""There is beautiful and fresh texture..." more

""There is beautiful and fresh texture borne of the innovative minds and hearts of kindred spirits," says TH in the notes. VERY nice recording from "Recording Studios Nikto", Milan, April 3-5, 2007. Tom Harrell (trumpet, fluge - lhorn - );Dado Moroni (piano); Andrea Dulbecco (vibes, marimba); Riccardo Fioravanti (double bass); Enzo Zirilli (drums, percu - ssion - );Stefano Bagnoli (drums). Note the double drummer confi - gurat - ion:it adds color, but this is by no means a percu - ssion - -orie - ntedrecording. Let's be clear: this is a Tom H. record. A special chemistry with Moroni, though - the 2 have recorded as a duo. Very nice vibes and bass as well, on a wonderful outing. Highly, highly recom - mende - d." less

"Wonderful bass playing from Sam Jones"

"I came for Mainieri's vibes, but what..." more

"I came for Mainieri's vibes, but what an ensemble! Going well past his frequent "fusion" tag, Manieri here works with Norwegian trumpeter Nils Petter Molvaer and his band, which includes a samples programmer and a turnt - ablis - t- t.Not that this is a parti - cular - lyelectronic outing. The avant sounds are one color in an organic, largely acoustic, frequently downtempo, palette. An inter - estin - gmix of standards (Nat King Cole/Miles Davis's Nature Boy, Miles's Flamenco Sketches, Coltrane's Naima), 6 Manieri originals and a Bjork Cover (I've Seen It All), Manieri is a generous leader as his vibes take back seat, especially to Molvaer and Swedish bassist Lars Danie - lsson - .His flexi - bilit - yas a compo - ser/a - rrang - eralso stands out- check the string quartet on Remem - branc - e.A truly remarkable album" less

"A true lost classic - emphasis on cla..." more

"A true lost classic - emphasis on classic. You'll never guess that this was originally released in 1978, when it was way, way ahead of its time. It still sounds absolutely amazing. Sussman has worked in pop (Blood Sweat & Tears, Carly Simon), TV (The Guiding Light), and as a sideman (Lionel Hampton), and I'm telling you, this outing as a leader is stunning. Tom Harrell is, as always, at the top of his game. One of the very, very finest conte - mpora - ryjazz recordings at emu - even if it it WAS recorded 30 years ago." less

"Bags' Groove is justifiably one of th..." more

"Bags' Groove is justifiably one of the top Miles downloads at emu - absolutely essential. So's this one, from the same sessions. In some ways a nicer listen than its more famous sibling -- Monk is on a shorter leash. Bags (Milt Jackson) is the man - I like him with Miles even better than Trane. You NEED this disk." less

"A giant album from a young man who'll..." more

"A giant album from a young man who'll be remembered as the best player and composer of his generation. Listening to the samples of his "Rewind That" give no idea of the quantum leap forward that this represents. Indispensible." less

"Kinda Dixielandy, which mostly gets o..." more

"Kinda Dixielandy, which mostly gets on my nerves a LOT...but I find this one oddly appealing." less

"Maybe too much sax, but a very noir v..." more

"Maybe too much sax, but a very noir vibe with actual vibes. A little on the nose perhaps, but some wit hiding in here too." less

"The remakarkable Clifford Brown with ..." more

"The remakarkable Clifford Brown with Sonny Rollins. A mostly uptempo romp, at 5 tracks just the thing to fill in the downloads at the end of the month...and a genuine good time any time" less

"Plenty of great Miles at emu, but thi..." more

"Plenty of great Miles at emu, but this one is easy to overlook - Mingus on bass, Teddy Charles on vibes, Elvin Jones on drums -- all playing really really slowly and sweetly. A 4 track gem." less

"These sound like simple tracks, vergi..." more

"These sound like simple tracks, verging on easy listening...until you listen again and realize that they're nothing of the sort. The beautiful product of a twisted mind unwinding itself." less