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Kim Kashkashian / Robert Levin: Asturiana: Songs from Spain and Argentina
by John Kelman
It's curious that, of the instruments in the classical string quartet, the viola is the least often heard as a leading voice. Richer and deeper-toned than the violin, but higher in range than the cello, it's the ideal instrument to interpret material written for voice. Violist Kim Kashkashian has, since the mid-1980s, been a fixture on ...
Keith Jarrett - Gary Peacock - Jack DeJohnette: My Foolish Heart
by AAJ Italy Staff
Quella del 22 luglio 2001 a Montreux è stata una serata speciale per il trio di Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock e Jack DeJohnette. Una di quelle in cui la musica sembra fluire magicamente, condotta a livelli qualitativi altissimi anche per gli standard già elevati dei tre musicisti. Secondo le parole dello stesso Jarrett, nessun altro singolo ...
Trio Mediaeval: Folk Songs
by Budd Kopman
ECM has always stretched the boundaries of jazz, and with its New Series champions much adventurous classical music, most newly composed. Trio Mediaeval's latest release, Folk Songs, an ethereal and haunting collection of Norwegian folk music, fits comfortably in neither. The Trio's three previous albums for ECM, Words of the Angel (2001), Soir, ...
Keith Jarrett / Gary Peacock / Jack DeJohnette: My Foolish Heart
by Budd Kopman
Pianist Keith Jarrett's career practically invites criticism or, at the very least, intense comment. His outspokenness, his utter seriousness of intent and the resulting love-hate relationship with the audience, even his vocalisms, evoke strong responses, both pro and con, from listeners. As the years have gone by, expectations have continued to rise, almost ...
Miroslav Vitous: Universal Syncopations II
by AAJ Italy Staff
Il titolo dato dal bassista Miroslav Vitous al suo ultimo lavoro, Universal Syncopations II, risulta decisamente fuorviante; non si tratta infatti di un seguito al disco del 2003, col quale non presenta nulla in comune se non gli studi di incisione (appunto, gli Universal Syncopations Studios). Pertanto, chi si aspettasse un'altra esaltante blowing sessions tra cinque ...
Paul Bley: Solo In Mondsee
by Martin Gladu
The body may feel a bit tired, but the resolute, searching mind, is still very much intact; as sharp as an eagle's eye and as terrifying as a boxer's aim. Pianist Paul Bley has been searching relentlessly for half a century, yet his playing remains as fresh as spring water. His phrases are still as temperamental ...
Dewey Redman Quartet: The Struggle Continues
by John Kelman
While he'll likely be remembered more as an avant-garde/free player, Dewey Redman was equally at home with a jazz waltz or a soulful blues as he was more experimental fare. The late tenor saxophonist made this crystal clear on 1982's The Struggle Continues, but it's never been available on CD until now. It's an album that ...
Bennie Maupin: The Jewel in the Lotus
by John Kelman
Of the ECM titles that have remained unavailable on CD, woodwind multi-instrumentalist Bennie Maupin's The Jewel in the Lotus (1974) has long been considered a holy grail for collectors in search of a vinyl copy, and a title that's been on many fans' wish lists for release on CD. Well, it's finally happened and it's been ...
Keith Jarrett / Gary Peacock / Jack DeJohnette: My Foolish Heart
by Martin Gladu
When the Voice speaks, listen to the Voice. Whether it is from a minaret or, as in Nipper's case, an oversized cornet, when the Voice speaks one pauses and listens. And when Keith Jarrett hears that Voice and starts playing, one should respectfully listen (no coughing please), because from wherever the Voice originates, it sure begets ...
Keith Jarrett/Gary Peacock/Jack DeJohnette: My Foolish Heart
by Dan McClenaghan
Pianist Keith Jarrett's best work is with his Standards Trio, with bassist Gary Peacock and drummer Jack DeJohnette--though it probably wouldn't be hard to get an argument favoring his solo concert discs. And his best Standards Trio disc may be My Foolish Heart, though an argument for any of the trio efforts released in the new ...
