone. Still, with ...

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Christian Wallumrod Ensemble: Fabula Suite Lugano

Read "Fabula Suite Lugano" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman

With The Zoo is Far (ECM, 2007), Norwegian pianist Christian Wallumrød introduced a group that expanded on the unique sonorities of his other, same-titled Christian Wallumrød Ensemble. That other Ensemble--the quartet responsible for A Year From Easter (ECM, 2005), and which gave an equally nuanced performance at Molde Jazz 2009--explored the nexus of improvisation and composition, ...

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Tomasz Stanko: Dark Eyes

Read "Dark Eyes" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff

Chiuso il capitolo col quartetto, il trombettista polacco torna a collaborare con musicisti scandinavi disegnando nuove trame notturne e riproponendo l'essenza profonda della sua musica. Lo spettro timbrico è ampliato con l'ingresso del chitarrista elettrico Jakob Bro mentre quello ritmico assume nuova pregnanza grazie alle frammentazioni del batterista Olavi Louhivuori. Ancora una volta l'arte di Stanko ...

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Arvo Pärt: In Principio

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by AAJ Italy Staff

Non sono molti i compositori contemporanei in attività che godono di un'attenzione da parte di critica e pubblico paragonabile a quella di Arvo Pärt. A questo non è sicuramente estranea la presenza massiccia nel catalogo ECM, che ha il merito di averlo fatto conoscere presso un vasto pubblico promuovendone l'opera a partire dal 1984 attraverso una ...

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John Abercrombie: Wait Till You See Her

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by AAJ Italy Staff

Il chitarrista americano John Abercrombie continua la sua avventura in punta di penna, con questo bel quartetto che lo vede in compagnia del violinista Mark Feldman, del batterista Joey Baron e del giovane contrabbassista Thomas Morgan che ha preso il posto di Marc Johnson (presente nei tre precedenti lavori discografici del quartetto).Siamo dalle parti ...


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