Ognitanto happen to find the musicians that make you jump on the chair. That 's what happened to me yesterday when I put in the car cd player "Armonitango" harmonicity Spaniard Antonio Serrano. A CD dedicated mainly to the music of the great Astor Piazzola.
I'm not one of those musicians who listen predominantly cd where they play the greats of his instrument. Indeed, perhaps just the opposite. Already the French accordionist Frederick Avenue Serrano told me about and I had written a note with his name that has stuck in my desk for months until a few days ago, my friend Franco came with two CDs of this tribute Serrano. "Armonitango" is a masterpiece and I rarely ever hear a harmonica in a position to interpret the tango so magnificently. Not even the king of the tango harmonica Hugo Diaz I was so surprised. In this young harmonica English melts at the highest level technical skills (running eighth of the parties to desist from making many of us in the profession), a very personal sound, an impeccable musical taste and relevance. The ideas are fascinating improvisational (certainly not at the level of the great Toots Thielemans and even those of Olivier ker Ouriò or others of their level). In short, a miracle that I was excited and amazed. A real talent. Here you can see a video of flamenco with Antonio Serrano playing in the group of Paco de Lucia.
During this period other cd hit me. First of all the CDs, published by Italy's Music Center, the Russian bassist Yuri Goloubev with Israeli drummer Asaf Sirkis and the British pianist Gwilym Simcok (The group is called the SGS Group and the CD by the name "Presents"). The CD is dedicated to compositions of some great contemporary jazz: John Taylor, Buster Willliams, Allan Holdsworth, Bobby Watson, Enrico Pieranunzi and Richie Beirach.
A great CD that highlights this twenty-seven English pianist, a winner of numerous awards. I think in the future Gwilym Simcock really become one of the giants of European jazz panismo. And his two partners are no different. Listen for yourself.
another CD that struck me is very "Promenade" of the Emerald Claudio Fasoli Quartet (COMAR edition 23). Fasoli, a cornerstone of our jazz, seems to have found in these young partner (Zanoli, Zara and Goloubev) lifeblood to create a CD where the whole group makes a difference. Fasoli beautiful compositions and his improvisational skills that I find very close to the modern jazz of Kenny Wheeler (musician Fasoli which over the years has performed and recorded). I think Claudio Fasoli, although it has always played at the highest levels and with all the greatest jazz musicians of the world, is still a musician in part underestimated. One of the most modern and visionary of his generation.
conclude this brief overview on the CD that struck me during this time with "Spiral Tales of Martha marvels Quartet (Project Alpha). First CD for this young singer in the province of Rome. In the cd besides the marvels, we find Sbarzella Simon on piano, bass and Alessio Fabio Penna Sbarzella on drums.
The CD is also enhanced by some more precise solos Tino Tracanna appearing as a guest on some tracks of the CD. Good musicians and among them stands out with an intense voice astonishment Marta, staff never bombastic. The songs are all original (for eslusione of "Triad", Crosby) composed by Martin and Simon Sbarzella marvels. The beautiful title track "Sail Away" (which has nothing to do with the famous passage from Tom Harrell), echoed in a version more appealing and "radio" at the end of the CD. Excellent. I wish him great luck and long live the new jazz Italian. Invite them to play at festivals in your town. www.martaravigliaquartet.it
Good Listening
Max De Aloe
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