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James Carney: Green-wood

Read "Green-wood" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff


Che sorpresa! E’ vero che leggendo i nomi riportati sul retro copertina verrebbe da mettersi il cuore in pace sulla qualità dell’ascolto, ma non sempre la presenza di grandi musicisti assicura la realizzazione di un gran disco. E invece Green-Wood un gran disco lo è proprio! Basta ascoltare l’inizio di “Power“, una sorta di prova d’orchestra ...

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Green-Wood

Label: Songlines Recordings
Released: 2007
Track listing: Power; Smog Cutter; It

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James Carney Group: Green-Wood

Read "Green-Wood" reviewed by Jerry D'Souza


James Carney cites a long and varied line of influences on his music that includes Henry Threadgill, Keith Emerson, Steve Reich and Bill Monroe. That's an eclectic mix, and all have a certain bearing on his compositions. Carney, who won the 1999 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Composers Award, composes music in his head and then writes ...

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James Carney: Green-Wood

Read "Green-Wood" reviewed by Terrell Kent Holmes


Keyboardist and composer James Carney might be described as a friendly iconoclast, an artist who enthusiastically explores new concepts at the cutting edge of jazz and welcomes listeners to share what he's discovered instead of daring them to keep up. The borough of Brooklyn is the inspiration for Carney's Green-Wood, where he joins some old friends ...

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Thread

Label: Jacaranda
Released: 2003
Track listing: 1. Grassy Shoal Hoedown, Pt. 1 2. Guerra Nueva 3. Louisiana Raga 4. In the Years Since 5. Politicking 6. Weird Vernacular 7. Pearblossom Heights 8. Grassy Shoal Hoedown, Pt. 2 9. Broken Spirit

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James Carney: Thread

Read "Thread" reviewed by Terrell Kent Holmes


James Carney is a musical polyglot knowledgeable in various idioms, and he exploits this fluency on Thread. While his previous works featured formidable horn sections, Carney has scaled down to a trio this time, featuring Dan Morris on drums, while Todd Sickafoose and Dan Lutz share bass duties. The disc opens with the first part of ...


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