BRANFORD MARSALIS QUARTET - A LOVE SUPREME
Branford
Marsalis Quartet performs Coltrane's A Love Supreme Live in Amsterdam. A
special re-issue celebrating the 50th anniversary of the legendary Coltrane
album.This
historic Marsalis Music DVD, including a full performance plus bonus interviews
and audio-only disc, will be re-released on April 13th 2015 to celebrate the
50th anniversary of the release of the original John Coltrane ‘A Love Supreme’
album from 1965. The DVD contains rare video material including a conversation
with Alice Coltrane and Branford Marsalis.
Branford Marsalis and his quartet have been captured in a complete
performance of John Coltrane’s 1965 masterpiece ‘A Love Supreme’. This
legendary suite was performed at Amsterdam’s Bimhuis during a European tour in
March 2003. Marsalis’
acclaimed quartet - with pianist Joey Calderazzo, bassist Eric Revis and
drummer Jeff “Tain” Watts - was all about the music as well, as they delivered
a performance both musically and visually riveting. As a bonus to the live performance,
all four members of the quartet, together with Branford’s fellow saxophonists
Michael Brecker, Ned Goold, David Sánchez and Miguel Zenón, discuss the
inspiration and the challenges presented by Coltrane’s composition. In
addition, Alice Coltrane, John Coltrane’s widow and the pianist in his last
band, is seen in a 30-minute conversation with Branford. What has
resulted – a scintillating live performance, plus informed musical commentary
and a rare visit with Alice Coltrane – makes A Love Supreme Live in Amsterdam a
must-have for all fans of Coltrane’s and Marsalis’ music.~ Amazon
ETTA JONES - DON'T GO TO STRANGERS
The career
of Etta Jones has been sadly neglected over the years, despite her recording a
significant number of excellent albums. It maybe that some records buyers
confuse her with Etta James, but right from the off with her debut album Don't
Go To Strangers, Etta Jones is her own woman. Don't Go To Strangers was a major
hit, helped by a million selling single in the title track, which also hit the
Top 40 of the pop charts and Top 5 R&B. Both chart placings were then
almost unheard of achievements for a jazz record. The album would also become a
steady seller and was honored with induction into the Grammy Hall of Fame in
2008. ~ Amazon
GIOVANNI GUIDI TRIO - THIS IS THE DAY
The
Giovanni Guidi Trio plays jazz of uncommon originality and reflective depth. On
their second ECM album, they continue the work begun on the recording 'City of
Broken Dreams', with pensive, abstract ballads which shimmer with inner
tension. Each of the players - Italian pianist Giovanni Guidi, US bassist
Thomas Morgan, and Portuguese drummer João Lobo - has a strong sense for the
dialectics of sound and silence. The repertoire is mostly from Guidi's pen, but
also includes the standard 'I'm Through with Love', Cuban songwriter Osvaldo
Farrés' 'Quizás, quizás, quizás' (familiar to jazz listeners through, above
all, Nat King Cole's version), and 'Baiiia' by João Lobo. Born in Foligno,
Italy, in 1985, Giovanni Guidi began studying piano at 12, and was encouraged
in his musical directions by Enrico Rava at summer master classes in Siena.
Rava's admiration for the pianist eventually led to him becoming a member of
the trumpeter's quintet. In addition to the trio and his ongoing work with
Rava, Guidi has fronted a number of other projects including a quintet with
Gianlucca Petrella, Michael Blake, Morgan and Gerald Cleaver, and the 10-piece
Unknown Rebel Band which includes João Lobo as one of two drummers. He made his
first album under his own name for Japanese label Venus; this was followed by
discs for Cam Jazz before he joined ECM, beginning with 'City of Broken
Dreams', released in 2013.Personnel: Giovanni Guidi (piano), Thomas Morgan
(double bass), João Lobo (drums). ~ Amazon
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