ROOTS MAGIC
Eclectic Fusion / Blues • Italy
Jazz music community with review and forums
This is one more proof that jazz, and blues for that matter, turned to be a universal language. Roots Magic is an Italian quartet, and yes, they play the Blues. A sort of Avant-Garde Blues, to be more exact. The group consists of Alberto Popolla – clarinets, Errico Defabritiis – alto sax, Gianfranco Tedeschi – double bass and Fabrizio Spera – drums, plus guest Luca Venitucci – organ. Two of the tracks of this album are from members of the band but the main content is formed by covers. Some come from the Delta Blues repertoire (Blind Willie Johnson, Charley Patton) and are submitted to unusual arrangements, and others were composed by distinguished Free Jazz. musicians like Julius Hemphill, Phil Cohran, John Carter, Sun Ra and Olu Dara, and Roots Magic squeeze the blues out of it. The concept is marvelous and the results are magnificent. A multiple picture including
read more...
Thanks to snobb for the addition
ROOTS MAGIC Online Videos
See all ROOTS MAGIC videos
Buy ROOTS MAGIC music
More places to buy jazz & ROOTS MAGIC music
ROOTS MAGIC Discography
ROOTS MAGIC albums / top albums
ROOTS MAGIC EPs & splits
ROOTS MAGIC live albums
ROOTS MAGIC demos, promos, fans club and other releases (no bootlegs)
ROOTS MAGIC re-issues & compilations
![]()
ROOTS MAGIC singles (0)
ROOTS MAGIC movies (DVD, Blu-Ray or VHS)
ROOTS MAGIC Reviews
No ROOTS MAGIC music reviews posted yet.
ROOTS MAGIC Movies Reviews
No ROOTS MAGIC movie reviews posted yet.
ROOTS MAGIC Shouts
Please login to post a shout
No shouts posted yet. Be the first member to do so above!