Ein komplett anderes Spiel spielt
Bereits der Auftakt lässt aufmerken —
Il Canada francofono ha ormai da tempo un occhio sul jazz ben più prossimo a quello dei cugini francesi che non dei dirimpettai americani. […] Il più felice è senz’altro
Quoi de commun entre cette batterie, cette contrebasse, ces saxophones, cette flûte ou même cette voix qui proclame autant qu’elle chante
Montréal’s Ambiances Magnétiques has been busy with releases as of late — see new outings by
The piano leader has recruited some finely plucked Italian musicians for this oeuvre, which travels nine selections of extremely diverse territory. As the story has it, these tracks were born out of the new teaching methodologies’ workshops given by Lenoci at Nino Rota Conservatory in Monopoli. But just when you start to think most of this collection is centered around
For lack of better expression,
Created with purpose and intent, this is a rather interesting headphone / full sound system experience (though the high-pitched shrieks scared the lights out of me, as they always do). It’s up to you whether or not its disjointed visions merit repeat listening.