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Joe's 3 and Freddie's 5
by Andrew Velez
Joe Giglio Trio 3 Spirits Bella Firenze2007 Bucky Pizzarelli 5 For Freddie: Bucky Pizzarelli's Tribute to Freddie Green Arbors 2007 Sound sparks fly even before guitarist Joe ...
Phrase 6 - All Things Arise
by AAJ Italy Staff
Russ Lossing non suona “alla maniera di ..”, perché il suo stile è assolutamente personale, decisamente borderline rispetto ai classici riferimenti presenti nel bagaglio tecnico ed esperienziale di qualsiasi musicista. Da una parte vi è una solida formazione accademica, dall’altra la frequentazione dell’area creativa del jazz con musicisti quali Paul Motian, Michael Formanek e Matt Maneri, ...
Altamonte Jazz Ensemble: Fascinating Rhythm II, A Tribute To Ray Charles & A Family Affair
by Jack Bowers
The Florida-based Altamonte Jazz Ensemble, established more than twenty-five years ago by saxophonist Mike Arena, an emigré from New York who remains its music director, keeps rolling along with more than half a dozen concerts each year, a trio of which are embodied on CDs that Arena was kind enough to send for commentary. Altamonte Jazz ...
The Dreadful Dance / The Body Never Lies
by AAJ Italy Staff
Iconoclast The Body Never Lies Fang (2005) Valutazione: 4 stelle Iconoclast The Dreadful Dance Fang (2005) Valutazione: 3,5 stelle Se l’energia di una formazione potesse essere espressa in termini di quantità, il duo Iconoclast, composto da Julie Joslyn e Leo Ciesa, distruggerebbe lo strumento di misurazione! Poco male perché in oltre vent’anni di venerata carriera questa ...
Smalls Records: Sound Stewardship For US Treasures
by Derek Taylor
From trumpeter Bunk Johnson waxing reverential about Buddy Bolden to saxophonist Michael Brecker bowing at the altar of John Coltrane, a strong sense of nostalgia is woven through the history of jazz. The phrase when giants walked the earth is frequently invoked or implied, and the feeling that the best is already behind us bothers musicians ...
The Work: Slow Crimes & Rubber Cage
by Nic Jones
On the evidence here, The Work was a band whose music was informed by the visceral end of progressive rock and the energy and commitment of punk. The multi-instrumentalist line-up included Tim Hodgkinson, a former member of Henry Cow, a European band whose work in the progressive rock field was as singular as that of early ...
Big Band Bonanza: Jimmy Heath, Frank Foster, George Gruntz, Barbara Lea
by Ken Dryden
It is nearly impossible for most big bands to stick together for very long these days, due to the lack of touring opportunities or even regular local performances, to say nothing of participants' scheduling conflicts. But big band CDs keep appearing and each of the following four titles has merit. Jimmy Heath Big ...
Jazz Organ Then & Now: Honeydripper & The Messenger
by Tom Greenland
Jack McDuff The Honeydripper Prestige-Concord 2007 Nick Moran Trio The Messenger CAP 2007 Hammond B3 organ-driven combos have been a staple of hard bop and soul jazz ...
Blue Note: Dippin' & The Gigolo
by Russ Musto
Hank Mobley Dippin' Blue Note 2006 Lee Morgan The Gigolo Blue Note 2006 Lee Morgan's The Gigolo (with Wayne Shorter) and Hank Mobley's Dippin' (on which Morgan's ...
Stephen Gauci: Wisps Of An Unknown Face & The First Third
by Marc Medwin
Stephen Gauci Wisps of an Unknown Face CIMP 2007 Stephen Gauci/Reuben Radding/Todd Capp The First Third 577 Records 2006 Little playing heard these days is as enigmatic ...


