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Marc Ribot and the Young Philadelphians: Live In Tokyo

By Luca Muchetti
August 8, 2016
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Marc Ribot

guitar
b.1954

" data-original-title="" title="">Marc Ribot, il Philly Sound, gli archi, il funk. Ormai capace di attraversare qualsiasi tipo di contesto musicale con la facilit�� con cui l'acqua scorre lungo le pietre di un ruscello, il chitarrista amato da

Tom Waits

piano and vocals
b.1949

" data-original-title="" title="">Tom Waits incornicia con un Live in Tokyo una delle sue avventure pi�� folli e divertenti.

Ribot arruola una formazione vera detonatrice di groove e composta da

Jamaaladeen Tacuma

bass
b.1956

" data-original-title="" title="">Jamaaladeen Tacuma al basso,

Calvin Weston

drums
b.1959

" data-original-title="" title="">Calvin Weston alla batteria,

Mary Halvorson

guitar

" data-original-title="" title="">Mary Halvorson alla chitarra, a cui aggiunge una sezione archi. La missione �� quella di rivisitare e riproporre il mito del suono di Philadelphia. Un'esplosione di soul, funk e tinto d'

Ornette Coleman

saxophone, alto
1930 - 2015

" data-original-title="" title="">Ornette Coleman.

Si attinge a piene mani infatti da quella fabbrica di hit scegliendo alcuni pezzi dei Trammps,

Teddy Pendergrass

vocals
1950 - 2010

" data-original-title="" title="">Teddy Pendergrass, Silver Convention,

Ohio Players

" data-original-title="" title="">Ohio Players, People's Choice, MFSB e Van McCoy e espandendo l'orizzonte pop in direzione jazz. La chitarra di Ribot suona spesso free senza mai perdere il filo del discorso, mirabilmente in equilibrio su un crinale elettrico e grooveggiante come di rado �� capitato di sentire nella produzione del chitarrista di Newark.

Un disco la cui bont�� stata confermata proprio questa estate in un concerto bolognese e, ancora prima, lo scorso autunno, con un set a Milano, in ciascuna occasione con due sezioni archi locali.

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Track Listing

Love Epidemic; Love TKO; Fly, Robin, Fly; TSOP [The Sound of Philadelphia]; Love Rollercoaster; Do It Anyway You Wanna; The Hustle.

Personnel

Marc Ribot

guitar

Jamaaladeen Tacuma

bass

Calvin Weston

drums

Mary Halvorson

guitar

Takako Siba

viola

Yoshie Kajiwara

violin

China Azuma

cello

Album information

Title: Live In Tokyo | Year Released: 2016 | Record Label: Enja Records

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