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Jazz Flute: Flute on the Edge / Groove Yard / Ad Infinitum
by Ken Dryden
For a long time, jazz musicians who played the flute as their primary instrument were fairly rare. In recent years, the number of flutists has grown tremendously including three with new albums: Jeremy Steig, Bradley Leighton and François Richard. Jeremy Steig Flute on the Edge Steig Music 2005 Jeremy Steig ...
Hank Jones: Complete Recordings / Hanky Panky / 'S Wonderful
by Ken Dryden
Since making his debut recording as a leader in 1947, Hank Jones has continued to impress jazz fans for over five decades. Not only is he still recording in his late 80s, but some of his long out of print sessions are beginning to reappear on the market. Hank Jones Complete Recordings ...
Faraò - Vitous - Humair / Taylor: Takes on Pasolini / Angel of the Presence
by AAJ Italy Staff
Antonio Faraò - Miroslav Vitous - Daniel Humair Takes on Pasolini Cam Jazz (2005) Valutazione: 3,5 stelle Due nuovi CD arricchiscono il bel catalogo della CAM Records, divenuta da qualche tempo un punto di riferimento privilegiato per gli appassionati del piano jazz. I motivi del suo successo rimandano ad una scelta ben precisa, ben distante da ...
A Trio of Pat Metheny Group Reissues
by John Kelman
Why artists and/or record labels choose to release remastered versions of pre-existing material can range from the purely artistic to the shamelessly monetary. Sometimes it's a case of getting material, previously out-of-print, back into the marketplace for people who, for whatever reason, didn't pick the material up the first time around. Sometimes the target audience is ...
Nine Winds Continue to Blow
by Mark Corroto
Label chief and multi-instrumentalist Vinny Golia is quite the busy man. In addition to a recent release on Portugal's Clean Feed label and a DVD documenting his Large Ensemble, he continues to turn out creative and challenging music on his own label Nine Winds. Here's a look at a few of his recent releases. ...
Chitarristi jazz tra passato e futuro
by AAJ Italy Staff
La chitarra jazz gode di una ricca tradizione sviluppatasi principalmente negli anni '50 e '60, e radicata ormai da tempo in quello che può essere considerato un filone mainstream cui attingono anche numerosi esponenti delle generazioni più recenti. La scena chitarristica attuale appare molto ricca di nomi, ma sono pochi i musicisti che riescono a sfuggire ...
Alex Harding's Blutopia: The Calling / Lucian Ban & Asymmetry Quartet: Playground
by Jeff Stockton
Alex Harding's Blutopia The Calling Jazzaway 2005 Alex Harding (Detroit) and Lucian Ban (Romania) have developed a fruitful partnership over the last few years. Harding's bluesy, church-steeped baritone sax is the logical heir to Hamiet Bluiett's, while Ban's tasteful, reflective piano playing combines the elegance and technical precision ...
Kenny Wheeler: Song For Someone / What Now? / Where Do We Go From Here?
by Francis Lo Kee
These three CDs by trumpeter Kenny Wheeler provide a glimpse of one of this planet's greatest musicians; all also feature the under-appreciated pianist John Taylor. Kenny Wheeler Song for Someone Psi 2004 Certainly Song for Someone will be an exciting find for Wheeler enthusiasts. A big ...
Bobo Stenson - Anders Jormin - Paul Motian / Thomas Strønen - Bobo Stenson - Fredrik Ljungvist - Mats Eilertsen: Goodbye / Parish
by AAJ Italy Staff
Bobo Stenson Goodbye ECM Records (2005 - distr. Ducale) Valutazione: 4 stelle Il pianista Bobo Stenson [clicca qui per leggere l'intervista] è da sempre una delle colonne portanti dell'etichetta tedesca ECM, con una costante presenza in catalogo sia con incisioni a proprio nome che come ospite di altri musicisti (ricordiamo almeno la lunga collaborazione con Charles ...
Rolf Sturm: Shawangunk / Ken Hatfield: String Theory
by Elliott Simon
Crystal-clear guitar is center stage on these two releases that feature experienced craftsmen artfully exposing the country and classical feel inherent in nylon strings. Ken Hatfield's String Theory is a classical gas dosed with sweet Appalachian honey, while Rolf Sturm's Shawangunk is a deft chordal/melodic encounter that reveals its spirit like a brilliant Hudson Valley morn. ...
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