ANITA WARDELL “The Road” – Specific Jazz (2012)

 ANITA WARDELL “The Road” – Specific Jazz (2012) Travels – The Road / You’re My Thrill / Without A Song /With Every Breath I Take / Frevo Em Maceio / Surrey With The Fringe On Top / Superwoman / Mirrors / Vocé e eu Anita Wardell, voce; Robin Aspland, pianoforte;

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AHMED ABDUL-MALIK “Spellbound” – REAL GONE MUSIC

AHMED ABDUL-MALIK “Spellbound” – REAL GONE MUSIC (ex Status ; 1964) Spellbound / Never On Sunday /Body and Soul /Song Of Delilah / Cinema Blues Ahmed Abdul-Malik, contrabbasso; Ray Nance, cornetta, violino; Seldon Powell, sax tenore, flauto; Paul Neves, pianoforte; Walter Perkins, batteria; Hamza Aldeen, oud Ci metti tutto l’impegno possibile,

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FRANK ROSOLINO “Jazz a confronto” – HORO 101-4 (1973 – LP)

L’angolo del collezionista FRANK ROSOLINO “Jazz a confronto” – HORO 101-4 (1973 – LP) Waltz For Roma /Alex /Free For All /Bue Daniel /Close The Door /Skylab /Toledo Frank Rosolino, trombone; Franco D’Andrea, pianoforte; Bruno Tommaso,contrabbasso; Bruno Biriaco, batteria; Enrico Pieranunzi, pianoforte (in Toledo); Gianni Basso, sax tenore (in Alex)

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TOMASZ STANKO – “Wislawa”

TOMASZ STANKO “Wislawa” ECM (2012 – 2 CD) Wislawa / Assassins /Metafizyka /Dernier Cri /Mikrokosmos /Song For H / Oni /April Story /Tutaj-Here /Faces /A Shaggy Vandal /Wislawa, var. Tomasz Stanko, tromba; David Virelles, pianoforte; Thomas Morgan, contrabbasso; Gerald Cleaver, batteria Con “Wislawa”, Tomasz Stanko conferma di trovarsi in uno

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JIM SNIDERO – “Stream Of Consciousness” – Savant (2012)

Stream Of Consciousness /Nirvana /Fear One / Vantage /Black Ice / Wisdom’s Path /K-Town   Jim Snidero, sax alto; Paul Bollenback, chitarra; Linda Oh, contrabbasso; Rudy Royston, batteria   Nuova formazione e cambio di rotta per Jim Snidero, che qui si conferma il più interessante altista di oggi. In piena

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BLUE DUO with Mike LeDonne and John Webber

“Let It Go” – GoFour 1008 (2008) Let It Go / Sweet and Lovely / Summertime / Please Send Me Someone To Love / Fried Pies / Birks’ Works / Lil’ Darlin’ / Blues For McCoy Mike LeDonne, pianoforte; John Webber, contrabbasso Se credete che siano troppi cinque anni di

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PAOLO ALDERIGHI “Piano solo” – Abeat (2011)

PAOLO ALDERIGHI “Piano solo” – Abeat (2011) The Nearness Of You /The Sheik Of Araby / Four Brothers / Manoir De Mes Reves /Muskrat Ramble /The Kid From Red Bank /My Romance / Love For Sale / Shreveport Stomp / How Long Has This Been Going On / Tea For

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PAUL GONSALVES – JOHNNY HODGES : “Ellingtonia Moods & Blues” – RCA Victor (1960; LP)

It’s Something That You Ought To Know / Chocataw / The Line-Up / Way, Way Back /Daydreams / I’m Beginning To See The Light / D. A. Blues   Ray Nance, tromba; Mitchell “Booty” Wood, trombone; Johnny Hodges, sax alto; Paul Gonsalves, sax tenore; Jimmy Jones, pianoforte; Al Hall, contrabbasso; Oliver Jackson, batteria

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PEE WEE RUSSELL & HENRY RED ALLEN : “The College Concert” – Impulse! (1966; LP)

Blue Monk / I Want A Little Girl / Body And Soul / Pee Wee’s Blues / 2° East 3° West / Graduation Blues   Henry Red Allen, tromba, voce; Pee Wee Russell, clarinetto; Steve Kuhn, pianoforte; Charlie Haden, contrabbasso; Marty Morell, batteria   Dopo aver ascoltato per l’ennesima volta questo

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MARIO ROMANO – “Valentina” – Alma Records (2010)

MARIO  ROMANO “Valentina” – Alma Records (2010) A Night In Tunisia /Norwegian Wood /Autumn Leaves /Nardis /Those Damn I Love Yous /On Green Dolphin Street /Windows /Via Romano /Someday My Prince Will Come Pat LaBarbera, sax tenore; Mario Romano, pianoforte; Roberto Occhipinti, contrabbasso; Mark Kelso, batteria Mario Romano è stato

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