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Amina Figarova: Come Escape with Me

Read "Come Escape with Me" reviewed by Jim Santella

by Jim Santella
March 18, 2005

The modern mainstream fits Amina Figarova like a glove. Her compositions carry with them an exotic feeling of anticipation along with their mesmerizing groove. At the piano, she's in control, improvising over lovely melodies and creating a storm of subdued passion. Her septet has been together for five years. Figarova's husband, Bart Platteau, holds ...

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Amina Figarova: Come Escape with Me

Read "Come Escape with Me" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
March 17, 2005

Many successful jazz pianists got their start, at early ages, studying classical music. Then jazz lures them away. A constant surprise is the verve and energy so many of these classically trained musicians bring to improvisation.Born in Baku, Azerbaijan and now based in the Netherlands, pianist Amina Figarova's Come Escape with Me bristles with ...

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Penpals

By David Schnitter

Label: Munich Records
Released: 2003
Track listing: 1. Drone Tone, 2. And So They Say, 3. Waltz for Wayne, 4. Blues for John, 5. Song for Suzanne, 6. The Prankster, 7. St. Thomas, 8. My One and Only Love, 9. Blue Bossa, 10. Haggars Promise.

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Nordic Project

By Rissanen

Label: Munich Records
Released: 2004
Track listing: 1.Delusions 2.Bass Melody 3.Mood Swings 4.Eaglets Lament 5.Wondering 6.Unity 7.Changes to Come 8.Scars 9.Troll Bridge 10.Spaced 11.Look Who

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You're Nearer

By Nancy Marano

Label: Munich Records
Released: 2004

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Rissanen, Trimble, Calderazzo, Savolainen: Nordic Project

Read "Nordic Project" reviewed by Matthew Wuethrich

by Matthew Wuethrich
July 1, 2004

Nordic Project emerged from the friendship between Finnish trombonist Antti Rissanen and American bassist Ted Trimble. It was recorded in 2002, during a trip Trimble and drummer Gene Calderazzo made to Finland. With veteran Finnish pianist Jarmo Savolainen, they recorded the album’s eleven original compositions in single takes. The pieces, therefore, emit a bubbling freshness and ...

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Dave Schnitter and Edgar van Asselt: Penpals

by Samuel Chell
February 25, 2004

In the late 1970's the Newport Jazz Festival programmed a Carnegie Hall concert featuring the groups of both Art Blakey and Horace Silver along with some all-star alumni guests. The impression of that concert that lingers with me to this day is the passionate and fiery if not show-stopping performance of Blakey's tenor man, David Schnitter. ...

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Nordic Project

By Ted Trimble

Label: Munich Records
Released: 2003

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Songs for Sale

By Colette Wickenhagen

Label: Munich Records
Released: 2003

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New Arrival

By Ilja Reijngoud

Label: Munich Records
Released: 2003
Track listing: 1. Original Blonde 2. Why Certainly 3. Welcome Home 4. Steady Daddy 5. Blue Alternative 6. Sheriff's Jail Chain Gang Detail 7. New Arrival 8. Romantic Warrior 9. Your Private Little Wing 10. Bonus Track: Let's Dance