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Aki Takase / Rudi Mahall: Evergreen
by Nic Jones
One of the things that become obvious whenever a musician is recorded frequently is how they address what has gone before. Pianist Aki Takase has her own distinctive voice as instrumentalist, composer and performer, but evidently--and happily--that triple threat isn't enough. She also has an uncommon knack for bringing something fresh to whatever music she cares ...
Frisell/Carter/Motian; Winter Jazzfest; Gato Barbieri/Poncho Sanchez; George Coleman; Monty Alexander; Lee Konitz
by Martin Longley
Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul MotianThe Blue NoteJanuary 9, 2009It's just over a year since these masters of minimalism were last in residence at The Blue Note. This return shows that they've further refined their rapport, which was already bordering on the telepathic. In this very particular combination, each member ...
Pianist/Arranger Bill Cunliffe Revisits a Jazz Classic with "The Blues and the Abstract Truth, Take 2"
With his new album, The Blues and the Abstract Truth, Take 2, pianist Bill Cunliffe doesn’t so much reinvent a modern jazz classic as open it for incisive interpretation. Working with clean, uncluttered arrangements and a stellar cast of improvisers, Cunliffe explores Oliver Nelson's beloved 1961 album for Impulse! And the results are consistently riveting. Putting ...
The Rocco John Group: Devotion
by Woodrow Wilkins
Trumpet and sax pairings often make for some of the most enjoyable jazz. The Rocco John Group, venturing back into the sounds of the 1960s and '70s, keep that thought alive. Saxophonist Rocco John Iacovone studied with Lee Konitz and has worked with Sam Rivers. The group has performed together 11 years. The other ...
Lee Konitz & Minsarah: Deep Lee
by Wilbur MacKenzie
Saxophonist Lee Konitz possesses a somewhat austere take on jazz improvisation and who has spent well over half a century finding new ways to express his unique viewpoint. Deep Lee finds him in a quartet with three musicians working together under the name Minsarah. Featuring German pianist Florian Weber, Israeli-born drummer Ziv Ravitz and American bassist ...
Anthony Braxton: The Complete Arista Recordings
by Clifford Allen
Anthony BraxtonThe Complete Arista RecordingsMosaic2008 Few artists in the realm of improvised music can claim as important or varied a series of recordings as reedman-composer Anthony Braxton did during his contract to Arista Records in the 1970s. With the financial backing provided by what was then an upstart ...
Contemporary Jazz in Denmark: Different Sounds, Different Scenes
by Jakob Baekgaard
There's an often-quoted phrase by Shakespeare saying that “something is rotten in the state of Denmark" but when it comes to jazz, the environment of the country is indeed very fertile, and at this point, the many sounds of Danish jazz are reaching across the borders and finding new listeners everywhere in the world. The homogeneity ...
Live At The Half Note
By Lee Konitz
Label: Verve Records
Released: 2008
Track listing: Palo Alto; How About You?; My Melancholy Baby; Scrapple From The Apple; You Stepped Out Of A Dream; 317 E 32nd; April; It's You Or No One; Just Friends; Baby, Baby All The Time; Lennie-Bird; Subconscious-Lee;
Portology
By Lee Konitz
Label: OmniTone
Released: 2008
Track listing: 01. Sound Lee; 02. June ’05; 03. A New Balad; 04. Ornetty; 05. September 11th; 06. Ornetty (part2); 07. ‘Dante; 08. To Be Or Not To; 09. Fragmente; 10. Tempo di Lee; 11. Moderato; 12. Relative Major.
Tutte le composizioni sono di Lee Konitz/Olhad Talmor.
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