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Albert Ayler: Spiritual Unity
by Raul d'Gama Rose
When the veracity of the history of twentieth-century art is evaluated, what will be found in the proverbial time capsule? Where will “The Music," which Jelly Roll Morton christened as jass, sit with the works that were created by important composers, ranging from Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, and John Coltrane, to Thelonious Monk,, George Russell and ...
Samuel Quinto Trio: Salsa' N Jazz
by Raul d'Gama Rose
There is something about Brazilian-born pianist Samuel Quinto that strikes a vibrant chord in the inner ear. Perhaps it has to do with his wonderful grasp of the joy that abounds in the Brazilian northeast... his sense of “alegria." Perhaps it also has to do with his mature approach, wonderful use of dynamics, his expression and ...
Melissa Walker: In The Middle Of It All
by Raul d'Gama Rose
If there was something similar to “method acting" in music and it were not so passé a word, then it would be tempting to suggest that Melissa Walker's In The Middle Of It All is such a master class. As it happens, the record is a lot more than that, hinting at griot traditions and as ...
Big Train: Travels
by Raul d'Gama Rose
The title of the record may seem innocuous, even a tad trite (journeys across musical landscapes and that kind of stuff)... But then by the sound of it Big Train is more than a couple of journeymen. This is a duo that is rattling against convention. Pianist, Jeremy Bacon and tenor and soprano saxophonist Justin Flynn ...
Greg Diamond: Dancando Com Ale
by Raul d'Gama Rose
The intended program that an artist brings to a recording date is usually a good measure of his or her maturity and confidence. For instance, to begin a record with a song that is complex, harmonically and rhythmically bodes well for what is to follow. Guitarist Greg Diamond thought it fitting to begin Dancando Com Ale ...
John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble: Eternal Interlude
by Raul d'Gama Rose
John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble Eternal Interlude Sunnyside Records 2009 The music on Eternal Interlude by drummer John Hollenbeck cannot be described in one word, but if it could that word would be “poignant." But of course, one word is not enough, so in settling for two, those would ...
Jake Langley: Here and Now
by Raul d'Gama Rose
Like all musicians who inhabit a groove, Jake Langley may very likely get mired in the Hammond B3 and drums trio; that is, record after record could start to sound familiar. But Here and Now gives ample evidence that the guitarist has seized the day and broken free from the blues-laden, Wes Montgomery style that he ...
Aaron Choulai Trio: Ranu
by Raul d'Gama Rose
It is almost as if just because he does not see like most folks that Papua, New Guinea-born pianist, Aaron Choulai has a heightened sense of hearing, which is so unlike anyone else's sense of hearing. All sound, to Choulai appears to resemble a sort of patchwork quilt with random, vividly colored aural swatches and swathes, ...
Carlos Franzetti: Mambo Tango
by Raul d'Gama Rose
If you are a virtuoso like Carlos Franzetti, there may be several ways to work a piano when performing a solo, or indeed performing solo on this grand instrument. But then again, if you are Carlos Franzetti you can use your God-given abilities to make the instrument come alive to the full range of its myriad ...
Renaud Garcia-Fons: La Linea del Sur
by Raul d'Gama Rose
What would happen if the dense yet lyrical imagery of Garcia Lorca's Romancero Gitano was woven into the aural tapestry of bassist Renaud Garcia-Fons' offering, that traverses Europe, the Mediterranean, the Middle East and America? A bewitching mix of flamenco, Arabic, jazz and Latin-American music would collide, resulting in a perfect offering such as La Linea ...
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