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Post n°2052 pubblicato il 09 Dicembre 2011 da pierrde
Anche Patrick Jarenwattananon, il curatore di A Blog Supreme, si è espresso sul top dell'anno. Lo segnalo perchè sempre fonte di letture stimolanti, perchè l'elenco è ben curato e con foto di copertina e ascolti di ogni album, e, infine, perchè dei 10 compact scelti, tutti degnissimi, personalmente non ne avrei indicato nemmeno uno. Quindi, una lettura diversa e intrigante che potrete leggere nella sua completezza sul sito originale : http://www.npr.org/blogs/ablogsupreme/
The Best Jazz Albums Of 2011 ![]() 1. Miguel Zenon, 'Alma Adentro: The Puerto Rican Songbook'
The alto saxophonist Miguel Zenon has made an exceptional album of standards. These aren't yet jazz standards, though; they began life as boleros and other popular songs generations ago, and they retain currency throughout Latin America today. They're all by Puerto Rican composers, many of whom — like Zenon — came to New York City to pursue music. In interpreting these melodramas and lingua franca anthems, Zenon has turned them inside out. The arrangements, for jazz quartet and 10 woodwinds, can be stunningly complex, but they only ever feel rich, supple, grand. And throughout, Zenon's quartet burns as if inspired by something deeper than the task of making pretty sounds. All available evidence seems to confirm this suggestion.
![]() 2. Gretchen Parlato, 'The Lost And Found'
You may have heard, perhaps even from this website, that Gretchen Parlato is a "different," or "new" type of jazz singer. True, her featherweight, susurrant delivery isn't exactly that of the great divas. But that's an issue of craft, and not art. On The Lost and Found, her third and best album yet, she and her band marshal this original sound on sambas, singer-songwriterly duets, pop covers, tunes by peers, a remix, reconfigured jazz classics, head-bobbers, ballads and a healthy dose of original material. It's catchy, tuneful stuff with contemporary vibrations — especially those of the R&B defined by hip-hop soul. Happily, it also retains the real-time interaction and harmolodic richness native to an older black popular music, one at the dawn of its second century.
![]() 3. JD Allen Trio, 'Victory!'
By jazz's long-winded standards, the trio led by tenor saxophonist JD Allen makes albums of miniatures. The band tries to say its piece in five minutes or less (usually less) and move on; that's more than enough time to establish a theme and go full-tilt boogie on it. On balance, Victory! is slightly mellower than the band's previous two records — more moments of zen, fewer all-out wind sprints — though an unassailable drum and bass hookup assures it swings as hard as there ever was. Whatever the setting, this collection is defined by a certain raw intensity. There's a well of triumphant feeling here, and it forces its way out, one three-minute burst at a time.
4. Noah Preminger, 'Before The Rain'
The tenor saxophonist Noah Preminger plays ballads like an old guy, and that's a compliment. He's in his 20s, but on this collection of slow to mid-tempo tunes — his second album — he occupies melodies, inhabits their caverns and tight corners, and extracts their richest marrow. (Not surprisingly, his supporting cast is all some 15-ish years older than he is.) At the same time, Before the Rain also feels like a document of New York jazz today, something filtered through the long-tether compositions of Ornette Coleman and featuring a rhythm section which seems to fingerpaint around the beat. It's a record mining for beauty in new and old places, and often finding it.
5. Bill McHenry, 'Ghosts Of The Sun'
The tenor saxophonist Bill McHenry improvises like a child, and that's a compliment. Sometimes, there are guidelines to interpret; sometimes, the rules are there to be ignored. But usually, there is the anchor of a splendidly rough-hewn melody, as there often are on Ghosts of the Sun, his third album with this particular quartet. This collection, recorded in 2006 but misfiled for years in his mother's house, will also go down as one of the last released documents of the late drummer Paul Motian. Motian's mysterious ability to imply time, but float freely around it, is all over this record; it brings out the best in a group of kindred spirits half his age.
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Post n°2051 pubblicato il 09 Dicembre 2011 da pierrde
Qualsiasi appassionato di jazz conosce il nome di Ted Gioia, scrittore ma anche musicista, noto ovviamente più negli States visto che i suoi libri sono giunti da noi con più di 20 anni di ritardo. E' il caso de L'arte Imperfetta, al quale vi rimando, un libro fuori dagli schemi che non a caso si chiude cosi': "Per quanto il mio approccio al jazz possa essere decisamente "pensoso" (in assenza di termini più adatti) chi si aspetta da questo libro il dispiegarsi implacabile di una struttura teoretica è destinato a rimanere deluso. Il jazz è un arte spontanea e quando si scrive su di esso si dovrebbe mantenere almeno parte di quella spontaneità ". Oggi Ted continua la sua attività di scrittore anche in rete dove ha creato un blog interessantissimo (www.jazzblog.com) ed un sito personale dove da pochi giorni è comparsa la sua personale lista di album del 2011. Volutamente non si ferma alla musica jazz ma comprende, come spiega nelle note, tutta la musica ascoltata.
I try to listen to new music every day, and have made this a part of my daily routine for many years. I'm not sure how many new CDs I heard during the course of 2011, but on some days I listen to four or more albums in their entirety, and a typical week will find me checking out 15-20 new releases. As the list below makes clear, I tend to range widely over various styles and genres. I am impressed by how much outstanding music is recorded nowadays, but I am equally struck by how well hidden it is. More than at any time in my life, the best music is hard to find. You will almost never hear it on the radio, and increasingly it is not even on the radar screens of the major labels. The record stores, where fans once learned about important new releases, have mostly gone out of business. Even as music becomes more omnipresent and accessible, new barriers prevent listeners from hearing the most talented and creative artists. For this reason, I am sharing a more complete listing of my favorite albums this year. In a world in which the best music is hidden from view, personal recommendation and word-of-mouth become the main gateways for discovering exciting new sounds. I present this large list as a guide to those who are looking for inspiring, intelligent and mind-expanding music, and want some guidance from someone who sifts through the many new releases looking for the cream of the crop. Below are my selections for the 100 best CDs of 2011. I encourage you to check out some artists that you haven't heard before. And if you hear something you like, spread the word. (Ted Gioia)
The 100 Best Albums of 2011 1 William Elliott Whitmore Field Songs Americana / Roots Music 2 Tinariwen Tassili World music 3 Fred Hersch Alone at the Vanguard Jazz 4 Bon Iver Bon Iver Folk / pop 5 Joshua Redman James Farm Jazz 6 Nico Muhly Seeing is Believing Contemporary classical 7 Ambrose Akinmusire When the Heart Emerges Glistening Jazz 8 Now Ensemble Awake Contemporary classical 9 Keith Jarrett Rio Jazz 10 Gary Clark Jr. The Bright Lights EP Blues 11 L Konitz, B Mehldau, C Haden & P Motian Live at Birdland Jazz 12 Gustavo Dudamel Bruckner / Sibelius / Nielsen Classical 13 Adam Cruz Milestone Jazz 14 Todd Reynolds Outerborough Contemporary classical 15 Pat Metheny What's It All About Jazz 16 Lara Downes 13 Ways of Looking at the Goldberg Contemporary classical 17 Fleet Foxes Helplessness Blues Folk rock 18 James P. Johnson Jazz Nocturne Classical concert jazz 19 Andy Statman Old Brooklyn Americana / Roots Music 20 Liza Ferschtman Julius Röntgen: The Violin Concertos Classical 21 Glenn Kaiser Cardboard Box Blues 22 Charles Lloyd & Maria Farantouri Athens Concert Jazz / World Music 23 The Decemberists The King is Dead Indie folk rock 24 Vasily Petrenko Shostakovich: Symphonies 6 & 12 Classical 25 Amina Alaoui Arco Iris World music 26 Phantasm William Byrd: Complete Consort Music Classical 27 Chick Corea & Stefano Bollani Orvieto Jazz 28 James Whitbourn Living Voices Contemporary classical 29 Bombino Agadez World music 30 Laura Marling A Creature I Don't Know Folk pop 31 Sonny Rollins Road Shows, Vol. 2 Jazz 32 Phillip Schroeder Passage Through a Dream Contemporary classical 33 Miguel Zenón Alma Adentro: The Puerto Rican Songbook Latin jazz 34 Kronos Quartet Uniko Contemporary classical 35 Kenny Brown Can't Stay Too Long Blues 36 Marcin Wasilewski Faithful Jazz 37 Robert Aldridge Elmer Gantry Contemporary opera 38 Anthony Wilson Seasons Jazz 39 Eilen Jewell Queen of the Minor Key Americana / Roots Music 40 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass Live Classical 41 John Wesley Harding The Sound of His Own Voice Singer-songwriter 42 Spaces Nothing Exists but Atoms and the Void Celestial rock 43 Tony Bennett Duets II Great American Songbook 44 The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band Peyton on Patton Blues 45 Craig Taborn Avenging Angel Jazz 46 Guy Clark Songs and Stories Country 47 Hilary Hahn & Valentina Lisitsa Charles Ives: Four Sonatas Classical 48 Rudresh Mahanthappa Samdhi Jazz 49 Glenn Jones The Wanting Folk 50 Mieczysław Weinberg Piano Works Classical 51 Eddie Vedder Ukulele Songs Singer-songwriter 52 B. Mehldau, K. Hays & P.Zimmerli Modern Music Contemporary classical 53 Michael Giacchino Soundtrack to Super 8 Soundtrack 54 Kevin Devine Between the Concrete and Clouds Indie rock 55 Jefferson Friedman Quartets Contemporary classical 56 Denny Zeitlin Labyrinth Jazz 57 Wilco The Whole Love Folk rock 58 The Head and the Heart The Head and the Heart Indie folk-pop 59 Various artists The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams Country 60 Collin Vallon Rruga Jazz 61 The Unthanks Last English folk 62 Brad Mehldau Live in Marciac Jazz 63 Fabrice Ravel-Chapuis En Danger Contemporary classical 64 Radiohead The King of Limbs Rock 65 The Civil Wars Barton Hollow Indie folk 66 James Carter Caribbean Rhapsody Jazz 67 Wye Oak Civilian Indie folk rock 68 Enrico Rava Tribe Jazz 69 Chris Dingman Waking Dreams Jazz 70 Simone Dinnerstein Bach: A Strange Beauty Classical 71 Becca Stevens Weightless Jazz-inflected folk music 72 Anonymous 4 Secret Voices Early music 73 Gretchen Parlato The Lost and Found Jazz 74 Moreland & Arbuckle Just a Dream Electric blues 75 Bobby Long A Winter Tale Singer-songwriter 76 Joe Lovano Bird Songs Jazz 77 Thomas Dybdahl Songs Norwegian singer-songwriter 78 Dave Alvin Eleven Eleven Blues Rock 79 Gerald Wilson Legacy Jazz 80 Dario Marianelli Soundtrack to Jane Eyre Soundtrack 81 JD Allen Victory Jazz 82 Vince Gill Guitar Slinger Country 83 Bobby Sanabria Tito Puente Masterworks Live! Latin jazz 84 Julian Lage Gladwell Jazz 85 George Strait Here for a Good Time Country 86 Joss Stone LP1 R&B/Soul 87 Memory Tapes Player Piano Ambient 88 Jeremy Pelt The Talented Mr. Pelt Jazz 89 Mary Flower Misery Loves Company Blues 90 Striggio Mass in 40 Parts Classical 91 Adele 21 Singer-songwriter 92 Blue Highway Sounds of Home Bluegrass 93 Ben Allison Action-Refraction Jazz 94 St. Vincent Strange Mercy Indie rock 95 Thomas Dolby A Map of the Floating City Singer-songwriter 96 Lady Antebellum Own the Night Country pop 97 Mathias Eick Skala Jazz 98 Volosi and Lasoni Wołosi i Lasoniowie World Music 99 Steve Mackey & So Percussion It Is Time Contemporary classical 100 Gary Burton Common Ground Jazz |
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