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Jay Leonhart: Joy

By Angelo Leonardi
August 27, 2020
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Quando c'è una relazione padre/figlio tra due artisti, si usa in genere la figura del genitore per presentare il figlio. Per il giovane pubblico del jazz è invece opportuno fare il contrario, dicendo che l'ottantenne bassista leader di questo trio è il padre di Michael, trombettista e orchestratore acclamato per gli album The Painted Lady Suite , Suite Extracts Vol. 1 e per gli arrangiamenti di Lovers di

Nels Cline

guitar, electric
b.1956

" data-original-title="" title="">Nels Cline.

Jay Leonhart

bass
b.1940

" data-original-title="" title="">Jay Leonhart è un veterano del modern mainstream e ha collaborato con decine di grandi jazzmen: da

Jim Hall

guitar
1930 - 2013

" data-original-title="" title="">Jim Hall a

Gerry Mulligan

saxophone, baritone
1927 - 1996

" data-original-title="" title="">Gerry Mulligan, da

Phil Woods

saxophone, alto
1931 - 2015

" data-original-title="" title="">Phil Woods a

Lee Konitz

saxophone, alto
1927 - 2020

" data-original-title="" title="">Lee Konitz, da

Kenny Barron

piano
b.1943

" data-original-title="" title="">Kenny Barron a

Eddie Higgins

piano
1932 - 2009

" data-original-title="" title="">Eddie Higgins. ? stato anche molto richiesto da protagonisti della pop music come

Judy Garland

vocals
1922 - 1969

" data-original-title="" title="">Judy Garland,

Frank Sinatra

vocals
1915 - 1998

" data-original-title="" title="">Frank Sinatra o Carly Simon. In veste di leader ha inciso una quindicina di album a suo nome.

I suoi recenti piano trio offrono un elegante e piacevole mainstream, con il bassista che ama cantare le sue canzoni. Qui lo accompagnano

Tomoko Ohno

piano

" data-original-title="" title="">Tomoko Ohno, brava pianista—allieva di

Harold Mabern

piano
1936 - 2019

" data-original-title="" title="">Harold Mabern e già sua partner nel recente Don't You Wish—più il batterista

Vito Lesczak

drums

" data-original-title="" title="">Vito Lesczak, altro noto professionista del mondo musicale statunitense. Lo stile di Jay Leonhart rammenta quello di

Dave Frishberg

piano
1933 - 2021

" data-original-title="" title="">Dave Frishberg e

Mose Allison

piano and vocals
1927 - 2016

" data-original-title="" title="">Mose Allison: un jazz accattivante e ironico, particolarmente congeniale all'intima atmosfera dei club.

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Track Listing

Bass Aboard A Plane; Joy; Playboy Club; Gasparo; Momma Don’t You Think; Tulips; Life Out On The Road; Doublecross; Robert Frost; Very Few; For Real.

Personnel

Jay Leonhart

bass

Tomoko Ohno

piano

Vito Lesczak

drums

Album information

Title: Joy | Year Released: 2019 | Record Label: Sunnyside Records

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