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The Dave Liebman Group - Turnaround
The Music of Ornette Coleman
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Eine Handvoll Musiker spielen gleichzeitig, aber nicht miteinander auf ihren Instrumenten – so etwa lauteten die ersten hilflosen Urteile über Ornette Coleman, als der vor mehr als 50 Jahren begann, dem Jazz eine neue Wendung zu geben: hin zum Free Jazz. Bis heute arbeiten sich Musiker an diesem Erneuerer des Jazz ab. Einer, der aus der Gruppe der Exegeten herausragt, ist der Saxophonist Dave Liebman. Der Titel der CD „Turnaround“, leistet dabei programmatische Orientierungshilfe, denn Liebmans Konzept kommt einer Kehrtwende gleich. Während der frühe Coleman konsequent auf Harmonieinstrumente verzichtet hatte und ganz auf die Befreiung der Melodie aus funktionsharmonischer Bindung setzte, integriert Liebman seinen langjährigen Gitarristen Vic Juris ins Spiel und verhilft Colemans Melodien zur Harmonie. Die Idee funktioniert prächtig, lässt Coleman in einem völlig neuen Licht erscheinen und unterstreicht gleichzeitig die Modernität seiner epochalen Stücke. (Imke Turner)
Die Deutsche Schallplattenkritik übereicht den Jahrespreis anläßlich eines Konzerts der DAVE LIEBMAN GROUP am 09.12.2010 um 20.00 Uhr im Institut Francais, Kurfürstendamm 211 in Berlin-Charlottenburg.
Trio Dolce Vita - Amarcord
Amarcord, das Debütalbum des Berliner Trio Dolce Vita, ist ein hingebungsvolles Stück Kammermusik.
Nicht, dass damit die Musik Nino Rotas zum ersten Mal für den Jazz erschlossen worden wäre. Nino Rota, der Musik in Rom und Philadelphia studiert hatte, wurde vor allem durch seine Zusammenarbeit mit dem Filmregisseur Federico Fellini bekannt. La Strada, La Dolce Vita, 8 1/2 (in dem Rota auch einen Kurzauftritt als Darsteller hat), Satyricon, Amarcord und Casanova sind nicht nur durch den überbordenden Einfallsreichtum und die schrägen Bilder Fellinis berühmt geworden, sondern eben auch durch die bittersüße Musik Rotas, die einem lange im Gedächtnis bleibt.
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 FOR THE LOVE OF ORNETTE
Jamaaladeen Tacuma is proud and honored to announce the completion of a recording project that is long awaited . A recording made up of original compositions featuring as guest his mentor and long time band leader Ornette Coleman. This album will be titled 'FOR THE LOVE OF ORNETTE" and will feature master saxophonist , composer, harmolodic musicologist Ornette Coleman as a guest soloist. The recording will highlight two important works, a composition that Ornette wrote for Jamaaladeen entitled TACUMA SONG, which Jamaaladeen featured on his first solo album on Gramavision records entitled SHOWSTOPPER , this Album was very special and was a result of the encouragement and musical mentorship Jamaaladeen received as a band member in Prime Time. It marked a turning point in his career where he moved from Band member to Bandleader. In turn Jamaaladeen composed a song for Ornette called FOR THE LOVE OF ORNETTE that will be debuted on this new release. The musicians that are also performing are among the best and brightest on the scene today they include : Tony Kofi from the UK who is the recipient of the BBC Award and Parliamentary Award, Wolfgang Puschnig musical veteran from Vienna on Flute and Hojak, virtuoso pianist Yoichi Uzeki from Tokyo and an up and coming Young Lion 19 year old Justin Faulkner from Philadelphia on Drums who Jamaaladeen discovered when he was just 13 years of age. Also a special appearance is made by David "Fingers" Haynes on Drums another innovator in his own right in the technique and technology of electronic drumming. Ornette displayed his talent and wisdom on the highest musical level for which he is known for and interacted with these great young musicians in a way that only Ornette can. For Jamaaladeen, this is a dream come true to work with his mentor who discovered him at age 19. It is Jamaaladeen's way of saying thank you Ornette for sharing your musical knowledge, wisdom and human experience with him , that has carried him throughout his solo musical career. Look out for this recording as it will be one not to be missed. Stay tuned for worldwide release dates.
Jamaaladeen Tacuma
VÖ october 2010, jw 090
Hodgepodge & Stories
Never before has the title of this column, this gallimaufry, been so pertinent with these half dozen items spread all over the electric bassist JAMAALADEEN TACUMA and the aoustic guitarist UWE KROPINSKI entitled ZWEI (jazzwerkstatt 061). Kropinski is a German musican with a fairly extensive back catalog that displays a special affinity for bassists as witnessed by his work with David Friesen. He handles the bulk of the vocals on the fourteen tracks (Relax / Lydian Summer / Fron F To F And Bacl / Chromatic Driving / Dorian Spring / Plastic Bag / Al Hamdulillah / Na Und / Some Way Home / Tana / Shake Me / Showstopper / Quiet Time / Berliner Luft 58:42): some are multi-overdubbed (as on "Tana") but half of them were played "live" in the studio with no overdubs. Tacuma opens things with a spoken word repeaton his "Relax" and takes an impressive solo on "Shake me". He contributes four numbers and co-wrote the closer, "Berliner Luft"- Those looking for harmolodic forays will not find them here, "Tana" is even an accessible piece of funk and there are man vamps to be heard about the soundscape. Other instruments/sonics heard are electronic drums, shaker, plastic bag, bio sheep toes, finger pops, and hand claps. Recorded in Berlin, Germany, Aug 3&4, 2009, this a diverting sidetrip for master electric bassist Tacuma.
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Downbeat-Artikel zur jazzwerkstatt/Ulli Blobel, erschienen im April 2010
Artikel in der FAZ vom 24.04.2010: Die große Freiheit des Ulli Blobel - Strippenzieher des Jazz |
