Reviews
chroniques de CD, DVD
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GREAT / COUP DE COEUR |
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Latest Reviews L’actu des chroniques
| Jazz |
Paul Hecht – Pyrography
This is not an album for casual listening. With each listen, Pyrography reveals new depths, a brilliant, uncompromising work from one of the most multifaceted artists on today’s jazz scene.
| Jazz Fusion |
Kneebody – Reach
This album is something of a UFO in the jazz galaxy, imagine MFSB teaming up with Van Halen, with Yes brought in to handle the musical arrangements. And yet, it’s far more than a stylistic curiosity.
| Ambient pop, Classique |
ALESSANDRO SGOBBIO – Piano Music 3
Captée sur un Grand Piano Fazioli F278, voici donc la nouvelle démonstration novatrice et immersive d’un créateur avec le talent duquel il faudra indéniablement compter.
| Folk |
JAMES H JEWELL – Songs From The Fridge
Comme Dave Van Ronk, Phil Ochs et Graeme Allwright avant lui, James H Jewell est donc un beatnik. Si tout ce qui tend à se raréfier devient cher, James H Jewell ne s’en révèle que d’autant plus précieux de nos jours.
| Jazz |
Yotam Silberstein feat. John Patitucci & Billy Hart – Standards, Vol.2
Take the time to listen to this album. A deeply instructive album for younger generations of musicians.
| Pop |
LUCIUS – Fantasy / Concord
Bien qu’ils ne risquent pas quant à eux de remporter l’Eurovision, la relève de Bjorn, Benny, Agnetha et Frida semble donc assurée.
| Jazz |
Kandace Springs – Lady In Satin
A full orchestra, sixty musicians strong, elevates Kandace’s already sumptuous voice into something soaring and sublime. There’s nothing half-measured here. We are in the presence of one of the great jazz vocalists of our time.
| Jazz |
Trilogy feat. Scott Hamilton – The Slow road
An album that feels as if it has stepped out of another era, like pulling a beloved old book from your shelf, one you’ve read countless times, only to discover its pages once again with undiminished delight.
| Jazz |
Dil Trio – Hammonday
Echoes of Balkan tradition ripple through the entire album, forming a cultural signature that sets the group apart. It’s a singularly refreshing addition to today’s jazz landscape, and one that demands discovery.
| R&B, Soul |
TANIKA CHARLES – Reasons To Stay
L’artiste puise dans les profondeurs d’une vie passée à fuir les promesses non tenues, les douleurs d’un foyer brisé, pour nous offrir ce qu’elle a de plus brut, de plus intime à ce jour.
| Jazz |
Spike Wilner Trio – The Children & The Warlock – Contrafactus
There’s invention here, and passion, and integrity, but also an occasional lack of restraint, even indulgence. It’s a brave record, certainly.
| Jazz |
VIRNA NOVA – Stretching da Bossa
Originaire du Sud de la France, Toulon, Virna Nova signe là son troisième album. Elle sera en concert au Sunside, à Paris, le 24 juin 2025.
| Jazz |
Atlantic Jazz Collective feat. Norma Winstone, Joe LaBarbera – Seascape
When a collective of artists finds such perfect harmony, the magic is instantaneous. This kind of artistry feels rare, intimate, cerebral, perhaps even spiritual.
| Psych-Folk |
RICHARD DAWSON – (JUST RICH) – End Of The Middle
Bon Dieu, cette époque mérite-t-elle encore vraiment la grâce torturée d’artistes aussi inspirés que Richard Dawson? On espère que oui, car elle en a cruellement besoin…
| Jazz |
Deborah Silver & Count Basie Orchestra – Basie Rocks!
Founded over 90 years ago by the iconic pianist and bandleader William James “Count” Basie, the Count Basie Orchestra remains a cornerstone of jazz’s grand tradition.
| Jazz |
Ryan Truesdell & Gil Evans Project – Shades of Sound (Live at Jazz Standard – vol.2)
An Unearthed Treasure: Ryan Truesdell Revives the Timeless Music of Gil Evans in Shades of Sound. Recorded live between May 13 and 18, 2014, during the ensemble’s annual residency at the Jazz Standard.
| Livre |
Dr. Anthony Branker – Activating Voices in Jazz History: Students Broadening the Narrative
Dr. Anthony Branker is far more than a gifted composer and educator, he is a scholar whose new book offers a vital reference point for the jazz world.
| Blues |
BRANDON SANTINI – Which Way Do We Go?
Brandon délivre onze originaux. Un splendide album de blues urbain intemporel, de la part d’un artiste n’ayant rien à envier à ses maîtres.
| Jazz |
Mathias Landæus – Resilience
Pianist and composer Mathias Landæus returns with a new album of remarkable depth, Resilience, perhaps his most personal and profound recording to date.
| Rock parodique |
LES CHASSE PATATES – Nouveau Vélo
Nous vous les présentions voici bientôt quatre ans déjà, et les revoici enfin! Les Chasse Patates sont en effet les initiateurs (et seuls adeptes recensés à ce jour) du “Rock & Roule”, genre musical hétéroclite s’il…
| Pop |
MEIKO KAJI – Yadokari
La discographie de Meiko Kaji semble donc désormais vouée à une postérité bien méritée, ainsi qu’en témoigne cette nouvelle et remarquable réédition, magistralement remastérisée.
| Jazz |
Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra – East Meets West: Connections
The orchestra’s mission is to play a leading role in advancing and celebrating big band jazz throughout Manitoba and beyond, through live performance, original composition, recording projects, and educational initiatives.
| Chanson française |
Becca Wilkins – Rêverie (ENG review)
The arrangements are what truly set this album apart, elegant, deliberate, and crafted not only to suit her clear, expressive voice, but to infuse each track with a sense of nostalgia, romance, and lyrical beauty.
| Jazz |
Meajam – Utopia
Beyond the sheer beauty of their compositions, what continues to fascinate is the group’s cohesion. Everything they attempt seems to succeed. Meajam thinks big. Meajam sees far.
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