luni, 9 aprilie 2012

Gary Smulyan - Smul's Paradise 2012

Alte delicateturi, un album de neocolit. Pasajele cu sax si organ, tari de tot.

4/5









Songs:
1. Sunny 08:59
2. Up In Betty's Room 06:40
3. Pistaccio 04:40
4. Smul's Paradise 08:25
5. Little Miss Halfsteps 04:50
6. Aires 08:14
7. Blues for DP 06:35
8. Heavenly Hours 04:01

Musicians:
Gary Smulyan / baritone saxophone
Mike LeDonne / Hammond B3 organ
Peter Bernstein / guitar
Kenny Washington / drums



Jean-Philippe Scali - Evidence 2012

Primul album pentru saxofonistul francez. Nu ma numar printre fanii big band-urilor, dar se poate apleca urechea spre el.

3/5








Songs:
1. Brother James 5:48
2. Autoportrait d’Un Chat Sauvage 10:32
3. Fables Of Faubus 9:19
4. Eternel Present 5:37
5. Five Minutes’ Walk 4:33
6. Come Sunday 3:46
7. Evidence 9:04
8. When The Saints Go Marching In… Suite (Part 1) 4:53
9. When The Saints Go Marching In… Suite (Part 2) 4:42
10. Hope 4:54
11. Dragui’s Mood 6:01

Musicians:
Jean-Philippe Scali / saxophones
Julien Alour / trumpet
Jerry Edwards / trombone
Adrien Chicot / piano & Fender Rhodes
Simon Tailleu / bass
Manu Franchi / drums
Stephan Carracci / vibraphone
Bastien Ballaz, trombone
François Théberge / saxophone tenor
Thomas Savy / clarinet 


Nico Gori & Fred Hersch - Da Vinci 2012

Colaborare intre clarinetistul italian si pianistul american. Improvizatie cat cuprinde,tonalitati diverse, de bagat in seama.

3/5









Songs:
01 – Old Devil Moon
02 – Da Vinci
03 – Mandevilla
04 – Down Home
05 – 2-5
06 – Lee’s Dream
07 – Hot House Flower
08 – Doce De Coco
09 – At The Close Of The Day
10 – Tea For Two

Musicians:
Nico Gori / clarinet
Fred Hersch / piano 


Masabumi Kikuchi - Sunrise 2012

Primul album scos la ECM de pianistul japonez. De ascultat, fara indoiala.

4/5









Songs:
1 Ballad I 5:38
2 New Day 4:46
3 Short Stuff 2:11
4 So What Variations 5:27
5 Ballad II 7:13
6 Sunrise 5:48
7 Sticks And Cymbals 6:17
8 End Of Day 4:47
9 Uptempo 4:05
10 Last Ballad 5:22

Musicians:
Masabumi Kikuchi / piano
Thomas Morgan / double bass
Paul Motian / drums


Bill Evans - Dragonfly 2012

Al treilea album scos de saxofonistul american impreuna cu trupa sa Soulgrass. Destul de usurel, dar si cu unele momente ok (vezi dialogurile sax-banjo), se poate incerca.

3/5






Songs:
1. Madman 5:23
2. Time 7:06
3. Kings And Queens 5:47
4. Tit For Tat 7:20
5. I Don't Know About Love 5:10
6. Forbidden Daffodils 5:49
7. Nothin' to Believe In 5:13
8. Lay It Down 5:46
9. Dirt County Breakdown 5:28
10. Dragonfly 4:09

Musicians:
Bill Evans / soprano and tenor saxophone, vocals
Clifford Carter / keyboards
Mitch Stein / guitar, vocals
Ryan Cavanaugh / banjoAndy Hess / bass
Josh Dion / drums, vocals
Keith Carlock / drums
Danny Louis / B3 organ
Guests
John Medeski / keyboards
Warren Haynes / guitar
Steve Lukather / guitar





Guillaume de Chassy - Silences 2012

 Calm si linistitor. De pus spre ascultare/desfatare.



4/5









Songs:
1. Du Cote De Chez Poulenc, Pt. 1
2. Du Cote De Chez Chostakovitch, Pt. 1
3. Birth of a Trio
4. Du Cote De Chez Poulenc, Pt. 2
5. Majeur
6. Du Cote De Chez Prokofiev
7. Silences, Pt. 1
8. Silences, Pt. 2
9. Du Cote De Chez Schubert
10. Adieu Cherie [From Adieu Chérie]
11. Du Cote De Chez Chostakovitch, Pt. 2
12. Silences, Pt. 3

Musicians:
Guillaume de Chassy / piano
Thomas Savy / clarinets
Arnault Cuisinier / double bass

Alexander Hawkins Ensemble - All There, Ever Out 2012

Al doilea album pentru ansamblul condus de pianistul britanic.Nu e de ascultat in orice conditie/stare, dar se poate incerca.

3/5







Songs:
1. Ologbo
2. Tatum Totem III
3. Owl (Friendly)
4. AW/LJ (Differently)
5. Ahab
6. (Untitled Free Improvisation)
7. Marta
8. Elmic
9. So Very, Know

Musicians:
Alex Hawkins / piano, Hammond organ
Orphy Robinson / marimba
Otto Fischer / electric guitar
Hannah Marshall / cello
Dominic Lash / double bass
Javier Carmona / drums and percussion