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Nacka Forum: We Are The World

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Nacka Forum nasce nel 1999 come formazione improntata principalmente a reinterpretare brani di musicisti quali Ornette Coleman, Sun Ra e Art Ensemble Of Chicago. Ben presto il quartetto abbandona quel repertorio per concentrarsi su composizioni originali, cui contribuiscono tutti i membri del gruppo. Giunta al quinto album Nacka Forum si conferma come una delle realtà più importanti della scena svedese, grazie ad una vena compositiva sempre ispirata e alla qualità dei musicisti, da tempo coinvolti in stimolanti collaborazioni e leader a loro volta.

We Are the World si rivela un'incalzante sequenza di libera improvvisazione e cantabilità, quieti, sognanti paesaggi sonori e riff assassini, fanfare neworleansiane e sofisticate sovrapposizioni timbriche, energia rock e creatività jazz. Sorprende di Nacka Forum la potenza espressiva, la capacità di espandere i limiti del quartetto fino a trasformarlo in una sorta di orchestra a geometria variabile in grado di adattarsi alle diverse situazioni ed entrare in sintonia con le differenti strategie compositive. Ricchezza espressiva favorita dalla poliedricità dei musicisti -ciascuno di loro suona svariati strumenti-da una fantasiosa creatività e da una coesione affinata in tre lustri di percorso comune.

Splendida la rilettura di "Magwaza," storico brano del contrabbassista sudafricano Johnny Dyani, ciliegina sulla torta di un album vivamente consigliato.

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Track Listing

All We Are Saying; Buss 414; Magwaza; Do the Nacka Forum; #5; Thinking about J.C. (for Jerome Cooper); Chogolisa.

Personnel

Goran Kajfesš: cornet, trumpet, slide trumpet, Steiner EVI, percussion; Jonas Kullhammar: sopranino saxophone, tenor saxophone, bass saxophone, slide saxophone, braithophone, clarinet, percussion, flute; Johan Berthling: bass; Kresten Osgood: drums, octapad, piano, percussion.

Album information

Title: We Are The World | Year Released: 2016 | Record Label: Moserobie


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