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May 27, 2008 · Marc Copland · Another Place
"Was für eine Band! Was für eine CD! Was für ein Pianist! Wem bislang wirklich noch nichts von Marc Copland zu Ohren gekommen ist, der sollte sich 'Another Place' besorgen ..." (Reinhard Köchl, Jazzthing) More...
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May 23, 2008 · John Ruocco · Am I Asking Too Much?
"... Das Klavierspiel John Taylors, dieses Meisters der Ökonomie und der raffinierten Abtönungen, harmoniert trefflich mit dem Introvertiertheit zelebrierenden Klarinettenspiel und sorgt für solistische Höhepunkte ..." (Thomas Fitterling, RONDO) More...
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May 09, 2008 · John Ruocco · Am I Asking Too Much?
"Il clarinettista americano John Ruocco, da anni residente in Olanda, è già stato protagonista di un'incisione per la Pirouet ... Un trio che preferisce dimensioni cameristiche, in cui la musica sviluppata è ricca di tensioni sotterranee lungo i quasi tre quarti d'ora di percorso." (Musicboom.it by Vittorio Lo Conte) More...
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May 08, 2008 · Marc Copland · Another Place
"... With a discography that gets better every year, Copland-approaching sixty, but looking a decade younger-is, with little fuss but relentless persistence, emerging as an artist of significance, with a leading voice and compositional approach. ..." (All About Jazz by John Kelman) More...
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May 05, 2008 · Marc Copland · Another Place
"... Da qualche anno il pianista Marc Copland registra in esclusiva per la Pirouet Records, cambiando sideman ad ogni nuovo disco e dimostrando come sia possibile interagire con musicisti di classe internazionale e presentare uno stile singolare come il suo in contesti diversi. ..." (All About Jazz Italy by Vittorio Lo Conte) More...
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May 02, 2008 · Bill Stewart · Incandescence
"... Hays, especially and Goldings are gifted solists, and their rapport with Stewart, who knits the group together authoritatively, make this unusual line-up an unexpectedly successful on." (Ray Comiskey, The Irish Times) More...
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April 28, 2008 · Tim Hagans · Alone Together
"... Alone Together belongs to Hagans by virtue of its greater propensity for fiery swingers. ... Alone Together brings excitement back to the mainstream, thanks to its invention, interplay and musicality, as opposed to the much easier-to-find demonstrable chops." (AllAbout Jazz by John Kelman) More...
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April 28, 2008 · Pirouet Records
"La Pirouet Records di Monaco di Baviera sta conquistando il cuore degli appassionati in patria con una serie di titoli curata nei minimi particolari: uno studio proprio, la precisa direzione musicale del sassofonista Jason Seizer, le belle confezioni in digipack. Alcuni dei musicisti presentati, come i pianisti Bill Carrothers e Marc Copland, hanno trovato qui una seconda patria incidendo alcune delle loro cose più interessanti degli ultimi anni." (AllAboutJazz, Italy by Vittorio Conte) More...
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April 26, 2008 · John Ruocco · Am I Asking Too Much?
"Am I Asking Too Much? is an intimate trio affair with British pianist John Taylor and Italian bassist Riccardo Del Fra. ... It's the very feeling that the whole thing could fall apart at any moment - but doesn't - that makes Am I Asking Too Much? such a captivating listen. With palpable risk-taking permeating the entire set, Ruocco, Taylor and Del Fra demonstrate one needn't be abstruse or oblique to convey the sound of surprise." (All About Jazz by John Kelman) More...
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April 23, 2008 · Jason Seizer · Time Being
"... The album's appeal, then, is its delicate but ever-present interplay, and performances that draw in rather than push out. Time Being is a good entry point to the evolving musical relationship of Seizer and Copland, and an encouragement to check out where it began, with 2004's Fair Way ..." (AllAbout Jazz by John Kelman) More...
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April 11, 2008 · Bill Stewart · Incandescence
"... Sometimes it's the more unusual releases that yield the most pleasant surprises and such is the case with Bill Stewart's Incandescence. ... Stewart has a number of recordings as a leader, but now has a few tricks up his sleeve with the unusual trio setting of piano, Hammond organ, and drums." (All About Jazz by Marc F. Turner) More...
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April 04, 2008 · Jason Seizer · Time Being
"On this assured, understated yet attractive album, he's well matched by Marc Copland, a master of harmonic surprise, the brilliant young bassist Matthias Pichler and drummer Tony Martuchi." (Ray Comiskey, The Irish Times) More...
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April 03, 2008 · Pirouet Records
"Denn Seizer ist gleichzeitig auch künstlerischer Leiter und Produzent von Pirouet, jenem Münchner Label, das seit 2003 durch eine unverwechselbare musikalische Linie, sein edles Design und eine höchst prominente Ansammlung von Künstlern für Aufregung sorgt." (Reinhard Köchl - Jazzthing) More...
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April 02, 2008 · Tim Hagans · Alone Together
"Fra avere una grande voce strumentale e l'impiegarla in progetti originali ce ne corre. È il caso di Tim Hagans, trombettista americano ... Siamo lontani dalla jam session, insomma. Si tratta di un mainstream dagli ingredienti noti, ma messi insieme cosí bene che è difficile non riconoscergli quella marcia in più che hanno i grandi." (Musicboom.it by Cosimo Parisi) More...
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April 02, 2008 · Jason Seizer · Time Being
"Als künstlerischer Leiter des Labels Pirouet zeichnet Tenorsaxophonist Jason Seizer für eine stattliche Zahl von Produktionen mit akkustischem Jazz von gleichbleibend hohem Niveau verantwortlich." (Berthold Klostermann, Stereo Magazin) More...
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April 02, 2008 · Pirouet Records
"Als künstlerischer Leiter des Labels Pirouet zeichnet Tenorsaxophonist Jason Seizer für eine stattliche Zahl von Produktionen mit akkustischem Jazz von gleichbleibend hohem Niveau verantwortlich." (Berthold Klostermann, Stereo) More...
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April 01, 2008 · Bill Stewart · Incandescence
"... Das stete Auspendeln zwischen Avantgarde und Tradition, zwischen Free und Funk, manchmal sogar Gospel, zwischen Abenteuer und Heimat beunruhigt und versetzt einen doch in ein sonderbares Glücksgefühl." (Reinhard Köchl, Jazzthing) More...
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April 01, 2008 · Claus Raible · Don't Blame Me
"Der Münchner hat alles drauf, was zur pianistischen Extraklasse gehört, melodische Unvorhersehbarkeit, harmonische Finesse, rhythmische Kurventreue undhöchste Prägnanz im Anschlag." (Tobias Böcker, Jazz Zeitung) More...
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April 01, 2008 · Pirouet Records
"... Nun endlich, dank des stets abseits des Mainstreams grasenden Münchner Pirouet-Labels, reüssieren, irritieren und faszinieren die drei auch auf CD ..." (Reinhard Köchl, Jazzthing) More...
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March 01, 2008 · Marc Copland · Voices - New York Trio Recordings Vol. 2
"Gad, there are SO many wonderful jazz piano trio discs extant - led by Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett, Hank Jones,Marilyn Crispell, etc. - I'll bet you say to yourself, "Self, I just can't keep up anymore with all these trios." I'll make it simple: If a disc is even 73 percent as good as Marc Copland's newie, then it's worth the effort." (Primetime Magazine) More...
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February 29, 2008 · Loren Stillman · Blind Date
"Ganz langsam spielt sich Loren Stillman an die Spitze der zeitgenössischen Altsaxofonisten. Die neun Stücke auf "Blind Date" überzeugen durch ausgefeilte Arrangements ... Diese Musik brodelt ..." (RONDO by Werner Stiefele) More...
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February 28, 2008 · Claus Raible · Don't Blame Me
"Der bayrische Pianist Claus Raible bringt Stücke eines Bud Powell, Tadd Dameron und Elmo Hope, sowie Perlen aus dem American Songbook schnörkellos, voller Energie und mit klarem Anschlag effektvoll auf den Punkt." (Fono Forum by Berthold Klostermann) More...
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February 21, 2008 · Jason Seizer · Time Being
"Jason Seizer si è preso un pó di tempo dalla sua ultima produzione, risalente ormai a quattro anni addietro. La sua è una conseguente ricerca del suono e della qualità, della perfezione esecutiva, e quindi è quasi ovvio che le sue incisioni appaiono quasi centellinate, rare ..." (Musicboom.it by Cosomo Parisi) More...
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February 02, 2008 · Loren Stillman · Blind Date
"... Weich changierende Farben, meditative Tönungen, spannende Wendungen, denen aufmerksam zu lauschen, zugleich genussvoll sich hinzugeben lohnt, gestalten eine Produktion von erlesener Qualität." (Tobias Böcker, Jazz Podium) More...
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February 02, 2008 · Pirouet Records
"... Vielleicht wirkt der Vertrag mit dem deutschen Pirouet-Label da ja Wunder - 'Blind Date' klingt nicht nur vorzüglich (das zehnminütige 'Shape Shifter' mit seiner sich aufschaukelnden Spannung ist ein Geniestreich), sondern steckt auch in einer sehr estetischen Verpackung." (Rolf Thomas, Jazzthing) More...
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February 01, 2008 · Claus Raible · Don't Blame Me
"... Claus Raible fürchtet weder Tod, Teufel noch Kritiker und zieht abermals sein Ding durch. Schließlich weiß er genau, dass nur der Bebop mit seinen rasanten harmonischen Wendungen die Spreu vom Weizen zu trennen vermag. Wie der 40-Jährige aber eine neue Tür zu der puristisehen Lehre öffnet, ist das eigentlich Bemerkenswente an Don't Blame Me." (Jazzthing by Reinhard Köchl) More...
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February 01, 2008 · Loren Stillman · Blind Date
"... 'BIind Date' ist bereits sein neuntes Werk und von einer unglaublich intensiv leuchtenden Kraft. ... 'Blind Date' klingt nicht nur vorzüglich (das zehnminütige 'Shape Shifter' mit seiner sich aufschaukelnden Spannung ist ein Geniestreich), sondern steckt auch in einer sehr estetischen Verpackung." (Rolf Thomas, Jazzthing) More...
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February 01, 2008 · Pirouet Records
"Spinnwebfeine Raffinesse prägt die siebte CD des ursprünglich aus London stammenden New Yorker Altsaxophonisten Loren Stillman, seine erste für das sich mehr und mehr zum Geheimtip der absoluten ästhetischen Oberklasse entwickelnde Münchener Labels Pirouet." (Tobias Böcker, Jazzpodium) More...
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January 31, 2008 · Loren Stillman · Blind Date
"... Blind Date begins promisingly, the title tune showcasing Stillman's balladry and coming across fully as a combination of Lee Konitz and a dry martini; the perfect start for someone who blew the house away-a negative connotation-with his avant-garde playing in the past. ..." (All About Jazz by Michael P. Gladstone) More...
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January 19, 2008 · Marc Copland · Voices - New York Trio Recordings Vol. 2
"... The pianist plumbs the well offered by his instrument, coaxing forth layers upon layers of harmonies, caressing melodies, dissolving into one another like the pastel hues of a watercolor. Marc Copland is a Wild West pioneer quietly redefining jazz piano and the art of the trio on the cutting edge." (All About Jazz by Michel Bailey) More...
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January 07, 2008 · Loren Stillman · Blind Date
"... What a wonderfully gifted reedman we've been blessed to hear in the persona of one Loren Stillman. ... To the point, Stillman is a genuine versatile & creative improvisor!" (ejazznews by George W. Carroll) More...
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January 02, 2008 · Pirouet Records
"Ein kleines Label, gegründet 2003, könnte bald ebenfalls bei den Großen mitspielen. ... Pirouet behauptet sich als ein Label der "alten Schule", wo eine kleine, eingeschworene Mannschaft ein echtes, künstlerisches Projekt verteidigt." (Pascal Rozat, Jazz Magazine - Frankreich) More...
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December 27, 2007 · Loren Stillman · Blind Date
"... saxophonist Loren Stillman returns to his earlier quartet format with the marvelous Blind Date. ...The music of Blind Date ranges from the mysterious and faintly dangerous to the overtly, but not obviously, forceful. Thoughtfully presented, with much space between tracks allowing contemplation, this music has the capacity to amaze and seduce the body and the mind. At once immediately comprehensible and yet very deep, Loren Stillman deserves our full attention." (All About Jazz by Budd Koppman) More...
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December 26, 2007 · Loren Stillman · Blind Date
"... He brings in a minimalist approach, letting the notes fall in random and float in the wide space he provides. He brings in contrast as well, with closely woven textures and a forward emphatic thrust. Both make for logical explorations and help shape a stimulating album ..." (All About Jazz by Jerry D'Souza) More...
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December 23, 2007 · Loren Stillman · Blind Date
"... For alto saxophone aficionados, Loren Stillman's Blind Date is an exquisite release. An intrepid artisan with virtuosity, a refined tone and evocative phrasing; it's hard to believe that the London-born musician is only in his twenties ..." (All About Jazz by Marc F. Turner) More...
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November 23, 2007 · Loren Stillman · Blind Date
"At 27, alto saxophonist and composer Loren Stillman is unique. ... Stillman's superb quartet, with Gary Versace (piano), Drew Gress (bass) and Joey Baron (drums), adds to the music sense of wholeness and surprise." (Ray Comiskey - The Irish Times) More...
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November 02, 2007 · Henning Sieverts · Symmetry
"... Wer bei solch formaler Vorgabe ein eher steifes Werk erwartet, kann sich von Anfang an eines Besseren belehren lassen ... Ein betörendes Album ernsthaft und doch voll musikalischer Spielfreude." (Jazzpodium by Wolfram Knauer) More...
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