GERRY
GIBBS / RON CARTER / KENNY BARON - WE'RE BACK
Jazz
Interpretations of R&B classics. On their second album, the fiery and
inventive jazz performances of Gerry Gibbs, Ron Carter, and Kenny Barron flow
beautifully through a prism of material by Earth, Wind and Fire, Stevie Wonder,
Roberta Flack, and Marvin Gaye. ""We're Back""-which also
features red hot, world-class guests Warren Wolf (vibraphone), Larry Goldings
(B-3), and Steve Wilson (woodwinds)-takes familiar tunes and turns them into
jazz standards that stretch the skills of even these consummate musicians.
""Gerry Gibbs has put together another fun and swinging session with
a new spin on some of the best loved R&B classics of the day...This
recording will capture you from start to finish! Enjoy!"" - Blue Note
Grammy winner Joe Lovano. ~ Amazon
MORENO
VELOSO - COISA BOA
A rich
new chapter in the career of Moreno Veloso – a set that steps off strongly from
his work with the +2 trio, but in ways that are even more personal and poetic
than before! The shift is a bit like that time when Caetano Veloso took all his
previous experiments and found a more intimate style in his music during the
70s – although Moreno is always very much his own man here, and manages to work
with a range of elements, yet still never lose a focus in his musical vision.
Domenico and Kassin are still along for some tracks, but the record also brings
in diverse production help from Daniel Jobim, Melvin Gibbs, and even Gal Costa
– who are among the many partners working here with Moreno and core producer
Pedro Sa to shape the rich sound of the record. Instrumentation is a warm mix
of acoustic with electric undertones – and titles include "La E Ca",
"Um Passo A Frente", "Coisa Boa", "Jacare
Coruja", "Hoje", "Nao Acorde O Nenem", "De Tentar
Voltar", and "Num Galho De Acaias". ~ Dusty Groove
DARIUS
JONES / MATTHEW SHIPP - COSMIC LEIDER: THE DARKSEID RECITAL
The
inter-generational partnership of alto saxophonist Darius Jones and pianist
Matthew Shipp seamlessly meshes the talents of two of the most restlessly
inventive and deeply gifted instrumentalist-composer-improviser-leaders working
today. This singular duo project was first revealed in 2011 on the 13-part song
cycle Cosmic Lieder, widely hailed as a wholly original and deeply compelling
work of great emotional and intellectual heft, and seemingly arriving from the
future. Since then, Jones and Shipp have continued to develop and broaden their
exclusive language live in performance. The Darkseid Recital is their brand-new
album of cosmic lieder, triple distilled from NYC engagements at Jazz Standard
and The Stone. It is yet another unimpeachably potent work, devoid of cliché.
The approaches here range widely, from entrancingly lyrical and gentle ear
candy to liquid flows of notes designed to caress to a shredding intensity that
can potentially be quite frightening. All of them are rendered with laser-sharp
focus with intent toward catharsis, resulting in a whole that is both warmly
accessible and uncompromisingly inventive. ~ Amazon
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