ECM Records
Bassist Mats Eilertsen Crosses the 'Rubicon' on ECM Records Debut as Leader [REVIEW]
'Miniatures' of Italian Pianist/Percussionist/Composer Glauco Venier Released by ECM [REVIEW]
The gongs, bells and metals that are hung by strings next to his piano make Glauco Venier's solo ECM 'Miniatures' debut something of a landmark recording. Solo piano is one thing, and Venier had to be well aware of the iconic performances of such already recorded on this legendary label. Thus, he wanted to add something: his own arsenal of percussive effects. Miroslav Vitous Is the Perfect Bassist for 'The Music of Weather Report,' ECM Records [REVIEW]
'The Music Of Weather Report' (ECM) lives on through its original bass player Miroslav Vitous who, with his new sextet, reprises six of his former band's glories, adding "Variations" to their tone, color, time signature, rhythmic thrust and title. In-between each variation are short haunting existential blues moments. Do not expect these reinventions to sound anything like the pioneering template set down by this most courageous of 1970s jazz-rock fusion bands.
