Tomasz Stanko New York Quartet - Wislawa 2013

Inca un muzician de jazz care nu mai are nevoie de nicio prezentare.  De ascultat.

4/5









Songs:
1. Wislawa (Stanko) - 10:23
2. Assassins (Stanko) - 7:50
3. Metafizyka (Stanko) - 7:41
4. Dernier Cri (Stanko) - 10:19
5. Mikrokosmos (Stanko) - 8:24
6. Song for H (Stanko) - 4:38
7. Oni (Stanko) - 6:34
8. April Story (Stanko) - 7:10
8. Tutaj - Here (Stanko) - 8:34
9. Faces (Stanko) - 8:07
10. A Shaggy Vandal (Stanko) - 7:35
11. Wislava, var. (Stanko) - 13:13

Musicians:
Tomasz Stanko - trumpet
David Virelles - piano
Thomas Morgan - bass
Gerald Cleaver - drums

Stefano Battaglia Trio - Songways 2013

Alt album nou marca ECM. Splendid.

5/5










Songs:
1. Euphonia Elegy
2. Ismaro
3. Vondervotteimittis
4. Armonia
5. Mildendo Wide Song
6. Monte Analogo
7. Abdias
8. Songways
9. Perla
10. Babel Hymn               

Musicians:
Stefano Battaglia piano
Salvatore Maiore double bass
Roberto Dani drums

Wayne Shorter Quartet - Without a Net 2013

Alt nume mare din  jazz, aici pe un material live. Nu e de ocolit.

4/5











Songs:
1. Orbits (4:49)
2. Starry Night (8:48)
3. S. S. Golden Mean (5:17)
4. Plaza Real (6:56)
5. Myrrh (3:03)
6. Pegasus (23:06)
7. Flying Down to Rio (12:44)
8. Zero Gravity (8:13)
9. UFO (4:12)                

Musicians:
Wayne Shorter: soprano and tenor saxophones, whistling (7, 8)
Danilo Pérez: piano
John Patitucci: bass
Brian Blade: drums
Valerie Coleman: flute (6)
Toyin Spellman-Diaz: oboe (6)
Mariam Adam: clarinet (6)
Jeff Scott: French horn (6)
Monica Ellis: bassoon (6)

Charles Lloyd & Jason Moran - Hagar's Song 2013

Album scos la ECM, cu un nume greu din jazz pe afis. De ascultat.

4/5










Songs:
1. Pretty Girl 4:48
2. Mood Indigo 5:13
3. Bess, You Is My Woman Now 3:36
4. All About Ronnie 4:17
5. Pictogram 3:56
6. You’ve Changed 4:47
7. Hagar Suite I. Journey Up River 6:20
8. Hagar Suite II. Dreams Of White Bluff 9:45
9. Hagar Suite III. Alone 2:30
10. Hagar Suite IV. Bolivar Blues 4:16
11. Hagar Suite V. Hagar’s Lullaby 5:41
12. Rosetta 4:38
13. I Shall Be Released 5:07
14. God Only Knows 3:31

Musicians:
Charles Lloyd - alto and tenor saxophone, alto and bass flute
Jason Moran - piano, tambourine

Jan Lundgren - The Man In The Fog 2013

Primul album solo al pianistului suedez. De pus spre ascultare.

4/5











Songs:
1. The Maids Of Cadiz
2. View Of P
3. Après un rêve
4. I Don't Want To Cry Anymore
5. En Lang Väntan För Väntans Skull
6. Man In The Fog
7. Twenty-Five Years
8. Theme From "Chinatown"
9. As Vitrines
10. Tack För Allt
11. Yesterdays

Musician:
Jan Lundgren - piano

Reut Regev's R Time - Exploring The Vibe 2013

Muziciana din Israel, un material foarte interesant. Merita ascultarea..

4/5









Songs:
1. Drama Maybe Drama
2. Breaking the Silence
3. Montenegro
4. Ilha Bela
5. Madeleine Forever
6. Blue Llamas
7. Hashed In
8. Great Prentender
9. Ok Oj
10. Raw Way [For Junior Kimbrough]
11. New Beginning

Musicians:
Reut Regev - trombones
Jean Paul Bourelly - guitar, vocal
Mark Peterson - bass
Igal foni - drums.

Fire! Orchestra - Exit! 2013

Proiect in care intalnim o multime de muzicieni suedezi de jazz. Nu e de ratat.

5/5








Songs:
1 Part One 19:29
2 Part Two 24:54 

Musicians:
Mariam Wallentin - voice
Nadine Byrne - voice, organ
Emil Svanängen - voice
Nicolai Dunger - voice
Sofia Jernberg - voice
Niklas Barnö - trumpet
Magnus Broo - trumpet
Thomas Hallonsten - trumpet, organ
Mats Äleklint - trombone
Per Åke Holmlander - tuba
Anna Högberg  alto sax
Mats Gustafsson - tenor sax
Jonas Kullhammar - bass sax
Elin Larsson - tenor sax
Fredrik Ljungkvist - baritone sax, clarinet
Christer Bothén - bass clarinet, guimbri
Andreas Söderström - guitar
Reine Fiske - guitar, Sören Runolf - guitar
David Stackenäs - guitar
Sten Sandell - synth, harmonium, piano
Joachim Nordwall - electronics
Johan Berthling - electric bass
Joel Grip - bass
Joe Williamson - bass
Dan Berglund - bass
Andreas Werliin - drums
Thomas Mera Gartz - drums
Johan Holmegard - drums
Raymond Strid - drums

Eric Schaefer - Who Is Afraid Of Richard W.? 2013

Si pentru ca veni vorba de Richard Wagner, inca un album ce contine prelucrari dupa cateva creatii ale marelui compozitor german. Bun de ascultat si asta.

3/5







Songs:
1. Prelude to a Prelude - 01:32 (Richard Wagner)
2. Walküre - 03:37 (Richard Wagner)
3. Waldweben - 06:51 (Richard Wagner)
4. Lohengrin I - 02:53 (Richard Wagner)
5. Siegfried Idyll - 03:37 (Richard Wagner)
6. Isoldes Verklärung - 02:19 (Richard Wagner)
7. Nietzsche in Disguise - 05:41 (Eric Schaefer)
8. Tannhäuser - 03:24 (Richard Wagner)
9. Amazingly Slow - 03:35 (Eric Schaefer)
10. Dante Sonata - 03:46 (Franz Liszt)
11. Love and Death - 02:55 (Eric Schaefer / Tom Arthurs / Volker Meitz / John Eckhardt)
12. Tristan - 02:35 (Richard Wagner)
13. Lohengrin II - 02:53 (Richard Wagner)

Musicians:
Eric Schaefer - drums, electronics
Tom Arthurs - trumpet. flugelhorn
Volker Meitz -organ, Fender Rhodes, keyboards
John Eckhardt - bass

Dieter Ilg - Parsifal 2013

Bassist german, aici pe un album cu reinterpretari dupa opera Parsifal de Richard Wagner. Interesant, merita atentie.

4/5








Songs:
1. Zum Raum wird hier die Zeit - 05:15
2. Glocken - 03:55
3. Parsifal - 04:18
4. Morgengebet - 04:36
5. Ich bin ein reiner Tor - 04:49
6. Zaubergarten - 06:32
7. Amfortas - 04:34
8. Unerhörtes - 04:01
9. Herzeleid - 00:44
10. Kundry - 04:23 
11. Von Welt zu Welt - 05:37
12. Klageruf - 03:33
13. Sehnsucht - 03:44 (Ludwig van Beethoven)

Musicians:
Dieter Ilg - bass
Rainer Böhm - piano
Patrice Heral - drums

Chris Potter - The Sirens 2013

Material scos la ECM de saxofonistul american. Fain, de ascultat.

4/5









Songs:
1. Wine Dark Sea
2. Wayfinder
3. Dawn
4. The Sirens
5. Penelope
6. Kalypso
7. Nausikaa
8. Stranger At The Gate
9. The Shades

Musicians:
Chris Potter - tenor and soprano saxophones, bass clarinet
Craig Taborn - piano
David Virelles - prepared piano, celeste, harmonium
Larry Grenadier - double-bass
Eric Harland - drums

Patricia Barber - Smash 2013

Vocalista americana, un alt album la care e de bagat musai urechea.

5/5








Songs:
1. Code Cool [5:20]
2. The Wind Song [3:39]
3. Romanesque [2:20]
4. Smash [4:20]
5. Redshift [4:25]
6. Spring Song [4:38]
7. Devil's Food [5:07]
8. Scream [5:43]
9. The Swim [4:23]
10. Bashful [6:09]
11. The Storyteller [3:12]
12. Missing [5:20]

Musicians:
Patricia Barber - vocals, piano
Jon Deitemyer - drums
Larry Kohut - bass
John Kregor - guitar 

Thomas Baggerman Trio & Eva Scholten – Eva Sur Seine 2013

Un album scurt, numai bun pentru o ascultare rapida. De bagat in seama.

3/5









Songs:
1.Bernie's Tune 02:58
2.Une Belle Histoire 05:09
3.Stompin' At The Savoy 02:42
4.Je Me Voyais Déjà 03:22
5.Flambée Montalbanaise 02:46
6.Dream Of You 03:47 

Musicians:
Thomas Baggerman – guitar
Eva Scholten – vocals
Max Baggerman – guitar
Machiel Willemsen – double bass

Thierry Maillard Trio - Beyond the Ocean 2013

Pianist francez, un album splendid. De bagat adanc urechea.

5/5









Songs:
1. Keops
2. Etretat Le Donjon
3. Beyond the Ocean
4. Budapest
5. Le Jardin des Rves
6. Icon
7. La Cote Sauvage
8. La Ligne Transatlantique
9. Ireland Song
10. The Secrets
11. Le Petit Hotel au Grand Large
12. La Valle des Reines
13. Anyway
14. Without You

Musicians:
Thierry Maillard - piano
Matyas Szanda - double bass
Yoann Schmidt - drums

Guests
Didier Malherbe - duduk (3,9, 12)
Debora Seffer - violin (3), voice (9, 12)
Djemai Abdenour - oud (2, 9, 12)

Samy Thiebault - Clear Fire 2013

Saxofonist francez, un album care merita a fi ascultat.

4/5










Songs:
1. False Memories
2. False Memories (II)
3. Panta
4. Ruthmos
5. Rei
6. Les yeux de N., prelude
7. Les yeux de N.
8. Strange Dance
9. Aulos
10. Dyonisiaque
11. Daimon
12. Phusis
13. Some Other Song
14. Riders on the Storm (Doors cover)

Musicians:
Samy Thiebault - saxophone tenor
Julien Alour - trumpet
Méta - vocals, percussion
Sylvain Romano - bass
Philippe Soirat - drums
Adrien Chicot - piano
Alexandre Freiman - guitar

Céline Bonacina Trio - Open Heart 2013

Alt material numai bun de bagat spre ascultare. Tipa e din Franta si are invitati de seama pe album.

4/5








Songs:
1. Souffle d``un Songe
2. Circle Dance
3. Wild World
4. Bayrum
5. So Close So Far
6. Watch Your Step
7. Out Of Everywhere
8. Pierrot
9. Desert
10. Open Heart
11. Snap The Slap
12. Lonely Dancer

Musicians:
Céline Bonacina / baritone saxophone
Kevin Reveryrand / electric bass (on 6,8)
Hary Ratsimbazafy / drums

Guests:
Himiko Paganotti / vocals (on 5)
Pascal Schumacher / vibraphone, glockenspiel
Mino Cinelu / percussion

Special Guests on "Lonely Dancer":

Michael Wolnny / piano
Lars Danielsson / bass

Rudresh Mahanthappa - Gamak 2013

Saxofonist nascut in Italia, un album bun de tot. Nu e de ratat.

5/5









Songs:
1. Waiting Is Forbidden - 08:56
2. Abhogi - 07:11
3. Stay I - 02:22
4. We'll Make More - 06:06
5. Are There Clouds In India? - 05:56
6. Lots Of Interest - 07:38
7. F - 02:22
8. Copernicus – 19 - 01:25
9. Wrathful Wisdom - 08:24
10. Ballad For Troubled Times - 05:52
11. Majesty Of The Blues - 01:43

Musicians:
Rudresh Mahanthappa / alto saxophone
David Fiuczynski / electric guitar
François Moutin / acoustic bass
Dan Weiss / drums 

Senri Kawaguchi - A La Mode 2013

Baterista japoneza de doar 16 ani, album de debut. Jazz-rock si fusion, se poate incerca.

3/5









Songs:
1. Infinite Possibility 05:58
2. Acronym 03:17
3. Maybe I Know 04:42
4. Send One Your Love 05:30
5. Not Enough 02:57
6. Dessert In The Desert 02:01
7. Samurai Faith 05:22
8. Spanish Pirates 03:45
9. Highland Park15 04:33
10. Wonderland In The Sky 08:32

Musicians:
Senri Kawaguchi - drums
Takashi Masuzaki - guitars
Brian Bromberg - bass
Jun Abe - keyboards
Gustavo Anacleto - saxophones

Rob Mazurek Octet - Skull Sessions 2013

Alt album care e de bagat spre ascultare. Printre membrii trupei se regaseste si bateristul de la Tortoise.

4/5
 








Songs:

1 Galactic Ice Skeleton
2 Voodoo and the Petrified Forest
3 Passing Light Screams
4 Skull Caves of Alderon
5 Keeping the Light Up 

Musicians:

Rob Mazurek – cornet

Jason Adasiewicz -vibraphone

Nicole Mitchell - flute

Thomas Rohrer - saxophone

Guilherme Granado - keyboards, electronics

Carlos Issa - guitar, electronics

Mauricio Takara - percussion

John Herndon - drums 

 

 
 

The Kandinsky Effect - Synesthesia 2013

Trio francezo-american, un album la care chiar e de bagat urechea.

5/5










Songs:
1.Johnny Utah 06:23
2.M.C. 04:00
3.Cusba 05:31
4.WK51 04:49
5.Walking... 04:01
6.Brighton 04:18
7.Left Over Shoes 04:31
8.Lobi Mobi/Hotel 66 03:04
9.Mexican Gift Shop 04:22
10.Lars Von Trier 03:28
11.If Only 04:33

Musicians:
Warren Walker - saxophone, electronics
Gaël Petrina - bass, electronics
Caleb Dolister - drums

TOP 20 ALBUME JAZZ 2012

1.       Christoph Stiefel & Lisette Spinnler - Bima Sakti

2.       Lars Danielsson – Liberetto

3.       Avishai Cohen – Duende

4.       Ulf Wakenius – Vagabond

5.       Tord Gustavsen Quartet – The Well

6.       Anders Jormin – Ad Lucem

7.       Ulrich Drechsler Trio - Beyond Words

8.       Aldo Romano, Louis Sclavis, Henry Texier – 3+3

9.       Food – Mercurial Balm

10.   Eivind Aarset - Dream Logic

11.   Bobo Stenson Trio – Indicum

12.   Philip Catherine - Cote Jardin

13.   John Surman – Saltash Bells

14.   Louis Sclavis Atlas Trio – Sources

15.   Paolo Fresu & Omar Sosa – Alma

16.   Erland Dahlen – Rolling Bomber

17.   Kirsti Huke & Tore Brunborg – Scent of Soil

18.   Ballrogg – Cabin Music

19.   Portico Quartet - Portico Quartet

20.   John Zorn – Templars/In Sacred Blood