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Michel Wintsch - Christian Weber - Christian Wolfarth: Willisau
by Glenn Astarita
Willisau follows up the Swiss trio's The Holistic Worlds Of (Monotype, 2012) and once again the artists are seemingly intent on routing one's imagination through multiple locations, while not embarking upon a utilitarian approach to the core jazz or avant- jazz piano trio concepts. In fact, the band proffers an antidote to the norm, which can ...
Polwechsel: Traces Of Wood
by Glenn Astarita
Since the late '90s, the European outfit known as Polwhechsel has brandished a strikingly unique sound campaign. Other than the dual-drummer percussionists' attack consisting of polytonal cymbals swashes and soft timbres, the music predominately emanates from the lower register schematic via double bassist Werner Daffeldecker and cellist Michael Moser's earthen-toned string implementations. Nonetheless, the quartet depicts ...
Samuel Blaser Quartet: As the Sea
by Dave Wayne
Since bursting on the the international jazz scene in the mid-2000s, Swiss trombonist Samuel Blaser has established himself as one of his instrument's foremost practitioners. His playing combines the precision and detail of a top-flight classical instrumentalist with the unfettered, emotionally direct and rhythmically rich approach that characterizes the best jazz players. Blaser--still in his early ...
Samuel Blaser Quartet: As the Sea
by AAJ Italy Staff
Quartetto d'eccezione quello allestito da Samuel Blaser, giovane trombonista svizzero che con una decina di incisioni si è costruito una solida reputazione tra i colleghi e unanimi apprezzamenti dagli addetti ai lavori. Perché se il bassista Banz Oester, pur vantando collaborazioni prestigiose con Pierre Favre ed Harry Hemingway, è nome non troppo noto, il batterista Gerald ...
Marco von Orelli 6: Close Ties on Hidden Lanes
by AAJ Italy Staff
Dopo essersi formato nella Swiss Improviser Orchestra e aver partecipato a Poste Restante del quintetto Musique Brute della sassofonista Co Streiff e Root Down del compositore e clarinettista Tommy Meier, finalmente arriva il “solo" del trombettista svizzero Marco von Orelli. E che bel lavoro! Close Ties on Hidden Lanes è bella musica. Nulla da eccepire. Musica ...
Samuel Blaser Quartet: As The Sea
by Glenn Astarita
Allocating his time between Europe and New York City, Swiss-born trombone maestro Samuel Blaser has recorded for prominent record labels, specializing in the outside jazz realm. Thus, As The Sea is the quartet's follow-up to Boundless (hatOLOGY, 2011). Blaser's recognizable plight to lay out nouveau frontiers remains a continuum. No wonder why he's garnered the assistance ...
Samuel Blaser Quartet: As The Sea
by Eyal Hareuveni
The whole of some musical outfits is greater than its separate parts. The Berlin-based, Swiss trombonist Samuel Blaser's Quartet is one of these outfits, comprised of resourceful musicians with strong personalities, distinct approaches that together complement the strengths of this band but also pushes it into newer terrains. Blaser is conservatory trained and ...
Anthony Braxton: Eight (+1) Tristano Compositions 1989 For Warne Marsh
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by Troy Collins
Long valued as an elusive, out of print collector's item, the recently reissued Eight (+1) Tristano Compositions 1989 For Warne Marsh offers listeners another opportunity to reevaluate composer Anthony Braxton's vibrant reinterpretation of the groundbreaking pianist's work. Dedicated to the tenor saxophonist most commonly associated with pianist Lennie Tristano's oeuvre, this 1989 session originally included versions ...
Jimmy Lyons & Sunny Murray Trio: Jump Up
by AAJ Italy Staff
Jump Up è un magnifico esempio di energia e di forza espressiva. Registrato il 30 agosto del 1980 al festival di Willisau, originariamente venne pubblicato su vinile nel 1981. Siamo lontani dalla stagione in cui la coppia Lyons - Murray suonava in trio con Cecil Taylor (e, assieme a Taylor, suonò anche con Albert Ayler, a ...
Lee Konitz and Martial Solal: Star Eyes 1983
by C. Michael Bailey
Lee Konitz and Martial SolalStar Eyes 1983Hatology2009 Even in his eighties, pianist Martial Solal has proven to be the Higgs' Boson of jazz. He readily demonstrates the substantial mass he brings to music most recently on his uniformly excellent Live at the Village Vanguard: I Can't Give You ...
