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Claire Ritter: The Stream of Pearls Project

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Claire Ritter: The Stream of Pearls Project
Disco decisamente piano-centrico questo The Stream of Pearls Project di Claire Ritter. Perché nonostante in buona parte dei diciotto brani compaiano a turno violoncello, fisarmonica, percussioni, vibrafono e banjo il protagonista assoluto resta il pianoforte. In barba alle più elementari norme sull'interplay in questa incisione il resto degli strumenti funge da sparring partner, da fondale più o meno convincente alle divagazioni solistiche della pianista di Charlotte, North Carolina.

Dedicato all'acqua, suddiviso in due opus variations, rispettivamente North American Watercolors e The Outer Banks Crystal Scores, ispirato da luoghi, quadri, fotografie, poesie e artisti incontrati, l'album si presenta con la leggerezza di un acquerello, la grazia di un tramonto, la libertà di una vela che scivola su un fiume. Grande attenzione alla melodia, estrema sensibilità nell'uso delle dinamiche, senso di serenità, di placida contemplazione assicurano all'album un alone di piacevole e accattivante fruibilità.

Peccato che Claire Ritter, docente rinomata, apprezzata compositrice, collaboratrice di musicisti quali Dave Holland e Ran Blake, in questa sua ultima fatica segua la via di una miscela tra jazz, musica colta, world music, american new music poco convincente. E non basta la sua maestria strumentale a togliere The Stream of Pearls Project dalle sabbie mobili di una musica un po' pretenziosa che spesso fatica ad andare oltre la superficie e a volte sembra concretizzarsi come sottofondo ideale per un vernissage o un party snob.

Track Listing

The Beauty of its Stillness, Overflowed Me Like a Tide; Bolero On The Charles; Swiftly Winding; Blue Ridge in Watercolor; Stream of Pearls; Across the Gorge; The Brook, The Bird, & I; Catfish Shuffle; Valse of the Ponds; Fortuity; Under the Moonrise; Skydune Mambo; Ballade of the Flight; Wild Ponies Run Free; Sailing Pamlico; Mustang Calypso; Along the Banks; Island Jingle, Dancing With My Heart.

Personnel

Claire Ritter: piano; Ashima Scripp: cello; Toni Naples: accordion; Rick Hansen: accordion; Richie Stearns: banjo; Jon Metzger: vibes; Takaaki Masuko: drums, percussion.

Album information

Title: The Streams Of Pearls Project | Year Released: 2011 | Record Label: Zoning Records

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