Travessias

As melhores audições de jazz de 2011

Síntese das melhores audições de jazz de 2011. Duas dezenas de CDs, não necessariamente produzidos no ano passado.

Nos últimos cinco anos, 2011 foi o que ofereceu a melhor safra para jazófilos. Os músicos europeus, notadamente os italianos, continuaram liderando na sofisticação melódica e na libertação do swing norte-americano. Os CDs de Enrico Zanisi, Claudio Filippini, Antonio Faraò, Giovanni Mirabassi e Anthony Principe garantem eargasms aos mais exigentes ouvintes de jazz.

No entanto, também merecem destaque: o dueto de Marc Copland e John Abercrombie no CD "Speak To Me"; o CD duplo de Brad Mehldau, gravado ao vivo em Marciac; a renovação oxigenadora do baterista Ari Hoenig, em "Lines of Oppression"; o belíssimo "Institute of Higher Learning" de Kenny Werner com a Brussels Jazz Orchestra, trabalho que Werner dedicou ao mestre e amigo recém falecido, Bob Brookmeyer, a quem creditou a criação da Big Band de jazz, depois transformada em Jazz Orchestra. Marcante também a homenagem da pianista Jessica Williams a John Coltrane, em "Freedom Trane".

Abaixo segue a lista, e em seguida 12 faixas de alguns dos CDs:

ENRICO ZANISI TRIO - Quasi Troppo Serio

Enrico Zanisi: pianoforte / Pietro Ciancaglini: contrabbasso / Ettore Fioravanti: batteria / NUCCIA - 2009

KENNY WERNER with the BRUSSELS JAZZ ORCHESTRA - Institute of Higher Learning

Kenny Werner: piano, arrangements / Brussels Jazz Orchestra directed by Frank Vaganée / Half Note - 2011

JESSICA WILLIAMS - Freedom Trane

Jessica Williams: piano / Dave Captein: bass / Mel Brown: drums / ORIGIN RECORDS - 2011

CLAUDIO FILIPPINI TRIO - The Enchanted Garden

Claudio Filippini: piano & keyboards / Luca Bulgarelli: bass / Marcello Di Leonardo: drums / CamJazz - 2011

ANTONIO FARAÒ - Domi

Antonio Faraò - piano / Darryl Hall - bass / André Ceccarelli - drums / Cristal Records - 2011

DAN TEPFER TRIO - Five Pedals Deep

Dan Tepfer: piano / Thomas Morgan: bass / Ted Poor: drums / Sunnyside Records - SSC 1265 - 2010

ANTHONY PRINCIPE TRIO - New and Old Swing

Anthony Principe: piano / Mauro Sereno: bass / Sergio Mazzei: drums / TRJ Records - 2011

BRAD MEHLDAU - Live in Marciac

Brad Mehldau: solo piano / Nonesuch Records - 2011

MARC COPLAND & JOHN ABERCROMBIE - Speak To Me

Marc Copland: piano / John Abercrombie: guitar / Pirouet Records - 2011

KENNY WHEELER - One of Many

Kenny Wheeler: flugelhorn / John Taylor: piano / Steve Swallow: electric bass / CamJazz - 2011

GIOVANNI MIRABASSI TRIO - Live at Blue Note Tokyo

Giovanni Mirabassi: piano / Gianluca Renzi: bass / Leon Parker: drums / Discograph - 2010

Leszek Możdżer - KOMEDA

Leszek Możdżer: piano /ACT Music - 2011

MARCIN WASILEWSKI TRIO - Faithful

Marcin Wasilewski piano / Slawomir Kurkiewicz double-bass / Michal Miskiewicz drums / ECM Records - 2011

THE IMPOSSIBLE GENTLEMEN - The Impossible Gentlemen

Gwilym Simcock: piano / Mike Walker: guitar / Steve Swallow: bass / Adam Nussbaum: drums / Basho Records - 2011

ARI HOENIG - Lines of Oppression

Ari Hoenig drums, vocals / Tigran Hamasyan piano, vocals, beat box / Gilad Hekselman guitar, vocals / Orlando Le Fleming bass (tracks 1,3,5,8) / Chris Tordini bass, vocals (tracks 2,9,10) / Naïve Records - 2011

MARKELIAN KAPEDANI TRIO - Balkan Bop

Markelian Kapedani: piano / Yury Goloubev: bass / Asaf Sirkis: drums / RED RECORDS - 2011

STEFANO BATTAGLIA TRIO - The River of Anyder

Stefano Battaglia: piano / Salvatore Maiore: double-bass / Roberto Dani: drums / ECM Records - 2011

CHICK COREA & STEFANO BOLLANI - Orvieto

Chick Corea and Stefano Bollani: pianos / ECM Records - 2011

DENNY ZEITLIN - Labyrinth

Denny Zeitlin: Steinway Grand Piano / Sunnyside - 2011

ERIC REED - The Dancing Monk

Eric Reed - piano / Ben Wolfe - bass / McClenty Hunter - drums / SAVANT RECORDS - 2011