Monthly Archive: April 2011
Thomas Marriott – Human Spirit – Origin Records
Marriott continues his rise to the elite.
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers – The Sesjun Radio Shows (2 CDs) – 1978, 1980, 1983 – CD 1: 67:35 / CD 2: 67:36 – Out of the Blue/ T2
Vintage late-period Blakey.
Julian Assange: A Modern Day Hero? (2011)
Any questions I may have had about the efficacy of what Assange is doing were put at ease by this informative video.
Carole King, The Carnegie Hall Concert – June 18, 1971 – Ode/Mobile Fidelity
Early Carole King in glorious fidelity.
DAVID CHESKY: Urbanicity; Concerto for Electric Guitar and Orch.; The New York Variations – Bryan Baker, elec. guitar/ Urbanicity Orch. of New York/ David Chesky – Chesky Records
Chesky’s composition strikes a unique pose as a major concerto effort featuring the electric guitar as the solo instrument.
MENDELSSOHN: Die Erste Walpurgisnacht; Works of BRAHMS & SCHUMANN: – Simone Schroeder, sop./Burkhard Fritz, tenor/Detlef Roth, bar./Franz-Josef Selig, bass/Audi Jugendchorakademie/Bayerisches Staatsorchester/Kent Nagano – Farao
Kent Nagano and assembled forces fervently explore three Romantic settings of German poets: fanciful, mythic, and valedictory.
MOZART: Trio in E-flat Major for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano, K. 498, “Kegelstatt”; ALFRED UHL: Kleines Konzert; BRUCH: Eight Pieces, Op. 83 – Lake Trio – Partita
Stylish, engaging performances of chamber works from three different musical periods.
BEETHOVEN: Mass in C; SCHUMANN: Piano Concerto in A Minor – Soloists/ Cologne Radio Ch./Cologne Radio-Symphony Orch./Walter Gieseking, p./Guenter Wand – Archipel
Two vintage performances from the literalist-perfectionist baton of Guenther Wand testify to a potent exacting taskmaster.
Joe Henderson – Barcelona- Enja
A free jazz excursion for Henderson.
“The Sound of Harp” Music from Heaven – Silke Aichhorn, concert harp [TrackList below] – Hörmusik, Germany/Top Music International – UQCD
A fine “encore” program for solo concert harp, in the utmost fidelity frohttps://www.audaud.com/siteadmin/article.phpm standard CD format.
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Donny McCaslin – Perpetual Motion – Green Leaf Music Inc
The album is just full of surprises, funk and great rhythm from the ensemble.
Chuck Wilson – Echo Of Spring – Arbors
Better late than never.
Inedits Youra Guller = BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 4; CHOPIN: Piano Concerto No. 2 – Youra Guller, piano /Orch. National de France/D.E. Ingelbrecht – Tahra
In a recording of special merit, Youra Guller graces the concert platform in two artful, singing renditions of Beethoven and Chopin concertos.
Kitaro – Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai Vol. 4 – Domo Deuter – Mystery of Light – New Earth Records
A pair of interesting New Age releases that surpass the usual level of the genre.
Native Soul – Soul Step – Talking Drum/American
Lightly funky and contemporary jazz for those who remember the CTI glory days.
JULIA WOLFE: Cruel Sister – Ensemble Resonanz – Cantaloupe Records
Cruel Sister is another arch work, of similar intensity and invention as Wolfe’s series of string quartets released several years back.
John Vanore & Abstract Truth – Contagious Words – Acoustical Concepts
John Vanore’s little big band balances smaller combo soloing with a full ensemble sound.
TERRY RILEY: In C – The Salt Lake Electric Ensemble – SLEE
Those listeners who are fans of electronica, experimental rock and new music will probably be bowled over by this interpretation of In C.
RACHMANINOV: Piano Concerto No. 2; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini – Yuja Wang, piano/Mahler Ch. Orch. /Claudio Abbado – DGG
A delightful surprise to find such thoroughly familiar Rachmaninov works played with freshness and flair and virtually no hyperbolic clichés.
Lynne Arriale – Convergence – Motema
A furtherance of her musical path.
Dave Sterner Quintet – Sidetracked – Speak Jazz Records
Off to a swinging start…
Stereotypes Audio
Cembal d’amour
Pure Pleasure / Speakers Corner
Cedille
