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Il Debutto di un Pianista: Tord Gustavsen Trio – Changing Places

Dopo un po’ di tempo, ho riscoperto un bellissimo album, al suo debutto discografico, di un pianista norvegese: Tord Gustavsen “Changing Places” è di una bellezza unica, silenzioso, di un delicato romanticismo. Le note sono quasi sussurrate e, l’ascoltatore rimane in un religioso silenzio per tutta la durata del brano. Di grande intelligenza sono gli

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Best Jazz Albums of 2009 – Bobby Broom Plays for Monk

“The mighty fire of Broom’s playing … seems to have grown hotter and deeper in recent seasons. ” – Josef Woodard, Jazziz Amazon.com Widgets TRACKS: 1. Ask Me Now 5:15 2. Evidence 4:17 3. Ruby, My Dear 5:40 4. In Walked Bud 5:53 5. Lulu’s Back in Town 5:55 6. Reflections 6:09 7. Work 7:07

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Best Jazz Albums of 2009 : Historicity by Vijay Iyer Trio

Buy Album I’m listening this beautiful Album of 2009: Historicity by Vijay Iyer Trio What does jazz have to do with mathematics? More than one might think, says Vijay Iyer: “Music contains a lot of abstract thought and concepts like rhythm, chords and structures. It deals with numbers and quantities, which is what mathematics does.

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