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Joelle Leandre: Kor / 9 moments

by AAJ Italy Staff
August 21, 2009

Joelle Léandre - Akosh S. Kor Leo Records Joelle Léandre - Francois Houle - Raymond Strid 9 Moments Red Toucan In 9 moments e Kor, rispettivamente usciti per l'etichetta canadese Red Toucan (fine 2007) e per l'inglese Leo Records (2008), le traiettorie musicali tracciate dalle corde della contrabbassista francese Joelle Léandre mostrano costanti e variabili della ...

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Hatfield and the North: Hatfield and The North / The Rotters Club

by John Kelman
August 14, 2009

Amongst the more revered of 1970s Canterbury bands--including Egg, Soft Machine, Caravan, Gilgamesh and Gong--Hatfield and the North has always occupied a special place in the hearts of fans of this distinctly British amalgam of complex progressive music, singular lyricism and self-directed humor. A band that was seemingly over before it began, Hatfield and the North ...

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Trio 3: At This Time and Berne Concert

by Clifford Allen
August 8, 2009

30-odd years ago, the lineup of Trio 3--a veritable supergroup--might have seemed surprising. By the mid-'70s, drummer Andrew Cyrille had fed polyrhythmic invention to Cecil Taylor's unit structures and tuned drums for ten years, while bassist Reggie Workman was known for his work with Coltrane and a number of Blue Note artists. Reedman Oliver Lake, who ...

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Posi-Tone Records: More Home Runs with Mike DiRubbo, Ralph Bowen, Sean Nowell

by J Hunter
August 4, 2009

If Posi-Tone Records was a major league baseball team, it would be at the top of its division. So far in 2009, the label has had big wins with Sam Yahel's piano trio debut Hometown and guitarist Yotam Silberstein's overall debut Next Page, not to mention former Ray Charles sideman, trumpeter Jim Rotondi's heartfelt tribute to ...

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Improvisation from Barcelona: Agusti Fernandez and Octante

by John Eyles
August 3, 2009

Albums by pianist Agusti Fernandez and the group Octante (as well as the concurrent release of Barcelona Chronicles by guitarist Derek Bailey) provide a timely opportunity to celebrate the dynamic improvised music scene of Barcelona, Spain. The profile of the city's improvisers has steadily grown in recent years, not least because of the work of IBA ...

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Ken Vandermark: Collected Fiction (Improvised Bass & Reed Duos) & Fire Room: Broken Music

by Marc Medwin
August 3, 2009

Ken VandermarkCollected Fiction (Improvised Bass & Reed Duos)Okkadisk2008 Fire RoomBroken MusicAtavistic2008 Saxophonist Ken Vandermark has made a career of placing himself in diverse company, whether as a leader or as ...

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Joe Locke: Nocturne for Ava & Mutual Admiration Society 2

by George Kanzler
August 2, 2009

Bob Sneider/Joe Locke Film Noir ProjectNocturne for AvaOrigin2009 Joe Locke/David HazeltineMutual Admiration Society 2Sharp Nine2009 The versatility of vibraphonist Joe Locke comes to the fore here, one album moody with ...

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Tony Malaby: Paloma Recio & Ancient and Future Airs

by David Adler
August 2, 2009

Tony MalabyPaloma RecioNew World Records2009 Paul DunmallAncient and Future AirsClean Feed2009 Paloma Recio ("loud dove"), the debut of saxophonist Tony Malaby's quartet of the same name, is marked by the ...

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Jim Black: One Great Night...Live; Houseplant & Kyrill

by Wilbur MacKenzie
August 2, 2009

Ellery Eskelin/Andrea Parkins/Jim BlackOne Great Night...LivehatOLOGY2009 Jim Black's AlasNoAxisHouseplantWinter & Winter2009 Achim KaufmannKyrillPirouet Records2009 For almost 15 years, drummer Jim Black's approach ...

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Oh Canada: Fran

by Kurt Gottschalk
August 2, 2009

François Carrier/Michel Lambert/Jean-Jacques AvenelWithinLeo2008 Gordon Grdina Trio...If Accident WillPlunge2009 NOW OrchestraAnimal Talesself-published2009 It's forever surprising that, while Americans revere the pioneers of ...