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djbinder Jun 13 2013 at 6:36 AM |
A review of Trilok Gurtu’s Spellbound, today at All About Jazz. For his latest release, the veteran Indian percussionist (who has played with everyone from Joe Zawinul and Jan Garbarek to Pat Metheny and Ralph Towner) returns to more decidedly jazz-centric fare on a celebration of the trumpet. Gurtu-penned ributes to artists like Don Cherry, Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis are balanced by songs written by these seminal jazz trumpeters, with guests ranging from Nils Petter Molvaer and Ibrahim Maalouf to Paolo Fresu and Mathias Schiefl. Closer to jazz it may be, but it’s also filtered through Gurtu’s decidedly Indo-centric filter, making tunes like the "Jack Johnson/Black Satin" medley (on which Molvaer guests) groove hard, but with tabla and konnakol adding a fresh variant, while an irregularly metered look at "All Blues" (featuring Matthias Höfs and Ambrose Akinmusire) swings in a very different kind of way. One of Gurtu’s best, review here. |
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djbinder Jun 14 2013 at 8:27 AM |
Oops, was replying to wrong message, the above was meant for Frisell. But still, Tiny, Gurtu’s IS a winner!
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djbinder Jun 14 2013 at 8:27 AM |
It is, Tiny, it is :) And I’ve a copy of Bill’s Tzadik release on its way to me, so will review when I get it.
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tiny_tim Jun 14 2013 at 3:04 AM |
Many thanks djbinder and thehague. Sounds like a winner.
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thehague Jun 13 2013 at 12:35 PM |
Excellent album.
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