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Adam Birnbaum: Preludes

By Maurizio Zerbo
May 7, 2024
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Il genio di

Johann Sebastian Bach

" data-original-title="" title="">Johann Sebastian Bach ha sempre attratto l'estro dei jazzisti sin dall'era dello swing. Questa sfida �� stata raccolta negli ultimi decenni, tra gli altri, da

Uri Caine

piano
b.1956

" data-original-title="" title="">Uri Caine,

Brad Mehldau

piano
b.1970

" data-original-title="" title="">Brad Mehldau, ed oggi con buoni risultati anche dal pianista statunitense

" data-original-title="" title="">Adam Birnbaum. Il pregio di Preludes consiste nell'aver esteso la tecnica compositiva del mondo barocco con i colori dell'armonia jazzistica.

Swing, virtuosismo non compiaciuto, e squisito senso melodico sono al servizio di una reinterpretazione affettuosa e riflessiva del "Clavicenbalo ben temperato," mostrandoci quanto il terzo millennio sia il territorio privilegiato delle contaminazioni culturali.

La corporeit�� del jazz trascende in questo caso generi e stili, agendo da ponte tra due universi, musica classica e afroamericana, apparentemente lontani ma vicini. Gi�� protagonista di altre opere di qualit��, Birnbaum lascia emergere in Preludes la consueta ricchezza di tecnica e di idee che ne fanno uno dei jazzisti pi�� intelligenti della scena contemporanea.

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Track Listing

Prelude in C major; Prelude in D minor; Prelude in D-flat major; Prelude in E minor; Prelude in E major; Prelude in C-sharp minor; Prelude in E-flat minor; Prelude in G major; Prelude in B-flat minor; Prelude in F major 03:45; Prelude in C minor.

Personnel

Adam Birnbaum

piano

Matt Clohesy

bass

Keita Ogawa

percussion

Album information

Title: Preludes | Year Released: 2024 | Record Label: CMFR

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