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Ben Wolfe: Unjust
A dimostrare come il contrabbassista statunitense non si accontenti di riprodurre le idee altrui, l'impasto sonoro del suo ottetto trascende le atmosfere post-boppistiche e la lezione del Modern Jazz Quartet senza restarne ingabbiato.
Oltre che al mirabolante solismo del vibrafonista Joel Ross, la riuscita di questo magnifico CD deve infatti molto all'ambiguità armonica delle composizioni proposte dal leader, che ama peraltro incrociare i richiami stilistici con indubbia originalità. La proposta musicale è swingante nella sua gioiosa solarità, ma sotto l'immediatezza si cela la complessità di una proposta estremamente colta, che rimanda alla formazione classica di Wolfe.
Album della settimana.
Track Listing
The Heckler; Hats Off to Rebay; Lullaby in D; Bob French; The Corridor; Mask Man; Eventually; Unjust; Sparkling Red; Sideways; Hats Off to Rebay (Interlude); Reprise (Credits).
Personnel
Ben Wolfe
bassNicholas Payton
trumpetImmanuel Wilkins
saxophoneNicole Glover
saxophone, tenorJoel Ross
vibraphoneAddison Frei
pianoOrrin Evans
pianoAaron Kimmel
drumsAlbum information
Title: Unjust | Year Released: 2023 | Record Label: Resident Arts
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