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Ben Wolfe: Unjust

By Maurizio Zerbo
December 11, 2023
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Sul piano compositivo e dell'organizzazione sonora, Unjust �� uno dei pi�� luminosi gioielli jazzistici degli ultimi anni. Contrabbassista di ragguardevole talento,

Ben Wolfe

bass
b.1962

" data-original-title="" title="">Ben Wolfe ribadisce nel suo decimo progetto discografico la predilezione per architetture ariose ma arzigogolate, dimostrando come la scrittura jazzistica possa captare lo spirito dei tempi nel rispetto dei classici modelli di riferimento.

A dimostrare come il contrabbassista statunitense non si accontenti di riprodurre le idee altrui, l'impasto sonoro del suo ottetto trascende le atmosfere post-boppistiche e la lezione del

Modern Jazz Quartet

band / ensemble / orchestra
b.1952

" data-original-title="" title="">Modern Jazz Quartet senza restarne ingabbiato.

Oltre che al mirabolante solismo del vibrafonista

Joel Ross

vibraphone

" data-original-title="" title="">Joel Ross, la riuscita di questo magnifico CD deve infatti molto all'ambiguit�� armonica delle composizioni proposte dal leader, che ama peraltro incrociare i richiami stilistici con indubbia originalit��. La proposta musicale �� swingante nella sua gioiosa solarit��, ma sotto l'immediatezza si cela la complessit�� di una proposta estremamente colta, che rimanda alla formazione classica di Wolfe.

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Track Listing

The Heckler; Hats Off to Rebay; Lullaby in D; Bob French; The Corridor; Mask Man; Eventually; Unjust; Sparkling Red; Sideways; Hats Off to Rebay (Interlude); Reprise (Credits).

Personnel

Ben Wolfe

bass

Nicholas Payton

trumpet

Immanuel Wilkins

saxophone, alto

Nicole Glover

saxophone, tenor

Joel Ross

vibraphone

Addison Frei

piano

Orrin Evans

piano

Aaron Kimmel

drums

Album information

Title: Unjust | Year Released: 2023 | Record Label: Resident Arts

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