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Logan Strosahl: Sure

By Angelo Leonardi
April 8, 2020
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A soli trent'anni il sassofonista

Logan Strosahl

saxophone, alto

" data-original-title="" title="">Logan Strosahl registra il quarto disco da leader, dopo aver bruciato letteralmente le tappe. Nato a Seattle, a 22 anni s'�� laureato al New England Conservatory, dove ha studiato composizione e approfondito il folklore turco e la musica polifonica europea del 1500. Negli stessi anni ha perfezionato teoria e pratica jazzistica sotto la guida di

George Garzone

saxophone, tenor
b.1950

" data-original-title="" title="">George Garzone,

Jerry Bergonzi

saxophone, tenor
b.1947

" data-original-title="" title="">Jerry Bergonzi e

John McNeil

trumpet

" data-original-title="" title="">John McNeil.
Dopo aver spaziato da connubi con la musica antica, reminiscenze cool e un deciso approccio free, il sassofonista presenta questo lucido e rigoroso pianoless trio con il giovane bassista

Henry Fraser

bass, acoustic

" data-original-title="" title="">Henry Fraser e il batterista

Allan Mednard

drums

" data-original-title="" title="">Allan Mednard.

Strosahl alterna lo strumento contralto al tenore e al flauto sviluppando i concetti dall'avanguardia storica degli anni sessanta e settanta, mutuati da maestri come

Eric Dolphy

woodwinds
1928 - 1964

" data-original-title="" title="">Eric Dolphy e

Oliver Lake

saxophone
b.1942

" data-original-title="" title="">Oliver Lake. Tecnicamente ineccepibile, il sassofonista sviluppa lunghi e fantasiosi assoli, in brani dai connotati sempre diversi. In "Chacarera" riprende il ritmo base della danza folk argentina per lanciarsi al flauto in un appassionato interplay liberamente improvvisato; "Three" lo vede introdurre -ancora al flauto-una sequenza d'astratto camerismo per poi delineare al sax contralto in rigorose geometrie free; senza allontanarsi dall'avanguardia storica, in "Galahad" emerge il suo amore per gli stilemi della musica antica e in "Chant" (un classico degli anni venti, reso famoso da

Jelly Roll Morton

piano
1890 - 1941

" data-original-title="" title="">Jelly Roll Morton) quello per

Ornette Coleman

saxophone, alto
1930 - 2015

" data-original-title="" title="">Ornette Coleman. Gli unici brani del disco sviluppati in forme "tradizionali" sono "Coming on the Hudson" di Monk e il noto "Isfahan" che Logan tratta con tutto l'amore che si deve ai capolavori del passato (e a

Johnny Hodges

saxophone, alto
1907 - 1970

" data-original-title="" title="">Johnny Hodges).

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Track Listing

Bark; Chacarera; Galahad; Coming On The Hudson; Three; Isfahan; Nez; The Chant.

Personnel

Logan Strosahl

saxophone, alto

Henry Fraser

bass, acoustic

Allan Mednard

drums

Album information

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

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