Europe Jazz Media Charts May 2019
Die schreibende Jazzmusikzunft hat ihre Lieblinge für den Mail gewählt. Mit dabei sind u.a. Snarky Puppy, Helge Lien Trio, Aki Takase Japanic, The Comet Is Coming, Bonsai, Three Free Radicals & Liis Viiera, Erlend Apnetseth Trio.
ERLEND APNETSETH TRIO Salika, Molika (Hubro Music)
THREE FREE RADICALS X LIIS VIIRA Atlas of the Heavens (Improtest Records)
JERZY MĄCZYŃSKI Jerry and The Pelican System (Polish Jazz)
Following the two albums by the Kuba Więcek Trio, “Another Raindrop” and “Multitasking”, this is another of the newest debut entry in the famed record series Polish Jazz released by Polskie Nagrania/Warner Music Poland. The 24-year old saxophonist Jerzy Mączyński, now a student if Berklee College of Music in Valencia. The daring and innovative music concept of his group reflects the ambitions and aspirations of the youngest generation of the Polish jazz scene
Mike Flynn, Jazzwise (UK)
BONSAI Bonsai Club (Ubuntu Music)
AKI TAKASE JAPANIC Thema Prima (BMC)
https://youtu.be/Vf5QVwYEKnY
Over the years, Aki Takase has made her own versions of the music by Fats Waller, Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Ornette Coleman and Eric Dolphy, all in their her very personal way. And now she brings four, relatively young musicians, into her wonderful, musical world. And I think she should continue with that when they are back in Berlin. For this is creative, tough and incredibly delicious, from the start to the end!
THE COMET IS COMING Trust In The Lifeforce Of The Deep Mystery (Impulse)
https://youtu.be/E5BMqK9pO-Q
EIVIND AUSTAD TRIO Northbound (Losen Records)
AKI TAKASE JAPANIC Thema Prima (BMC)
Pianist Aki Takase is a mainstay of the Berlin’s jazz world in decades. Her music here: energetic and entertaining as always, powerful and playful as we know from her, sensitive and exotic as we expect and more. Having started in a remarkable duo with Maria Joāo decades ago, she now joins forces with younger and youngest forces. Saxophoniker Daniel Erdmann, turntablist DJ Illvibe, bassman Johannes Fink and great new light Dag Magnus Narvesen on drums let the corners tremble, let the dust shine, the brakes glow and the blossoms fly. Simply a joyful jaunt!
SPLASH Splash 1970 – 1979 Samtliga inspelningar (Splash)
The swedish group Splash was a group that combined fusion, atonal jazz, latin, progrock à la Zappa. Splash keeps the listener on the toes with breakthrough transverse turns and unpredictable arrangements. All three lp:s the group made comes with a lot of unissued recordings in this vibrant 6-cd box that comes with a booklet.