ECM have been stepping up to the plate with some great titles on great sounding Cee-dees this year, and here are a few.
Manu Katche's Third Round is exceptional. It evokes a late 60's vibe, a late night, soulful jazz vibe, much in the vein of a lot of the late 60's/early 70's material that came from Atlantic but without the dated production and questionable Joel Dormn choices. Having an electric piano on several tunes is part of evoking that era, also, Pino Paadino's unexpected superb bass and the tenor of under-rated Tore Brunborg - channeling the masters of the era - combine with Katche's superb sense of rythmic complexity that never loses a soulful beat to make a simply excellent record that gets 5 doobies and a high recommendation.
On the classical side, a superb Beethoven piano concerto reading of the 4th and 5th by Till Fellner, Kurt Nagano and the excellent Montreal Symphony. Fellner has a light tough, power in reserve, and a lyrical sense that is superbly accompanied by the insightful and brilliant Nagano. Given an excellent, spacious recording that integrates the piano well yet doesn't submerge it, this one is a high recommendation that is off the traditional label mill giving a fresh, vibrant look at these warhorses.
On the right, we have Nik Bartsch's Ronin and 'Llyria', a fine record of abstract yet grounded performances with a traditional quartet + percussionist. Great atmospheric sound well suits the abstract, but accessible modern 'jazz' music that is a 4 doobie recommendation.
Interesting that the best jazz - in fact, the only vibrant black classical music scenes are in Europe. More on that soon.
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