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Bro Jakob/Mikkelborg/Morgan: Returnings 2018 [CD]

Efterlängtat möte mellan två jazzgiganter! Ett duoalbum med trumpetaren<b> Enrico Rava </b>och pianisten<b> Fred Hersch</b>, inspelat under en glödande studiosession i Lugano i november 2021<br/><br/> "The album they have created plays brilliantly to the strengths of both musicians. The opening 'Retrato Em Banca E Preto' takes the Jobim composition and probes at it sensitively and co-operatively, so that Rava's stabbing phrases are countered by Hersch's sense of texture." (Alyn Shipton)

Både Jakob Bro och Joe Lovano spelade tidigare med trum-ikonen Paul Motian. Här leder de ett stjärnspäckat gäng medmusikanter i en hyllning till sin gamla kollega och vän. Med Larry Grenadier, Thomas Morgan och Anders Christensen, bas, samt trumslagarna Joey Baron och Jorge Rossy.<br/><br/> LIRA GILLLAR!<br/>"En fantastiskt välspelad platta med inte minst Bros fina Song to an old friend och Pause i hög ECM-klass." (Magnus Östnäs, Lira)

Jarrett Keith & Charlie Haden: Jasmine 2010 [CD]

Metheny Pat: Offramp 1982 [CD]

Released on the occasion of Anouar Brahem's 60th birthday, "Blue Maqams" offers many reasons to celebrate. Recorded in New York's Avatar Studios in May 2017 and produced by Manfred Eicher, it brings the Tunisian oud master together with three brilliant improvisers: the "Maqams" of the title refers to the Arabic modal music system, rendered kind of blue by the jazz players. For Anouar Brahem and Dave Holland the album marks a reunion: they first collaborated 20 years ago on the very widely-acclaimed "Thimar" album. Brahem meets Jack DeJohnette for the first time here, but Holland and DeJohnette have been frequent musical partners over the last half-century beginning with ground-breaking work with Miles Davis - their collaborations are legendary. British pianist Django Bates also rises superbly to the challenge of Brahem's compositions. And Anouar in turn is inspired to some of his most outgoing playing. "Blue Maqams" is a highlight of ECM's autumn season.

Åtta år efter Blue Maqams återvänder Anouar Brahem med ett gripande projekt, döpt efter en versrad av poeten Mahmoud Darwish, som frågar: "Vart ska fåglarna flyga, efter den sista himlen?" Basisten Dave Holland och pianisten Django Bates är återigen en del av den tunisiske oud-mästarens internationella kvartett, nu tillsammans med cellisten Anja Lechner.