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Jazz Releases

Jazz Releases
CD review – Billy Jenkins - I am a Man from Lewisham
From the bluesy growl of the opening title-track, through a series of rousing, eccentric instrumentals, to the closing 'Throw Them Blues in the Recycling Bin' featuring the Voice of God Collective Junior League Choir, this is quintessential Billy Jenkins: teasingly satirical, genre-melding, passionate, deeply rooted in South East London.
CD review – Stefano Battaglia / Michele Rabbia  Pastorale
Pianist Stefano Battaglia is something of an old hand at the percussion–piano freely improvising duo, having collaborated in the early 1990s with Tony Oxley and Pierre Favre, and with his current partner, fellow Italian Michele Rabbia, on an earlier ECM release, Re: Pasolini. On these eleven pieces, which range from deft interpretations of prearranged material (the musical prayer 'Antifona Libera', the wisps of melody that inform the title-track) through Maghrebi-influenced improvisations ('Cantar del Alma', 'Sundance in Balkh')...
Gig review – Martin Carthy - Tuesday 2 March
The world of traditional folk music, characterised by trickery, down-to-earth wit and magic, that is illuminated by a Martin Carthy concert is perhaps best exemplified by the plot of one of the most striking songs he included in this mesmerising two-hour performance: 'Willie's Lady'.
CD review – Jason Adasiewicz's Rolldown - Varmint
Locating the vibrant, freewheeling music on this, Rolldown's second album, by identifying its roots in the freer 1960s Blue Note recordings (Andrew Hill, Eric Dolphy, Sam Rivers et al.) and in its home city Chicago's improvised music scene (Art Ensemble, AACM, Sun Ra) provides a useful shortcut for those new to the band, but might leave them unprepared for the thoroughly contemporary nature of Jason Adasiewicz's compositions, which bristle with all the viscerally affecting energy of the current avant-rock scene in which he used to operate.
Gig review – Mike and Kate Westbrook - Thursday 25 February – 606 Club
'Allsorts' is the title of the Westbrooks' latest duo album (see CD Reviews), and the two sets of music they are currently playing on a short UK tour are comprised mainly of songs that appear on that asc CD. Like the album, their first set began with Harold Arlen/Ted Koehler's 'Stormy Weather', its touching vernacular exploitation of the pathetic fallacy making it a perfect vehicle for Kate's subtly dramatic delivery.

Classic Releases

Classic Releases
Leonard Bernstein
Mass (1971) Jubilant Sykes, baritone (The Celebrant) Morgan State University Choir; Peabody Children’s Chorus Baltimore Symphony Orchestra under Marin Alsop Naxos By now, almost all our readers must have heard of this sensational recording and the string of awards it has garnered in the classical industry. After a long period of benign neglect, Leonard Bernstein’s acclaimed (or notorious?) masterwork has [...]
Lewis Spratlan
In Memoriam Soloists, Valley Festival Orchestra and Amherst College Concert Choir Lewis Spratlin conducting Streaming: Quartet for Piano and Strings Yvonne Lam. Violin; David Kim, viola; Christian-Pierre La Marca, cello; Xiang Zou, piano Navona Records “Sun, Sun, you bring us light. Never can we pay for the blessings that you give to us.” Thus begins a Mayan prayer to the Sun [...]
Alberto Ginastera
String Quartets (Complete) Ensö Quartet, with Lucy Shelton, soprano (Quartet 3) Naxos Argentine composer Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983) listed three periods in his development as “Objective Nationalism” (1934–1948), “Subjective Nationalism” (1948–1958), and “Neo-Expressionism” (1958–1983). His best known works, the ballets Panambí and Estancia, are from the first period, in which he consciously used the folk music of his own [...]
Vivian Houle: Treize
Vivian Houle, vocalist Treize Drip Audio Mandrake (with Peggy Lee, cello) Molehills mumps (with Lisa miller, piano) Paperthin (with Coat Cooke, saxophone) Gratte-moi le dos (with Kenton Loewen, drums) Quiet eyes (with Ron Samworth, guitar) It’s not the moon (with Chris Gestrin, analog keyboards and live sampling) Betters and bads (with Jesse Zubot, violin) Finely tuned is my heart (with Jeremy Berkman, [...]
Tom Johnson on New World
Tom Johnson Rational Melodies New World CD 80705-2 When he was a critic at the Village Voice in the 1970s, Tom Johnson (b. 1939) was one of the first writers to apply the term ‘minimalism’ to music. As time has moved on, many composers originally associated with minimalism have branched out stylistically; while certain gestural signatures may remain, [...]

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Christopher Boscole - Inner Voayges

Wednesday, 03 March 2010 16:17

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We added complete album across our programs.

Christopher Boscole - Inner Voayges  (c) (p) 2010 Christopher Boscole

Original and innovative solo piano compositions and improvisations in the new age, jazz, and neoclassical styles. Meditative, inspirational, and contemplative, the melodies become more familar to warm your heart with each listen.

Christopher Boscole is a versatile pianist and composer in the
new age, neo-classical, jazz, and contemporary instrumental genres.
He also explores creative relationships between nature, photography, and
music through multi-media concerts.

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Lisa Downing - A Delicate Balance

Tuesday, 02 March 2010 15:29

radio magico articleLisa Downing - A Delicate Balance  (c) (p) 2009 Lisa Downing

We added complete album across our programs.

Lisa Downing is a composer, concert pianist, recording and performing original solo piano compositions nationwide.

"A Delicate Balance" is Lisa's newest collection of original solo piano compositions. An intimate expression of the personal moments in her life, this CD is an inspired collection of solo piano impressionism. Lisa is completely re-defining the genre in this technically impressive and soul-touching masterpiece.

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Davol "Good Sign"

Monday, 01 March 2010 23:58

DAVOL
Good Sign
(c) (p) 2010 GIRA Sound  

Reviewed by Serge Kozlovsky 

It must be confessed that I am a long-standing admirer of Davol’s music. Therefore I was waiting impatiently for his new album. And the anticipation hasn’t disappointed my hopes.

Davol’s new album “Good Sign” begins with harmonious aerial melodies which are easily listened to. This is the music of an established master. The music of Davol as usual is filled with hopes for the better and uninvented optimism. It has a healing power and can rapidly relax your mind.  

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Timothy Crane - Dragonfly

Friday, 26 February 2010 16:42

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Timothy Crane - Dragonfly (c) (p) 2010 Timothy Crane

We added complete album to our Moonlight program.

In his second album, Timothy Crane presents eleven new piano compostions,
orchestrated with Jason Rowsell of Denver, Colorado.
Good friends and former band mates in the infamous duo Buff Manly, Timothy and Jason
set out to create an album that expresses a wide range of uplifting emotions.
The eleven pieces were crafted in the style of "instrumental pop,"
which focuses on writing elements (such as choruses, bridges, beginnings and ends, etc.,)
that are common to popular music.

 

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George Winston - Love Will Come

Tuesday, 23 February 2010 03:51

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George Winston - Love Will Come, The Music of Vince Guaraldi, Volume 2

In 1996 Geroge Winston recorded a tribute album to jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi (1928-1976),
a musician beloved by generations for the compositions he recorded for various Charlie Brown television specials
and for his standard Cast Your Fate to the Wind.

The 1996 album was Linus & Lucy-The Music of Vince Guaraldi,
and this year Winston revisits his musical hero a second time.

Geroge Winston - Love will come - at Amazon

 

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Umnachter Project "Schall und Rauch"

Friday, 19 February 2010 22:55

UMNACHTER PROJECT
Schall und Rauch
(c) (p) 2010 Umnachter Project

Reviewed by Serge Kozlovsky

Umnachter Project begins with mysterious overtone singing and powerful percussions. They plunge the listener into the fantasy medieval world which turns out to be like a Tolkien’s fairy land. Expressive acoustic guitar continues to arouse and move you farther on this journey. Then the overtone singing sounds again and you are able to see rapidly changing visual images before your eyes. Exciting life stories, scenes of love and battles are unfolded like in a dynamic thriller.

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