Previously unreleased material made by Robert Wyatt (Soft Machine) in the studio for an Italian radio program in 1981. Wyatt himself described the experience as "a chance to expand ideas to bring to life outside the music business, which is ...

This Italian import documents a 2004 festival gig by Matthew Shipp's then-operational Nu Bop ensemble, named after one of his first studio albums to mix jazz and electronics. Shipp plays acoustic piano throughout; the electronics (programmed beats and other sounds) ...

Rai Trade Records. Anthony Braxton's most amazing large ensemble recording is still Creative Orchestra Music 1976, which was originally released on LP by Arista, and briefly reissued on CD by RCA Bluebird. That recording (which ought to be a staple in public schools ...

Rai Trade music. A superb and unexpected song cycle, composed by the great pianist Dave Burrell and beautifully interpreted by singer and performer Leena Conquest. Burrell is one of the historical names in contemporary jazz. Known as one of the most innovative pianists ...

Rai Trade music. Japanese edition of 2001 album includes the bonus track, 'The W'.

Rai Trade CDs. Ode To The Unknown Factory Worker, revisits many themes from the African American tradition. A spontaneous comeback for the New Zealand-born singer and pianist, Leila Adu, who has arranged entirely on her own the parts of her new album. Symptomatic ...

Rai Trade music. Edoardo Marraffa - tenor sax, Pasquale Mirra - vibraphone, Antonio Borghini - bass, Cristian Calcagnile - drums. Mrafi is a great quartet formed by some of the best young italian jazz players. Their music is deeply rooted in the creative ...

Rai Trade Records. A trip into the exotic worlds of the great British slide guitarist and singer. A large and varied ensemble playing a fluid mixture of textural improvisation, poetry, ambient sounds, blues and hawaiian songs. Among the musicians, the maverick composer Alv Recording ...

Rai Trade Records. Steve Piccolo was the original bassist for Lounge Lizards. In this fascinating disc he tells us the story of a man who lives inside a box; this is highly inspired and narrative music where every single detail is part of ...

Rai Trade CDs. STEFANO IANNEStefano Ianne e un esponente del minimalismo inquinato da pathos romantico, sulla scia diartisti come John Adams, Steve Reich e Philip Glass. Variabili Armoniche (Rai Trade), esordio datato 2006, presenta un compositore poliedricocon uno stile personalissimo. Infinite variazioni e microvariazioni rinnovano ...

Dimitri Grechi Espinoza is a fine sax player and composer interested in the spiritual aspects of jazz. His music sounds like a natural flow between composition and improvisation with interactive dialogue among the players and highly collective sound cons Editor: Fabrizio ...

A mini album by this young melodic pop singer.

Somewhere between expressionism and jazz, this fine quartet (Sabina Meyer - vocals, Lauro Rossi - trombone, Fabrizio Puglisi - piano, Fabrizio Spera - drums) is mostly dedicated to the music of the German composer Hans Eisler and the lyrics of ...

A deeply experienced trio (Iannarella - tenor/soprano sax, Roberto Bellatalla - bass, Michele Rabbia - drums) playing inspired versions of free jazz classics and creative music hits of the 70S such as Angels (A. Ayler), You're What This Day Is ...

Stefano Maltese, known for his contribution to the Italian jazz scene has also played and recorded with musicians such as Marilyn Crispell, Evan Parker and Keith Tippet, among others. His main ensemble is called the "As Sikilli" (Sicilians in Arabic). ...

This disc was recorded live at the "New York Is Now!" festival in Rome in 2005. The music of ...