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By: Simon Adams
Four very different vocalists feature in this set of reviews, the first being Savina Yannatou, from Greece. She shares honours on Watersong with Tunisian singer Lamia Bedioui and the Primavera en Salonico, a mixed sextet of accordion, flute, strings and percussion that was formed in 1993 to play arrangements of Sephardic folk songs.
The exhibition of the work of Edward Burra , one of Britain's most distinctive 20th-century artists (Tate Britain, London, until 19 October) is well worth a visit, if only to enjoy the many paintings he produced of New York and Boston jazz life in the 1930s.
Wadada Leo Smith & Sylvie Courvoisier: Angel Falls (Intakt CD 444) Trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith and pianist Sylvie Courvoisier first played together at a concert organised by John Zorn in 2017 and have collaborated regularly since then. But this is the first time they have recorded together as a duo, a format Smith loves and […]
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Charles Lloyd: Figure In Blue Charles Lloyd’s move from ECM to Blue Note in 2013 – this is his 12th album for the label – has been distinguished by his skilled and adept adoption of the trio as his favoured format. Three different trios made their appearance in 2022, and are now followed by a […]
Cecil McBee: Mutima Bassist Cecil McBee racked up numerous dates as an in-demand sideman to everyone from Chico Freeman and Andrew Hill to Pharoah Sanders and Elvin Jones, but only recorded eight albums as leader, of which Mutima – “heart” in Swahili, or possibly “unseen forces” – was his debut, initially released in 1974. As […]
Richard Andersson: Monk & More Thelonious Monk remains the wondrous gift that keeps on giving – I’ve been to countless Monk-themed gigs and listened to scores of new Monk-influenced records in the past few years, and all have been worthwhile. This new set – five strong Monk tunes joined by pieces from Lennie Tristano, Lee […]
Elina Duni, Rob Luft: Reaching For The Moon Albanian-born singer Elina Duni is now on her sixth ECM recording, her third with British guitarist Rob Luft, this time just as a duo. As before, she draws on a wide variety of languages and genres, covering such songs as a traditional piece from Kosovo, a Persian […]
