Wednesday, March 24, 2010

New song, New bit on JSM 3

Every Sunday from 1 pm till 4 pm now we can listen to the novelties of the week on JSM Radio. In this issue, it is three complete albums in playlist which we suggest you listening to. Indeed on, these pieces are then programmed in the usual program of the radio following their style or origin.

For listen you can go here: http://www.radionomy.com/jazz-swing-manouche-radio.aspx

Joe Lovano "I'M ALL FOR YOU"

Joe Lovano's big-toned tenor saxophone (think John Coltrane in the '50s, or Sonny Rollins, as reference points) has graced many diverse jazz contexts. From soul-jazz (Lonnie Smith) to straight-ahead big band (Woody Herman, Mel Lewis) to freer, edgier situations (Paul Motian), the adaptable Lovano has excelled in all these while remaining true to himself. In his career as a leader, Lovano rarely repeats himself: he's recorded unique tribute albums to inspirations as diverse as Frank Sinatra, Enrico Caruso, and Tadd Dameron.


Friday, March 12, 2010

New song, New bit on JSM 2

Every Sunday from 1 pm till 4 pm now we can listen to the novelties of the week on JSM Radio. In this issue, it is three complete albums in playlist which we suggest you listening to. Indeed on, these pieces are then programmed in the usual program of the radio following their style or origin.

For listen you can go here: http://www.radionomy.com/jazz-swing-manouche-radio.aspx


“Move” from Bireli Lagrene (Jazz Manouche)

This album shows why Bireli Lagrene is a master guitarist. Bireli is not only one of the best living guitar players in gypsy jazz - he is also one of the most creative. On this album, he gives us a new take on Django's music that is simply stunning. "Move" has a smaller, more focused sound that it's predecessors, and the addition of the saxophone brings a really fresh twist to this great old music.

1. Un certain je ne sais quoi (Diégo Imbert) 3’23
2. Mélodie au crépuscule (Django Reinhardt) 2’41
3. Hungaria (Django Reinhardt) 2’51
4. Clair de lune (Etienne Beaurouge / Joseph Kosma) 4’39
5. Place du tertre (Biréli Lagrène) 4’53
6. Troublant bolero (Django Reinhardt) 4’31
7. Move (Denzill Best / Paul Walsh) 2’50
8. Nuages (Jacques Larue / Django Reinhardt) 4’56
9. Cherokee (Ray Noble) 4’28
10. Danse norvégienne (Django Reinhardt) 5’20
11. This can’t be love (Hart Lorenz / Richard Rodgers) 4’08
12. Victor (Frank Wolf) 3’14
13. Mimosa (Hono Winterstein / Dorado Schmitt) 3’18
14. Jadis (Biréli Lagrène) 2’43

Burhan Öçal & Jamaaladeen Tacuma - Groove Alla Turca (Featuring Natacha Atlas)

"Groove Alla Turca" is a project that brings together two worlds apart; the world of Burhan Öçal, who grew up playing traditional rhythms of Turkey, with that of Jamaaledeen Tacuma, a world of jazz, blues, funk and soul. This is a meeting of percussion and bass, rhythm and groove, of traditional players on kanun, oud and clarinet, darbuka and violin. Jamaaladeen Tacuma is joined by some of the finest musicians from New York and Philadelphia, Jack Walrath, a long time associate of Mingus, is the trompet in the horn section. Art Baron and Ben Schachter complete the front-line on the trombone and tenor, Daryl Burge and Rick Iannacone, both from Phili, are the force behind, on the drums and the guitar. It was a destiny to have Natacha Atlas on four tracks, as she happened to be in town during the recording sessions. Her presence seems all planned as her Arabic vocals flow wih the groove. The result is a funky sound with many colors, a big sound with many details. This is jazz, funk, ethnic, tradition. This is groove in a Turkish way.

01. Nihavend Longa - 6:42 (Anonymous, Burhan Öçal)
02. Habibi - 5:39 (Burhan Öçal)
03. Groove Alla Turca - 5:25 (Burhan Öçal & Jamaaladeen Tacuma)
04. Elhamdulillah - 7:58 (Jamaaladeen Tacuma)
05. El Nino - 4:44 (Burhan Öçal)
06. Two By Two - 5:22 (Burhan Öçal)
07. Kısmet - 9:02 (Jamaaladeen Tacuma)
08. I Can Feel It - 0:29 (Jamaaladeen Tacuma)
09. Katibim - 6:09 (Anonymous, Burhan Öçal)
10. Saz Caz - 8:51 (Burhan Öçal & Jamaaladeen Tacuma)
11. Gene Gel - 5:11 (Burhan Öçal)
12. Later For Now - 0:16 (Burhan Öçal & Jamaaladeen Tacuma)

Jorge Pardo y Chano Dominguez, « 10 de Paco », (Nuevos Medios, 1995)

People might not expect flamenco on an album featuring piano, soprano and tenor sax, flute and double bass. 10 de Paco, an album featuring 10 well-known songs composed by Paco de Lucia, has no Spanish guitar on any of its tracks. Still, this recording by Jorge Pardo and Chano Dominguez is one of the most flamenco-oriented albums I've ever had the chance to listen to.
Of course, there is more than flamenco to it, taking into account who is involved in the project. There's jazz, or let's say flamenco-jazz (that thing that Pedro Iturralde started as a very experimental jam-session).
There's improvisation, there's some type of "classical" style at particular moments in the way that Chano develops and harmonizes the melodies and in his interpretation, and there is a bunch of unusual development on the percussion side of things.
This is a highly recommended album from all points of view.

1. Solo Quiero Caminar
2. Chiquito
3. Rio Ancho
4. Zyriab
5. Tumbona
6. Se Me Partió la Barrena
7. Almoraima
8. Playa del Carmen
9. Monasterio de Sal
10. Cancion de Amor

Friday, March 5, 2010

New song, New bit on JSM 1

New appointment on JSM radio, every Sunday from 1 pm till 4 pm will henceforth be the opportunity for all to discover the musical novelties which we added for each week. In this issue, it is two or three complete albums which we suggest you listening to. Then, these songs are programmed in the radio following their style or origin.

On Sunday, in “New song, New bit on JSM”, I suggest you leaving at the border of the Mediterranean Sea with two albums from Spain and Italy. All these songs are added to the program “Mediterranean jazz” which you find on Wednesday from 3 pm till 5 pm and on Fridays from 5 pm till 7 pm.



Carlos Pinana-Juan Cortes-Guillermo McGill - "Flamenco Jazz" 2 cd