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Miles Okazaki - Generations CD (2009) (CD): Miles Okazaki Generations CD (2009) (CD)
Miles Okazaki; Performed by Okazaki,Miles
R381 Discovery Miles 3 810 Out of stock
Bryan Doherty Band - Rigamarole (CD): Bryan Doherty Band Rigamarole (CD)
Bryan Doherty Band
R378 Discovery Miles 3 780 Out of stock
Who Trio - Current Underneath (CD): Who Trio Current Underneath (CD)
Who Trio
R334 Discovery Miles 3 340 Out of stock

This sophomore effort by the Who Trio -- pianist Michel Wintsch with drummer Gerry Hemingway and bassist B„nz Oester -- is a rambling, startling exercise in textures, layered dynamics, and process. Certainly it is a jazz record, rife with beautifully studied compositions and carefully articulated improvisations; as such, it is a nocturnal, silky, wonderfully wrought piece of understated mastery. The opener, "Quartier Lointain," a collective improvisation, offers a bird's-eye view of the intimacy of these proceedings. Wintsch's pianism shimmers around two different melodic ideas as Hemingway double-times his way into near silence, underlining only the briefest of phrases. Oester falls in on separate measures, collating his way through the harmonics. Eventually, the tension increases just enough to bring the band together in a taut percussive exchange before Wintsch brings back his skeletal melody to break it. It's stunning. On Wintsch's "Swantra," bopped-up piano blues and swing are offered up as ghost figures for a new kind of knotty interchange as both Oester and Hemingway syncopate the already syncopated and turn harmonics around on one another in the process. The reading of "Jerusalem" here is one of the most elegant, emotionally beautiful, and challenging ever recorded. Its deep lyricism reflects the traditionally based folk melody the tune is composed on as a jazz construct, and offers the sheerest shade of the blues as an anchor to its exoticism. And so it goes -- until the last track as Ray Anderson's trombone is added to the mix. Oester's bowed bass and Hemingway's whispering cymbals introduce the tune. "J'Irai" seems to come from the desert itself. Its slowly unfolding melody and mode reflect the spirits of ancient musics and film noir jazz before becoming a tough, slightly out post-bop swing fest. It is arresting, deep, mysterious, and profound in its subtlety. This is a provocative way to end a recording where so much has already been introduced, but when it's the Who Trio, anything and everything is possible. Awesome. ~ Thom Jurek

Nabatov Octet Simon / Simon Nabatov - Few Incidences (CD): Nabatov Octet Simon, Simon Nabatov Few Incidences (CD)
Nabatov Octet Simon, Simon Nabatov
R260 Discovery Miles 2 600 Out of stock

To say that Simon Nabatov's music is adventurous would be an understatement. His music, which mixes together written-out sections with free improvising, is eccentric and sometimes demented, particularly when Phil Minton is singing. Nabatov sought to pay tribute to Russian poets and writers, but one wonders what they would think of these very abstract interpretations. While most of the instruments utilized are conventional, Cor Fuhler's electronics frequently give the instrumental sections an otherworldly atmosphere. The overall results are intriguing and often absolutely crazy. ~ Scott Yanow

Sheppard Helen - Hello Tomorrow (CD): Sheppard Helen Hello Tomorrow (CD)
Sheppard Helen
R308 Discovery Miles 3 080 Out of stock
Sheppard Helen - Oyster Love (CD): Sheppard Helen Oyster Love (CD)
Sheppard Helen
R308 Discovery Miles 3 080 Out of stock
Kuryokhin Sergey - Ways of Freedom (CD): Kuryokhin Sergey Ways of Freedom (CD)
Kuryokhin Sergey
R300 Discovery Miles 3 000 Out of stock

The Russian pianist Kuryokhin -- while not particularly influential in America -- was nevertheless one of the most astoundingly gifted and original players to have ever played jazz, in any country. Read elsewhere about his life story (he died a tragically premature death in 1996 at a young age); our concern here is a review of this, a reissue of his remarkable first album. A relic from 1981, when Russia was still the Soviet Union and playing free jazz in that country was almost literally a crime, this solo recording was paradoxically first released by Melodia, the state's official record label. The record documents an amazing talent, who, had he been born in America, would probably have been widely considered one of the greatest free jazz pianists ever (he is anyway, regardless of perception). Kuryokhin had an almost supernatural technique, his lines are played as quickly and are as sharply articulated as those of any pianist this side of Art Tatum. Reminiscent of Cecil Taylor (as ultimately it seems all free jazz pianists must be, to an extent) and perhaps Glenn Gould (in terms of touch), Kuryokhin nevertheless sounds like no one but himself. Occasionally he plays so fast with such clarity, one is tempted to believe that the tape's been sped up. He's an obsessive pianist, worrying over and embellishing small motives until they've given all there is to give. He has a marvelously percussive attack and a bracing sense of rhythm; the piano is a set of 81 tuned drums in his hands, played with great subtlety and depth of feeling. Kuryokhin extends conventional technique as well -- he's not afraid to go inside and pluck and strum the instrument's innards, or tap and bang, drum-like, on its various surfaces. This album is rather strangely recorded -- the piano sounds a bit like a toy, as if the mics were positioned a bit off-axis. Kuryokhin renders the odd sound irrelevant. The album isn't perfect; the artist's formal sense was not very sophisticated, at least at this early stage of his development. His idea of form was mainly to explore one idea until its possibilities were exhausted, then move on to the next. Nevertheless, his profound imagination and skills as a pianist win the day. This is an incredible document and shouldn't be missed by any serious student of avant-garde piano. ~ Chris Kelsey

The Brad Mehldau Trio - House On the Hill (CD): The Brad Mehldau Trio House On the Hill (CD)
The Brad Mehldau Trio
R91 Discovery Miles 910 Out of stock
Twelve20Six - Twelve 20 Six (CD): Twelve20Six Twelve 20 Six (CD)
Twelve20Six
R312 Discovery Miles 3 120 Out of stock
Blue Trane-John Coltrane Play CD (2002) (CD): John Coltrane Blue Trane-John Coltrane Play CD (2002) (CD)
John Coltrane; Contributions by Rudy Van Gelder; Produced by Bob Weinstock, Ed Michel (Compilation)
R379 Discovery Miles 3 790 Out of stock
Marc Cary - Abstrakt / Blak (CD): Marc Cary Abstrakt / Blak (CD)
Marc Cary
R303 Discovery Miles 3 030 Out of stock
Clifford Brown - Together: Live at Dolphy's Home, L.a. 1954 [spanish Import] (CD): Clifford Brown, Eric Dolphy Together: Live at Dolphy's Home, L.a. 1954 [spanish Import] (CD)
Clifford Brown, Eric Dolphy
R225 Discovery Miles 2 250 Out of stock

The only recorded encounter of Clifford Brown & Eric Dolphy! Never before released recordings issued here for the first time ever!! Contains Eric Dolphys first extended recorded solos. Disconforme. 2005.

Joel Harrison - Passing Train (CD): Joel Harrison Passing Train (CD)
Joel Harrison
R312 Discovery Miles 3 120 Out of stock
Frank Catalano - Bang CD (2008) (CD): Frank Catalano Bang CD (2008) (CD)
Frank Catalano; Produced by Frank Catalano; Performed by Catalano,Frank
R423 Discovery Miles 4 230 Out of stock
Bix Beiderbecke and Chicago Cornets [european Import] (CD): Bix Beiderbecke Bix Beiderbecke and Chicago Cornets [european Import] (CD)
Bix Beiderbecke
R192 Discovery Miles 1 920 Out of stock
Avenue Blue - Naked City (CD): Avenue Blue Naked City (CD)
Avenue Blue; Recorded by Avenue Blue / Golub/ Jeff
R300 Discovery Miles 3 000 Out of stock
Rosemary Clooney - 1951-52 (CD): Rosemary Clooney 1951-52 (CD)
Rosemary Clooney; Recorded by Rosemary Clooney
R247 Discovery Miles 2 470 Out of stock
Various Artists - Esther: A Classical Piano Tribute (CD): Jeanne Newhall, Newhall Pno, Newhall Esther: A Classical Piano Tribute (CD)
Jeanne Newhall, Newhall Pno, Newhall
R440 Discovery Miles 4 400 Out of stock
Candid Jazz Orchestra the / Jazz Workshop Orchestra - Norwegian Wood (CD): Candid Jazz Orchestra the, Jazz Workshop Orchestra Norwegian Wood (CD)
Candid Jazz Orchestra the, Jazz Workshop Orchestra
R363 Discovery Miles 3 630 Out of stock
Bobby Sanabria - Big Band Urban Folktales (CD): Bobby Sanabria Big Band Urban Folktales (CD)
Bobby Sanabria
R405 Discovery Miles 4 050 Out of stock
Beryl Booker - 1953-1954 (CD): Beryl Booker 1953-1954 (CD)
Beryl Booker
R253 Discovery Miles 2 530 Out of stock
Claude Luter - En Concert (Import) (CD): Claude Luter En Concert (Import) (CD)
Claude Luter
R364 Discovery Miles 3 640 Out of stock
Nancy Marano - You're Nearer (CD): Nancy Marano You're Nearer (CD)
Nancy Marano
R417 Discovery Miles 4 170 Out of stock
Street Grooves (CD): Various Artists Street Grooves (CD)
Various Artists
R320 Discovery Miles 3 200 Out of stock
Washburne/ Chris / Syotos Band - Land of Nod (CD): Washburne/ Chris / Syotos Band Land of Nod (CD)
Washburne/ Chris / Syotos Band
R378 Discovery Miles 3 780 Out of stock
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