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John Abercrombie: The Third Quartet
by John Kelman
John Abercrombie's group recordings on ECM have often come in threes. The Third Quartet, his latest featuring violinist Mark Feldman, bassist Marc Johnson and drummer Joey Baron, is an apt (and obvious) title, but hopefully not a sign that this is the end of this group's winning streak. Since forming in 2000 it's evolved into one ...
Anat Fort: A Long Story
by Budd Kopman
From the first notes of “Just Now," an attentive listener will recognize that A Long Story is going to be something special. The seemingly simple, Middle-Eastern tinged melody is treated with odd phrase lengths, keeping the listener decidedly off-balance, despite the direct harmonic progressions. Pianist Anat Fort's improvisations on the tune float around the barely felt ...
Anat Fort: A Long Story
by Dan McClenaghan
Solemnity and reverence are two characteristics that come to mind on hearing the opening tune on Tel Aviv-born pianist Anat Fort's ECM Records debut, A Long Story. The simple, straightforward melody of “Just Now, Var. I" sounds biblically old, like music tapped from humanity's collective marrow; and it--and the entire set--fits well into the atmosphere of ...
Louis Sclavis: L'imparfait des langues
by AAJ Italy Staff
Caratteristica opera di Louis Sclavis, questo L'imparfait des langue mette però anche in evidenza lo spirito di ricerca e di ridiscussione con cui il grande musicista francese si muove da sempre nel suo percorso artistico. Dopo alcuni anni durante i quali Sclavis ha sviluppato la propria poetica all'interno di un gruppo pressoché stabile sia nell'organico strumentale ...
Anat Fort: A Long Story
by Elliott Simon
A Long Story is a most satisfying chronicle that carefully explores pianist Anat Fort's delicate compositions. Fort has been provoking praise with a worldly style that blends Mid-Eastern hues into pieces that prominently feature her classical/jazz training. Like her playing, her compositions can straddle diverse worlds and impress with a sensitivity that is comfortable with tales ...
Enrico Rava: The Words and the Days
by Ian Patterson
Quite apart from reminding us what a fine composer and arranger Enrico Rava is, The Words and the Days underlines just what a complete trumpeter he is. His sound is personal, yet imbued with the spirit of a century of jazz trumpeters before him. Throughout the twelve tracks his tone is warm and lyrical, colored by ...
Eleni Karaindrou: Elegy of the Uprooting
by AAJ Italy Staff
Se Eleni Karaindrou fosse una cantautrice rock, questo album avrebbe potuto intitolarsi “Greatest Hits Live", ma trattandosi di un'affermata compositrice classica greca probabilmente non sarebbe stato dignitoso. Ma effettivamente non si tratta di nient'altro che di una riproposizione dal vivo di una selezione dei suoi lavori per il cinema cuciti insieme a formare una lunga suite ...
Stefano Bollani: Piano Solo
by Budd Kopman
Stefano Bollani is making the kind of big splash that only the ECM label can stir up, but his high profile has been prepared by his earlier work, both solo and in groups. Meeting trumpeter Enrico Rava in 1996 while playing behind Italian pop star Jovanotti proved fortuitous, helping push Bollani to commit to jazz. The ...
Anat Fort: A Long Story
by John Kelman
There are those who dream of the perfect group, but it's rare for an artist to get it so right the first time. A Long Story isn't exactly Anat Fort's first record (which was her self-released 1999 album Peel), but it's the Israeli expat's first to reach an international audience. Most people will find it their ...
Francois Couturier: Nostalghia - Song For Tarkovsky
by Budd Kopman
Nostalghia is a breathtaking and beautiful record that elicited some of the deepest emotional responses I have ever had to music--any music. Standing on its own, this recording does not demand that one even know who Andrei Tarkovsky was; but finding this out only deepens the musical experience, signifying the success of this project.
