Kay Adam

Ioculatores - Frofro
EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC: 320 MB | Full Artwork: 314 | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: Raumklang # RK 9503 | Country/Year: Germany 1996
Genre: Classical, Folk, Sacred | Style: Medieval, Christmas

Das Ensemble Ioculatores führt gemeinsam mit den reinen Mädchenstimmen der Schola Cantorum Leipzig den Hörer in den Reichtum der mittelalterlichen Weihnachtsmusik.
Instrumentalstücke mit Orgel, Harfe, Laute, Fidel und Schalmeien bis hin zu rein vokalen Gesängen geben einen Eindruck von der Vorstellung, die man sich seit alters her vom himmlischen Jubel machte. (…) Die Tonaufnahmen entstanden in der romanischen Basilika zu Wechselburg. Der phantasievoll gestalteten CD ist ein umfangreiches Booklet hinzugefügt.

With inspiration provided by myriad jazz masters and the Los Angeles musicians she surrounds herself with, vibist Lolly Allen creates a warm, swinging, and jubilant set of music on Coming Home. Opening with Horace Silver's "The Hippest Cat in Hollywood," she celebrates the LA jazz scene that developed out of the flourishing Central Ave clubs of the '50s. Surrounding herself with revered veterans of the scene, such as drummer Paul Kreibich and pianist Tom Owens, and young, vital members of the next generation, including pianist Josh Nelson and saxophonist Danny Janklow, Lolly delivers invigorated perspectives of the quintet group dynamic. Classics like Mario Bauza's "Mambo Inn" and Dizzy Gillespie's "Bebop" are paired with Allen's originals, "Little Hummingbird" and the title cut, in a seamless blend of supple ideas and renewed approaches to traditional repertoire.