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Article: Building a Jazz Library

Frank Zappa: cofanetto "Over-Nite Sensation"

by Mario Calvitti
December 11, 2023

Frank Zappa Over-Nite Sensation --50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition Zappa Records 1973/2023 La ricchissima discografia di Frank Zappa si arricchisce di un nuovo titolo con l'edizione del cinquantesimo anniversario di uno dei suoi album di maggior successo commerciale, Over-nite Sensation, originariamente pubblicato nel Settembre del 1973. Le vendite furono tali da ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

'70s Jazz Rock Fusion, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Miles Davis and Tony Williams Lifetime

by Len Davis
November 3, 2023

A nostalgic trip to the '70s with music from Miles Davis, Weather Report, Jean-Luc Ponty and Herbie Hancock. Stanley Clarke, Billy Cobham, Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Tony Williams Lifetime and Return To Forever.Playlist Miles Davis “Willie Nelson/The Theme “ from Miles Davis at Filmore East (Columbia) 00:00 Weather Report “Palladium" from Heavy Weather (CBS) ...

Article: Book Review

John McLaughlin: From Miles and Mahavishnu to The 4th Dimension

by Jeff Schwartz
October 7, 2023

John McLaughlin: From Miles and Mahavishnu to The 4th Dimension Matt Phillips 287 Pages ISBN: # 978-1-5381-7094-6 Rowman and Littlefield 2023 In fall 2023 John McLaughlin led a new edition of his band Shakti on a world tour. Reviews and fan videos caught the eighty- one-year-old McLaughlin playing with ...

Article: Album Review

Aline Homzy: éclipse

Read "éclipse" reviewed by Pierre Giroux

by Pierre Giroux
September 12, 2023

An adage goes: “Patience Is A Virtue." That saying may be perfectly exemplified with the release of violin virtuoso Aline Homzy's recording Éclipse, which has been ten years in the making. This Canadian-American artist's long-awaited debut combines the jazz violin tradition into the contemporary world with improvisation and subtle composition. Joining Homzy under the rubric of ...

Article: Extended Analysis

Funky Nothingness

by Mario Calvitti
September 11, 2023

A quasi trent'anni dalla scomparsa e dopo il passaggio dell'intero catalogo alla Universal, prosegue al ritmo di quattro titoli all'anno la pubblicazione di album inediti di Frank Zappa. Dopo l'uscita di Mudd Club/Munich 1980, album francamente non imprescindibile a meno di essere appassionati del periodo centrato sull'album Sheik Yerbouti, ma comunque gratificato da numerosi eccellenti assoli ...

Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Violinist Jeremy Cohen

by AAJ Staff
May 22, 2023

Meet Jeremy Cohen Jeremy Cohen comes from a family of five musicians. Classically-trained and a student of Itzhak Perlman and Anne Crowden, Cohen's eclectic style reflects his respect for a wide range of violinists from Perlman and Fritz Kreisler to Joe Venuti and Eddie South. He has performed as soloist with numerous orchestras including ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Japanese Fusion From Koichi Yabori And Kiyo*Sen Plus Live Music from Jean-Luc Ponty And Steps Ahead

by Len Davis
April 30, 2023

Japanese fusion from guitarist Koichi Yabori, Korenos, Dimension. From Korea the band Wave and Japanese duo Kiyo*Sen with Senri Kawaguchi. Live music from Return To Forever, Jean-Luc Ponty and Steps Ahead. Playlist Koichi Yabori “Dig It" from Elevation (Zizo) 00:00 Korenos “Azteca" from Live (Ragamania) 07:02 Dimension “Parallel Worlds" from Seventh Dimension (Vermillion) 14:07 ...

Article: Liner Notes

Jean-Luc Ponty: No Absolute Time

by Peter Rubie
April 23, 2023

When we talk about world music, we often use the phrase in quiet desperation to describe music that defies familiarity and our expectations but still appeals to us. Its very newness is often both slightly disturbing and refreshing at the same time. Two years before No Absolute Time was released in 1993, Jean-Luc Ponty ...

Article: Liner Notes

Jean-Luc Ponty: Individual Choice

by Peter Rubie
April 21, 2023

By 1982, jazz violinist Jean-Luc Ponty had established an enviable reputation as a pioneer in jazz-rock and jazz fusion. He began as a young bebop player in the late 1950s with little interest in becoming another swing or gypsy style violinist. It was the “sheets of sound" music of John Coltrane that spoke loudest to him. ...

Article: Liner Notes

Jean-Luc Ponty: Open Mind

by Peter Rubie
April 20, 2023

If Individual Choice was the sketchbook of Jean-Luc Ponty's (JLP) decision to take his music in a new direction, Open Mind (1984), released the following year, was a deeper exploration of the emerging world of synthesizers and sequencers and their impact on live (studio) performance. Here, complex rhythmic patterns shift in the background while new sounds ...