Tuesday, September 09, 2014

NEW RELEASES: GERRY GIBBS / RON CARTER / KENNY BARON - WE'RE BACK; MORENO VELOSO - COISA BOA; DARIUS JONES / MATTHEW SHIPP - COSMIC LEIDER: THE DARKSEID RECITAL

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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