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Jay Rattman: In the Towns
by Richard J Salvucci
Jay Rattman may not exactly be a household name to some jazz listeners and saxophone hounds. Perhaps he should be. Busy, literate, and creative, Rattman is that rare player who makes one think. In a juxtaposition of styles, genres, and horns, New York-based Rattman, could be accused of what was termed “formalism" in the good old days of Josef Stalin and the USSR. Formalism, some brave soul observed, sotto voce, was music not immediately understood upon first hearing. And so ...
read moreGuilhem Flouzat: A Thing Called Joe
by Luca Casarotti
Due anni dopo l'album di sue composizioni originali Portraits (2015), Guilhem Flouzat propone ora una raccolta di standard dal titolo A Thing Called Joe, pubblicata dalla stessa etichetta newyorkese che aveva dato alle stampe il precedente lavoro, la Sunnyside Records. Se in Portraits il batterista, compositore e bandleader francese (da poco tornato a Parigi dopo anni trascorsi a New York) aveva portato in studio un organico assortito e diverso per ogni brano, nella sua prova più recente Flouzat si presenta ...
read moreGuilhem Flouzat: A Thing Called Joe
by Dan McClenaghan
Drummer Guilhem Flouzat, gearing up for his third recording as a leader, had meant to steer his music along the path he'd taken on his sophomore album, Portraits (Sunnyside Records, 2015)—a rotating cast of musicians laying down a batch of the leader's eloquent compositions. But a post card slipped through the mail slot suggesting a step back—a piano trio outing exploring the standards, in the classic style. Turns out that was good advice. The proof: A Thing Called ...
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