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Jo: Signature

by A. Henkin
December 13, 2002

Within traditional jazz, piano-bass duets tend to be enacted under the leadership of the keyboardist - the bassist grounding the pianist in a way they would not be playing solo. Duets of any configuration in the avant-garde decry any idea of leader-sideman. This explains the many bass-led duets, a concept alien to hard bop circles, of ...

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Achim Kaufmann 4: Gueuledeloup

Read "Gueuledeloup" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
July 1, 2002

The worst part about listening to pianist Achim Kaufmann’s recordings is that you only get 60 minutes or so, of some of the most inventive modern jazz on the globe. His previous CD for “Leo Records,” was a bona fide knockout! With this release, he navigates similar concepts. His base group featuring the ...

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c'estca

By Joëlle Léandre

Label: Red Toucan Records
Released: 2001
Track listing: c

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Joelle Leandre - Hasse Poulsen - Francois Houle: c'estca

by Glenn Astarita
May 1, 2001

Recorded live in Paris, 2000 – this trio embarks upon a quietly energetic affair as they rely upon their combined improvisational savvy and inherent resourcefulness for a set consisting of interweaving dialogue and polychromatic themes. On “c’estica 1”, double bassist Joelle Leandre pursues sweeping bowed bass lines, often counterbalancing clarinetist Francois Houle’s fleeting lyricism and guitarist ...

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