Manu Katché -][- MANU – [ECM Records, 2012] –

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Composer, Drummer, ECM Records, Jim Watson, Manu Katche, Nils Pettter Molvaer, Tore Brunborg

Manu Katche, MANU

Manu Katché -][- MANU –Mp3– [ECM Records, 2012] –

Eponymously-titled album from Manu Katché. On his fourth ECM disc, Manus unique drumming sets the scene and direction, with compositions and arrangements radiating outward from its rhythm-patterns. His strongly propulsive yet relaxed groove is unlike any other drummers, and it lifts up the soloists. Personnel in the ever-changing Katché band currently includes Norwegians Nils Pettter Molvaer and Tore Brunborg, first heard together on ECM in the band Masqualero in the 1980s: they still play most attractively together.

British keyboardist Jim Watson also makes a strong showing with minimalistically-insistent as well as lyrical piano and thick, swirling organ. Recorded March 2012 in the South of France, and issued on the eve of a major European tour. -[Editorial Review | Amazon]-

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Christoph Stiefel -][- LIVE – [BASHO MUSIC, 2012] –

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Christoph Stiefel, Composer, Pianist

Christoph Stiefel, LIVE!

Christoph Stiefel -][- LIVE –Mp3– [BASHO MUSIC, 2012] –

Live! is the first UK album from top Swiss pianist Christoph Stiefel’s Inner Language Trio. It is the first time Basho has released music from an all-European ensemble. Many of Stiefel’s pieces use the compositional device of Isorhythms, a concept dating from the middle ages but which leads to a very contemporary sound.

‘Live!’ captures the trio liberated from the restrictions of the studio in Saalfelden, Amburg and Munchen. The album summarises and builds on eight years of work and finds the musicians reaching remarkable levels of empathy and interaction. -[Editorial Review | Amazon]-

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Bill Laswell -][- Means of Deliverance – [INNERHYTHMIC, 2012] –

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Bassist, Bill Laswell, INNERHYTHMIC, Producer, visionary

Bill Laswell, Means of Deliverance

Bill Laswell -][- Means of Deliverance –Mp3– [INNERHYTHMIC, 2012] –

Over the course of his illustrious career, visionary bassist-producer Bill Laswell has been one of the most prolific and restlessly creative forces in contemporary music. A sound conceptualist who has always been a step ahead of the curve, he has put his inimitable production stamp on a stunning range of important recordings by such stars as Mick Jagger, Iggy Pop, Public Image Ltd, Laurie Anderson, Brian Eno, Bootsy Collins, Motorhead, Sting, Carlos Santana, just to name a few. Probably most notable was Herbie Hancock, who co-wrote with Laswell the pivotal 1983 worldwide smash-hit single Rock-It, which introduced scratching to the mainstream, inspired a generation of turntablists and gave the great jazz pianist instant street credibility among the burgeoning hip-hop cognoscenti.

Free Jazz Saxophonist IVO PERELMAN Releases Three Albums: “Living Jelly,” “The Clairvoyant,” and “The Gift,” Available November 13 on Leo Records

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DL Media, Gerald Cleaver, Ivo Perelman, Joe Morris, Leo Records, Matt Shipp, Michael Bisio, Sao Paulo, Saxophonist, Whit Dickey

Ivo Perelman, RELEASES THREE ALBUMS

“One of today’s most prolific and adventurous tenor saxophonists. A master of extended techniques with a robust tone, his supple embouchure and intrepid virtuosity facilitates a wide range of expression.” – Troy Collins, All About Jazz