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Franco Ambrosetti: Long Waves

Read "Long Waves" reviewed by Chris M. Slawecki


Trumpeter Franco Ambrosetti balances in the middle of three jazz generations, the father of saxophonist Gianluca and son of saxophonist Flavio, who once played opposite Charlie Parker at the Paris Jazz Festival. Although he grew up studying classical piano, which you strongly hear in the long lines of his lyrical playing, he picked up trumpet at ...

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Franco Ambrosetti Quintet: Long Waves

Read "Long Waves" reviewed by Mark Sullivan


Veteran Swiss jazz trumpeter/flugelhornist/composer Franco Ambrosetti leads what amounts to a blowing session: mostly his originals, plus a couple of standards. But what a band it is. In bebop's heyday the group likely would have been billed as “All Stars." Guitarist John Scofield, pianist Uri Caine, bassist Scott Colley and drummer Jack DeJohnette have an illustrious ...

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Franco Ambrosetti: Long Waves

Read "Long Waves" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky


Trumpeter Franco Ambrosetti is a master of both glow and go aesthetics. With a warm and burnished tone, lines giving off circumfluent suggestions in their whorling beauty, an eye on motion and expansion, and a strong sense of swing, he's content to take the fast lane or simply take his time. And with more than 50 ...

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Dan Pugach: Plus One

Read "Plus One" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi


Ci giunge con un po' di ritardo questo debutto del batterista e arrangiatore israeliano Dan Pugach ma va segnalato per testimoniare l'ottimo momento del jazz orchestrale. Trasferitosi negli Stati Uniti per frequentare il Berklee College of Music, Pugach è appassionato della scuola orchestrale mainstream e s'è perfezionato al City College di New York studiando con Hal ...

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Carlo Maria Nartoni Norvegian Trio: Syria

Read "Syria" reviewed by Neri Pollastri


Trio diretto dal pianista Carlo Maria Nartoni, formazione classica ed esperienze nella Civica Jazz Band di Milano, con una giovane ritmica norvegese, Syria è un riuscitissimo lavoro che fonde con molto equilibrio l'estetica nordeuropea, il lirismo compositivo e una grande libertà esecutiva--ben sei dei quindici brani sono completamente improvvisati e l'intero lavoro è registrato come un ...

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Izabella Effenberg: Crystal Silence

Read "Crystal Silence" reviewed by Ian Patterson


Many musicians play a second instrument, though rarely do they venture to record an entire album with it. Such a commitment would likely require complete technical command of the secondary instrument, or failing that, courage in spades. Izabella Effenberg has both. For her third release on Unit Records, following her sextet debut Cuentame and the trio ...

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Franco Ambrosetti: The Nearness Of You

Read "The Nearness Of You" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi


Il pregio di quest'album risiede nella ricercatezza dei suoi percorsi melodici, esaltati dal lirico flicorno di Franco Ambrosetti e dalle raffinate orchestrazioni di Massimo Nunzi e Gianni Ferrio. Il riferimento implicito è l'opera di Miles Davis con Gil Evans ma la cosa non sminuisce il fascino del lavoro che avvolge l'ascoltatore con la fragranza dei timbri ...

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Tom Kessler: Nuevo Valso

Read "Nuevo Valso" reviewed by Friedrich Kunzmann


For his fourth album as a leader Mexican guitarist Tom Kessler gets drummer Jochen Rückert and bassist Eivind Opsvik on board to deliver nine, self-penned and diverse pieces. Opener “Ascilina" demonstrates the treats that the trio brings to the table. Intriguing voicings on guitar, buzzing melodic lines on bass and an understated percussive structure. The production ...

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Judi Silvano: Lessons Learned

Read "Lessons Learned" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi


"Preferisco lavorare come parte di un ensemble piuttosto che pormi di fronte al gruppo --diceva Judy Silvano nel 2002 a Down Beat--Da quando ho iniziato a esibirmi nei primi anni ottanta ho avuto difficoltà a percepire i cantanti come una razza diversa dagli strumentisti." Una peculiarità che ritroviamo in Lessons Learned con Judi parte integrante di ...


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