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Terri Lyne Carrington: The Mosaic Project

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Terri Lyne Carrington: The Mosaic Project
La batterista Terry Lyne Carrington mette assieme un bel manipolo di musiciste per questo The Mosaic Project e con loro si avventura in riletture di brani celebri alternate ad esposizioni di nuove composizioni scritte da lei o dalle sue compagne di viaggio.

La musica si ciba del linguaggio jazzistico ma spesso scivola verso un easy listening ben confezionato ma non particolarmente memorabile. Gli assoli sono eleganti e convincenti ma spesso annegano nel contesto poco vigoroso. Non si capisce bene da che parte soffi il vento dell'ispirazione. Quel che resta è un bel catalogo che mette in vetrina le meraviglie della casa, ma poco più.

Potendo contare su Geri Allen, Cassandra Wilson, Esperanza Spalding, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Ingrid Jensen, Patrice Rushen e tante altre era lecito attendersi più coraggio e meno melassa. Ma forse è la nostra visione maschile (più che maschilista) a non cogliere le prelibatezze raffinate che non riusciamo a scorgere. Andremo dal medico e ci faremo dare una bella cura.

Track Listing

Transformation; I Got Lost In His Arms; Michelle; Magic And Music; Echo; Simply Beautiful; Unconditional Love; Wistful; Crayola; Soul Talk; Mosaic Triad; Insomniac; Show Me A Sign; Sisters On The Rise (A Transformation).

Personnel

Terri Lyne Carrington: drums, additional percussion, voice (2, 4, 5, 11, 13, 14); Geri Allen: piano keyboards (1, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11, 13); Dee Dee Bridgewater: voice (10); Anat Cohen: clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano sax; Angela Davis: commentary (5); Sheila E.: percussion (1, 5, 6, 10); Nona Hendryx: voice (1, 14); Ingrid Jensen: trumpet, flugelhorn, efx; Mimi Jones: bass (4); Carmen Lundy: voice (13); Chia-Yin Carol Ma: violin; Hailey Niswanger: flute; Gretchen Parlato: voice (2, 3); Tineke Postma: alto sax, soprano sax; Dianne Reeves: voice (5); Shea Rose: voice (14); Patrice Rushen: piano, keyboards (2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12); Esperanza Spalding: bass, voice (7, 9); Helen Sung: piano, keyboards (2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12); Linda Taylor: guitars; Cassandra Wilson: voice (8).

Album information

Title: The Mosaic Project | Year Released: 2011 | Record Label: Concord Music Group

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