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Benny Green: Then And Now

By Maurizio Zerbo
June 6, 2019
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L'interesse del cinquantacinquenne pianista statunitense �� qui rivolto a recuperare la migliore lezione della fusion, in voga negli Settanta. Quella di

Chick Corea

piano
1941 - 2021

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Bob James

piano
b.1939

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" data-original-title="" title="">Hubert Laws, solo per fare qualche nome, che flirtava felicemente con il jazz e la musica brasiliana all'insegna della distesa ma squisita musicalit��. Ne discende un progetto di grande piacevolezza, soprattutto nelle note lunghe e trasognate del flauto, in un bell'intreccio polifonico con la vocalist

Veronica Swift

vocals

" data-original-title="" title="">Veronica Swift. ? questo il vero valore aggiunto del disco, il binomio che aggiunge preziose sfumature ad una tavolozza armonica di grande spessore.

Se le ragguardevoli doti pianistiche di

Benny Green

piano
b.1963

" data-original-title="" title="">Benny Green non hanno certo bisogno di conferme, giover�� qui sottolineare il grande spessore espressivo della ventiseienne vocalist statunitense, protagonista con la talentuosa Anne Drummond della voluttuosa rivisitazione di alcuni assoli jazzistici. Su tale sinuosa linea si muove la rivisitazione di "For Regulars Only," la cui fascinosa gioiosit�� sarebbe piaciuta al suo autore

Dexter Gordon

saxophone, tenor
1923 - 1990

" data-original-title="" title="">Dexter Gordon. Una superba lezione di musicalit�� e di swing, replicata dagli interventi solistici del leader, nei suoi dialoghi a tre voci con contrabbasso e batteria.

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Track Listing

Donny Hath a Way; For Regulars Only; Latin America; Naturally; Minor Contention; Enchanted Forest; Split Kick; Say You're Mine; Humphrey; Hipsippy Blues; Something I Dreamed Last; Night Wiggin.

Personnel

Benny Green

piano

Benny Green: piano; David Wong: bass; Kenny Washington: drums; Veronica Swift: voice; Anne Drummond: flute; Josh Jones: drums, percussions.

Album information

Title: Then And Now | Year Released: 2019 | Record Label: Sunnyside Records

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