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Susanne Abbuehl: Compass
by Nic Jones
In the midst of a saturated field of female singers, Susanne Abbuehl stands out like a beacon. She does not choose the path of least resistance, always making sure she's pictured with her mouth open warbling her way through a cross-section of the tried-and-trusted. Instead she employs the timbre of her voice as an end in ...
Paul Motian Band: Garden of Eden
by AAJ Italy Staff
Il batterista Paul Motian compie 75 anni e si rimette in discussione con una nuova versione del suo gruppo allargato che cambia nome e diventa semplicemente Paul Motian Band perdendo i riferimenti all'Electric Bebop. Allo stesso tempo nella strumentazione del gruppo si aggiunge una chitarra e questa mossa porta a tre le presenze dello strumento che ...
Charles Lloyd: Sangam
by Budd Kopman
Those who have been following Charles Lloyd on ECM--as well as plenty of other people--have a real reason to rejoice. Sangam, Lloyd's first live recording for the label, is extremely well recorded and features a new configuration. The concert was part of an event entitled “Homage to Billy Higgins," which included a screening of Dorothy Darr's ...
Iro Haarla: Northbound
by Budd Kopman
Beauty can mean many different things, but in my view of music, the concept centers around euphony, construction and the listener's emotional response. Consonant intervals, melodic lines that have internal logic, chord progressions that create and release tension, and timbres that blend together all work toward the beautiful. Add to this the mental imagery that some ...
Barry Guy: Barry Guy: Folio
by AAJ Italy Staff
Barry Guy Folio ECM Records (2005 - distr.Ducale) Valutazione: 4 stelle Approda su CD per la New Series uno dei più ambiziosi e stimolanti lavori di Barry Guy, in cui si incrociano i territori della composizione, dell'improvvisazione e della (re)interpretazione della musica antica, barocca e contemporanea. I precedenti - e fortunati - tentativi di fondere la ...
John Cage: John Cage: Early Piano Music
by AAJ Italy Staff
John Cage Early Piano Music ECM Records (2005 - distr. Ducale) Valutazione: 4 stelle Con una ciclicità verosimilmente non casuale, che richiama alla mente la simmetria dei celebri versi con cui si apre e si conclude il secondo dei Four Quartets di T.S. Eliot (Nel mio principio è la mia fine… Nella mia fine è il ...
Nik Bartsch's Ronin: Stoa
by John Kelman
One of ECM's strengths is its ability to find young players with new conceptions that not only keep its catalogue fresh and innovative, but also often create insidious paradigm shifts which extend beyond the label's purview. In recent years artists like saxophonist Trygve Seim and pianist Tord Gustavsen have--often in the subtlest of ways--helped reshape contemporary ...
Anouar Brahem: Le Voyage de Sahar
by Budd Kopman
Tunisian oudist Anouar Brahem has recorded for ECM since 1990; Le Pas du Chat Noir (2002) achieved the most critical acclaim. The trio which made that record comes together again for Le Voyage de Sahar, creating an understated tour de force that builds on the former album. While the “ECM sound" very much helps create the ...
Ralph Towner: Time Line
by John Kelman
Few artists have made the art of solo performance a significant part of their body of work. If a pianist is around long enough, you can expect the occasional solo recording. But except for Keith Jarrett, few pianists have made solo performance a fundamental part of their discography. The same applies to the guitar, where Ralph ...
Andrey Dergatchev: The Return
by John Kelman
The most successful film scores are often the ones that go by unnoticed, yet whose absence would significantly alter the perception of what's on the screen. A classic example is Bernard Hermann's score to Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. While the music stands on its own, the integration of sound and sight is what makes the classic shower ...
