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Keith Jarrett: Spheres
by Nenad Georgievski
Pianist Keith Jarrett has carved out a unique place among contemporary improvising musicians. Through the years he has proven to be restless and ever open to new landscapes for improvisation, and Spheres is no exception. The CD release, with only four of the nine movements, is a shortened version of the double LP, Hymns/Spheres, originally issued ...
John Surman: The Spaces in Between
by AAJ Italy Staff
Per questa sua ultima fatica discografica, John Surman sceglie una formazione cameristica: il fido Chris Laurence al contrabbasso, ed un quartetto d'archi. Una configurazione strumentale già sperimentata qualche anno addietro in Coruscating (registrato sempre per l'ECM nel 1999), e che permette al sassofonista inglese di dare spazio alla sua vena meno jazzistica, quella più “classica” ed ...
Tord Gustavsen Trio: Being There
by Budd Kopman
The full measure of the achievement of pianist Tord Gustavsen's Being There can really only be gained by going back to his two earlier ECM releases, Changing Places (2003) and The Ground (2005). The phenomenal reaction to the first album was surprising and begs an explanation. The simplest would be that Gustavsen's music ...
David Torn: Prezens
by AAJ Italy Staff
David Torn torna a casa base dopo vent’anni e non si lascia scappare l’occasione per posare una nuova pietra miliare per la musica creativa strutturata sulle macerie del jazz e del rock. L’eccellente Cloud About Mercury era uscito nel 1986 per l’ECM e aveva marcato con forza quegli anni piuttosto avari di soddisfazioni per la musica ...
Tord Gustavsen Trio: Being There
by John Kelman
Since its 2003 ECM debut Changing Places, pianist Tord Gustavsen's trio has gradually been working its way out of a core concept that initially mined a surprising and remarkable wealth of what, on first glance, appeared to be a limited scope of tempo and dynamic. Like an ever-expanding series of concentric circles, Gustavsen, bassist Harald Johnsen ...
Keith Jarrett: The Carnegie Hall Concert
by Andrew Velez
Whether on his own or in company the likes of Charlie Haden, Miles Davis and Charles Lloyd, pianist Keith Jarrett has always been a trailblazer. This double-disc set of his first North American solo concert in a decade amply demonstrates just how wide-ranging and intense his performances can be. Each of these 2006 sets forms a ...
Trio Beyond: Saudades
by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
It's interesting to note how many liner notes begin with variations upon the same story. A shared enthusiasm for a jazz icon or a similar approach to playing leads musicians for whom the very thought of collaborating seems uncanny to form a trio, a quartet, or what have you. The group is usually solid, with decent ...
John Abercrombie: The Third Quartet
by Michael P. Gladstone
This album is so named since it is the third recording of these four musicians and by far it is the most impressive. Previous meetings Cat 'n' Mouse (ECM, 2002) and Class Trip (ECM, 2004) were less impressive. Guitarist John Abercrombie has been recording for ECM since the early 1970s and has produced a prodigious volume ...
John Abercrombie Quartet: The Third Quartet
by Martin Gladu
John Abercrombie may well become the most recorded guitarist in jazz history--his discography being rather generous, to say the least. His collaboration with ECM spans three decades and counts over twenty solo albums with diverse formations and line-ups. Of those, the trios with organist Dan Wall and drummer Alan Nussbaum as well as Gateway (with drummer ...
Dino Saluzzi/Anja Lechner: Ojos Negros
by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
Dino Saluzzi/Anja Lechner Ojos Negros ECM Records 2007 As of this writing, Ojos Negros, the new album of duets by bandoneón master Dino Saluzzi and classical cellist Anja Lechner, has been the subject of four glowing reviews at AAJ. Add to those Steve Lake's excellent liner notes and ...
