Results for "Elina Duni"

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Partir

By Elina Duni

Label: ECM Records
Released: 2018
Track listing: Amara Terra Mia; Let Us Dive In; Mel Amor; Lamma Bada Yatathanna; Vishnja; Lusnak Gisher; Oyfn Veg; Kanga E Krubetit; Ani Kaj Lulije; Vaj Si Kenka; Je Ne Sais Pas; Schönster Abestärn.

Article: Album Review

Elina Duni: Partir

by John Kelman
May 30, 2018

Sometimes a change in musical direction is instigated by life experiences; sometimes it's driven by nothing more than choice. Following two recordings for ECM Records with her Switzerland-based quartet, Elina Duni makes a significant directional shift with the entirely solo Partir. Given the generally introspective nature of 2012's Matanë Malit (Over the Mountain) and 2015's Dallёndyshe ...

Article: Album Review

Nicolas Masson: Travelers

by John Kelman
May 18, 2018

Following two recordings for ECM Records as a member of the cooperative Third Reel (including the trio's self-titled 2013 debut), reed multi-instrumentalist Nicolas Masson strikes out on his own with Travelers, his first album as a leader for the label. Third Reel's Swiss/Italian lineup of reeds, guitar (Roberto Pianca) and drums (Emanuele Maniscalco), along ...

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'Partir' Vishnja

Featuring the music of Elina Duni
Duration: 2:29
May 18, 2018

Songs of love, loss and leaving. After two highly acclaimed albums with her jazz quartet, Elina Duni issues her most intimate recording to date. The entirely solo Partir features the Tirana-born vocalist, accompanied by her own piano, guitar and frame drum, interpreting songs from very diverse sources. From folk songs and chansons to songs of singer-songwriters. Here we find traditional music from Albania, Kosovo, Armenia, Macedonia, Switzerland and Arab-Andalusia as well as Jacques Brel’s “Je ne sais pas”, Alain Oulman’s “Meu Amor”, Domenico Modugno’s “Amara Terra Mia”, Elina’s own “Let Us Dive In” and more. Duni’s uniquely-expressive voice and pared-down arrangements locate a common thread of longing that runs through the material.

Article: Multiple Reviews

ECM e le voci: Theo Bleckmann e Sinikka Langeland

by Mario Calvitti
October 24, 2017

Con gli anni, le voci hanno acquistato un carattere sempre più rilevante nel catalogo ECM rispetto ai tempi della sua fondazione, quando l'etichetta bavarese era rivolta alla pubblicazione di musica di carattere prevalentemente jazzistico e quasi esclusivamente strumentale. I primi nomi di cantanti a trovar spazio nel catalogo dell'etichetta sono stati quelli di Norma Winstone, Aina ...

Article: Interview

A dialogo con Roberto Ottaviano

by Neri Pollastri
October 16, 2017

Poliedrico quanto a collaborazioni ed esplorazioni di aree stilistiche, sempre rigorosissimo nel modo di affrontare qualsiasi situazione musicale, ritenuto dalla critica uno dei maggiori interpreti del sassofono jazz in Europa, Roberto Ottaviano è prossimo a compiere sessant'anni, essendo nato a Bari nel dicembre del '57. E lo fa presentando un ennesimo lavoro di altissimo livello, altro ...

Album

Dallëndyshe

By Elina Duni

Label: ECM Records
Released: 2015
Track listing: Fëllënza; Sytë; Ylberin; Unë në kodër, ti në kodër; Kur të pashë; Delja rude; Unë do të vete; Taksirat; Nënë moj; Bukuroshe; Ti ri ti ti klarinatë; Dallëndyshe.

Article: Album Review

Elina Duni Quartet: Dallëndyshe

by Neri Pollastri
July 14, 2015

Secondo album ECM per il quartetto della cantante albanese--ma svizzera di adozione -Elina Duni, composto con lei dal rodato trio, anch'esso svizzero, di Colin Vallon. E la Svizzera--da sempre punto d'incontro di culture diverse, ma da qualche anno crogiuolo ove si mescolano in particolare molteplici influenze provenienti dall'immigrazione dell'area balcanica--si dimostra un eccellente brodo di coltura. ...

Album

Matane Malit

By Elina Duni

Label: ECM Records
Released: 2012
Track listing: Ka një mot; Kjani trima; Kur të kujtosh; Valzë e valëve; Unë ty moj; Erë pranverore; Çelo Mezani; Ra kambana; Çobankat; Kristal; U rrit vasha; Mine Peza.

Article: Album Review

Elina Duni Quartet: Matane Malit

by John Kelman
October 28, 2012

There was a time when jazz musicians were commonly recruited to play on pop records, because their purview was so broad that they could mold themselves into any context. Elina Duni's music may not be jazz by conventional definition, but its improvisational spirit clearly occupies the broader “jazz state of mind" to which the Albanian-born/raised and ...