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Champian Fulton: Sometimes I'm Happy
by Ken Dryden
The daughter of jazz trumpeter Stephen Fulton, Champian Fulton had plenty of early exposure to the music through her father. She began piano lessons at the age of five and as she grew interested in singing as well, she began accompanying herself. Fulton is a refreshing change from many of the singing jazz ...
Stefano Bollani: Falando de amor
by AAJ Italy Staff
Inciso sei anni fa ma distribuito solo nel mercato giapponese, Falando de amor è stato pubblicato oggi in Europa per la gioia dei numerosi fan di Stefano Bollani. Come suggerisce il titolo, è il tema dell'amore la linea guida di un percorso che ricalca la jazzificazione pianistica della bossa nova, operata negli anni '60 da Oscar ...
Renato Sellani Trio: My Foolish Heart
by AAJ Italy Staff
Alla guida del suo collaudato trio con il fido Massimo Moriconi e il solido Massimo Manzi, l'ottantaduenne Renato Sellani, uno dei decani del jazz italiano, sforna un ennesimo gioiello su un classicissimo repertorio di standard, facendo appello a tutta la sua classe ed esperienza. Il lavoro, destinato al mercato giapponese e “classico" anche nella copertina con ...
Tessa Souter: Nights of Key Largo
by Suzanne Lorge
Tessa Souter excels at creating mood and on her new CD, Nights of Key Largo, that mood is one of a relaxed intimacy: She never strains to emote, never pushes a note, never rushes a phrase. Her material--13 songs about moonlight, sand and romance--lends itself to this kind of laid-back treatment, reminding the listener that there ...
Venus Records
by Ken Dryden
Venus Records may be sparsely represented in North American record stores, though it has built quite a loyal following among jazz aficionados who frequent online music sources. Tetsuo Hara, the owner and founder of the label, has long been a jazz fan: “When I was a very young man, I listened to many 78-rpm records that ...
Francesco Cafiso: Portrait in Black and White
by AAJ Italy Staff
In un'Italia sempre più vecchia e poco incline a far spazio ai giovani, un talento precoce come Francesco Cafiso ha suscitato sorpresa, attenzione (soprattutto dai dai mass media, pronti a etichettare il giovane prodigio di turno) e diffusi riconoscimenti dal pubblico e dalla critica. Non sono mancati atteggiamenti di diffidenza, accentuati dal patronage di Wynton Marsalis, ...
Dan Nimmer Trio: Yours Is My Heart Alone
by Marcia Hillman
Pianist Dan Nimmer needs to change his name to Dan Nimble--for agile are his fingers as he navigates through a selection of pop and jazz standards as well as a couple of originals on this trio album with bassist Peter Washington and drummer Lewis Nash along for the ride. And what a ride it is. Nimmer's ...
Gypsy Lamento
Label: Venus Records
Released: 2008
Track listing: Topsy; Anouman; Crepuscle; Tears; I'm Confessin'; Minor Swing; Solitude; Nympheus; Please; Nuages; I've Had My Moments; Time On My Hands.
