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Thank you for identifying this record. It should be very beautiful. I'm chasing spatial sounds. Or rather, sounds that evoke the space in which they vibrate. Perhaps Towner (whom I've kept at a distance, yet he's a '70s author!) was there waiting for me. We'll read each other again after the research and listening. You're good: why don't you do like symbad who comments on EVERY track? ... I take back that last note: would you be kind enough to ADD the tracks!!!

I’m flipping through all your reviews one by one, focusing on music that aligns with the "tone - jazz" I love: no bebop or free, but rather the more "harmonic" type that leans towards the romantic (John Lewis, Jarrett, Mehldau, Haden...), or that which lies on the frontier, like the post-jazz of the Necks. I’m intrigued by this Don Grolnick, whom I don't know. But the collaborations with Randy Brecker (the latter managed to ruin a night for me with Pat Metheny at Umbria Jazz in 2000), Dave Holland, and Joe Lovano don’t bode well for good listening. I’ll try a few samples. Thanks for the detailed reviews.

Dear Hal, we share an interest in this boundary musician. An author who crosses into jazz. Anouar Brahem is worth following in his journeys and also in his collaborations: when he plays with his French friends, it becomes even more poetic. I am on the same emotional wavelength with Odradek: "Le pas du chat noir" is simply beautiful. Music that evokes images, perfect for the nights. But all his albums are enchanting. Here’s the adjective that best fits for me: enchanting. I flip through my Proustian collection. "Khomsa" (1995), which also features Richard Galliano, whom I know you like even to an exaggerated degree. "Astrakan café" (2000): absolutely "other." "Thimar" (1998), with Dave Holland: here Brahem manages to draw out his sweet side. "Conte de l'incroyable amour" (1992): a title that says it all about the album.
Finally: your observation is very subtle: it’s the oud that brings together all the other instruments. Thank you for helping me reconnect with these sounds. I don't have "Le Voyage De Sahar," but my judgment is made with my eyes closed.

double vote, also to keep me updated on the comments: 5 and 5

fantastic the etymological hypothesis about tango! Here’s one of the origins of its charm. Perhaps this word also evokes the body. You know, I’m not sure if it's really the most beautiful record by Richard Galliano. On my covers (I score the various pieces: of course they are contingent and tied to that moment of listening), I find Blow Up. But there's no need to be too subtle. It’s great music almost always. However, I'm curious about that Piazzolla for ever...

Thank you, Ruck. I didn’t have this CD. I’ll look for it, and I have a feeling I’ll like it. I wonder what the charm of tango consists of: certainly the rhythm, the melancholy, the desire to hint at a step (for me completely cinematic and television-like, given the absence of a bodily dance culture). Thank you.

I almost forgot about the votes. I need to hear from Cassandra again. After Di Battista.

Dear Odradek, your review is a great help in listening more attentively to Cassandra Wilson. I will do it again. The fact is that over time I've fallen out of love with her. I’m a fan of Nina Simone and often read that Cassandra Wilson is one of her "Followers" (see link rotto So I go to listen to her. And I remain so disappointed by the comparison that, indeed, I fall out of love. It takes stimuli like yours to try again. By the way: I'm writing while listening to Jazzitaliano live 2006 by Stefano Di Battista. I recommend you not to miss these CDs published by Repubblica and l'espresso and recorded at the Casa del jazz in Rome. They might become rare and some are valued like jewels. Until next time.

I have this record and now I'm going to listen to it again. Thank you for reminding me.

Fantastic!!! Well, Kosmogabri. You have good culture (musically definitely superior to mine) and good taste, and I am sure you will understand this passion of mine. What do the Necks do? They search... they search... they search... for the new boundaries of Jazz. Also, download the article by Geoff Dyer (you can find it in my link dedicated to these musicians). He develops some deep interpretative keys regarding the historical phase Jazz is currently in. It’s an essay that has greatly illuminated me. If you have any suggestions for my research, I would be very grateful: I am looking for their sound. I seek someone who chases that sound... that sound in the space that needs to be created for it to vibrate. The Skalpel are on that front. And it’s interesting that the world is so small (Australia... Poland). But the Necks have the advantage of the length of their single piece. Being inside that whole hour during which they build the sound tapestry is a psychological experience that can be truly intoxicating. I’m glad to have met you. Until we meet again.