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Matthew Shipp - Art of the Improviser (Thirsty Ear, 2011) ****a1/2
By Paul Acquaro It begins all sustain and fury, a forceful melody and thick harmony raining down. The strident melody of 'The New Fact' is unleashed on the first beat and driven even harder when the drums and bass join in. Then the floor drops out and pianist Matthew Shipp lays into a spirited improvisation that ...
Noel Taylor and Alberto Popolla - All Fall Down (Citystream, 2010) ****
By Joe Higham This 14 track CD is possibly one of the most delightful wind duos I've heard for a long time, and it's easy listening! By using the words easy listening I'm certainly not trying to evoke the image of James Last or Bert Kaempfert, here we have music that whilst pushing at barriers is ...
Francois Carrier - Entrance 3 (Ayler, 2011) ****
By Stef What fun good jazz can be! This is among the best, enjoyable and joyful post-bop music I've heard in a while. Canadian altoist François Carrier is accompanied by his usual companions Pierre Coté on bass and Michel Lambert on drums, with the great Bobo Stenson on piano for a live tour of Europe that ...
Amm - Uncovered Correspondence (Matchless, 2010) ****a1/2
By Stef It is given to very few artists to have created a language entirely their own, but that is what the British band(?) AMM has done over the years, in various line-ups and configurations, with Eddie Prévost on drums as the only unifying element since 1965, and with John Tilbury on piano for the last ...
Joe Sachse Trio - One Take (Jazzwerkstatt, 2010) ****
By Paul Acquaro As far as I can tell, Joe Sachse's 'One Take' is not about technical chops, nor is it really about the compositions, however in the course of its 78 minutes, neither are lacking. Due to a paucity of liner notes (I'm working from mp3), I am making some assumptions about this loose and ...
Sax and Piano
Giovanni Di Domenico & Alexandra Grimal—Ghibli (Sans Bruit, 2011) ****½ By Stef Usually I get the “Sans Bruit" releases by mail (thanks Stéphane), but I couldn't wait, so I bought it right away once it became digitally available, because I am a fan of French saxophonist Alexandra Grimal, who we find back again with Italian pianist ...
Jaruzelski's Dream - Jazz Gawronski (Clean Feed, 2010) *****
By Paul Acquaro Any album with a cover of the last communist leader of Poland sporting a topiary hat is a promise. It's a deal between the musicians and the listeners that they are in for something unexpected. And just from the first few seconds of “The Mastella Variations," the promise is delivered. Jaruzelki's Dream by ...
The Dorf - Le Record (Leo Records) ***a1/2
By Joe Higham What an easy CD to review. This is one of those albums that is easily digested and has a wide appeal, in fact 'Dorf' means 'Village,' so maybe something for the whole family? Here we find brass bands, prog-rock (aka—rock in opposition), jazz, (a little) free, and plenty of punch (helped by an ...
Piano, Piano, Piano
David Arner Trio—Porgy & Bess (CIMP, 2011) **** A little over a year ago, I was quite excited about David Arner's piano trio with Michael Bisio and Jay Rosen, called “Out In The Open." The same trio released “Porgy/Bess, Act 1" and now “Porgy/Bess Act 2," also on CIMP. The trio's take on the Gershwin classic ...
Scott Fields, Matthias Schubert - Minaret Minuets (Clean Feed, 2111) ****
By Paul Acquaro There is a great deal of space for electric guitarist Scott Fields and tenor saxophonist Matthias Schubert to fill on this recent duo outing. Clean Feed offers this description on their site: “In the Minaret Minuets system there are two separate but equal branches: the electric guitar and the tenor saxophone. Composer slash ...
