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From Showboat-to-Samba: Transculturation of Brazilian Music in America
by Troy Hoffman
By 1957, jazz music was fully stretching out and the bossa nova movement was one of the many impacts. American artists of all types had been expanding their knowledge of international cultures for quite some time, specifically Latin countries and the musical rhythms driving them--one of the earliest being Cuban culture, which began popularizing in the ...
Bill Dixon: With Archie Shepp, 7-Tette & Orchestra Revisited
by Giuseppe Segala
È benvenuta questa pubblicazione nel catalogo ezz-thetics Revisited, collana che prosegue con risolutezza nella riproposta di lavori importanti, spesso fondamentali del jazz contemporaneo, concentrando in particolare la propria attenzione sugli anni Sessanta e abbinando in unico CD registrazioni storiche, opportunamente restaurate e corredate di inedite, meticolose note di copertina. Protagonista di questa uscita ...
Marion Brown: Three For Shepp To Gesprachsfetzen Revisited
by Mark Corroto
It's not too late to catch up with alto saxophonist and composer Marion Brown. Thanks to this excellent reissue and remaster series, you can hear the innovative recordings from this master musician. This release follows his 1965/66 discs Capricorn Moon To Juba Lee Revisited (ezz-thetics, 2019) and 1966/67 discs Why Not? Porto Novo! Revisited (ezz-thetics, 2020). ...
David Sanborn: Here and Gone
by Ludovico Granvassu
This week we pay tribute to David Sanborn selecting projects from his extensive discography, which showcase both his versatility and his signature, sweetly blistering sound. In this hour we will hop back and forth between some of his more forward looking projects and some of his best collaborations with pop, funk and rock stars.
Bruno Raberg Tentet: Evolver
by Dan McClenaghan
Bassist Bruno Raberg released a nonet recording, Chrysalis (Orbis Music), in 2002--review here. That was his only foray into recording with a large-ish ensemble. Since Chrysalis he has primarily recorded in small ensembles. Evolver brings him back to the “almost a big band" format in more than twenty years. The disc features a first-rate tentet, with ...
Geoff Stradling: Nimble Digits
by Jack Bowers
Remember the good old days when bandleaders would give a downbeat and their bands would start swinging and keep on doing so until their audiences literally begged for more? Welcome to the past--present tense--courtesy of pianist Geoff Stradling's superb Los Angeles-based StradBand, which swings heartily and with seldom a pause on its radiant and power-laden introductory ...
Doug Richards: Through a Sonic Prism
by Angelo Leonardi
Interpretare le canzoni di Antonio Carlos Jobim, come fossero forme luminose che attraversano un prisma. Questo è l'intento dichiarato nel titolo del disco da Doug Richards, che rilegge con la sua orchestra quattordici composizioni dell'autore brasiliano in modo personale. Professore da quattro decenni alla Virginia Commonwealth University, dove ha fondato il dipartimento jazz, ...
Nick Finzer: Legacy
by Pierre Giroux
In the realm of jazz, the legacy of J.J. Johnson looms large and immutable, casting an indelible shadow over the trombone's narrative. It is with reverence and a touch of audacity that trombonist Nick Finzer undertakes the task of honoring this titan with his album Legacy a centennial celebration of JJ Johnson. Joined by a stellar ...
Jim Rotondi: Finesse
by Jack Bowers
Finesse is trumpeter Jim Rotondi's ninth recording as a leader but his first using a full orchestra including strings. The band and string section are from Austria, where Rotondi presently lives, performs, and teaches, and each one is quite good. As for Rotondi, besides playing superb trumpet--open or muted--he wrote every song on the album save ...
John Basile: Heatin' Up
by Bill Milkowski
John Basile's warm tone and impeccable articulation on Heatin' Up at first may trigger memories of the late, great Pat Martino, an iconic guitarist whom Basile obviously admires. But listen closer to the elegant phrasing, the confident use of space and “less is more" approach he applies to tunes like Cy Coleman's “See Saw," the oft-covered ...
