cleaner and exciting from start to finish ...

cleaner and exciting from start to finish ...

Hear You Say / Live In Willisau (CD)

Customer Review

This disc released in 2011 under the label Intuition is a little gem not to be missed. This is jazz as I love him above all else. Rhythmically cleaner, "Hear You Say" also presents two advantages: it comes of a "live" captured the Willisau Festival (the concert was given in autumn 2009) and the music is performed by an acoustic quartet dream. Trombonist Ray Anderson and saxophonist Marty Ehrlich are part of the cream of contemporary jazz (1). Rather unknown to the general public, nevertheless these musicians offer a fun and invigorating jazz, between spirit of "fanfare" and free-bop. Both men regularly play together since 1978. They were part of the collective dAnthony Braxton. Thirty-one years later, these are reunited for an exciting concert from start to finish. Performance if nothing revolutionary nest suggests nevertheless a joy of living and especially adventurous and physical side rather rare. An authenticity and sincerity foolproof. While keeping a melodic canvas, the quartet has the means (taking risks sacred) dexplorer and vary the seven pieces here and give a shot of adrenaline to the public. The pleasure and joy that lon feels to listen is never made quite the contrary. As more the sound is amazing, you will not find anything wrong.

Alongside them, there are the great Brad Jones on bass and Matt Wilson fine on drums. Those two dune demonstrate inventiveness and hallucinations of a groove. As usual, Brad Jones and support of a dune remarkable accuracy. The breaks tempo launched by Wilson for their part create a unique emulation for musicians. We also welcome the space taken by the four men, their sense of tuned and recovery. No downtime during this high-flying musical time. Replay "Hear You Say" four after its release, and I measure all the success of a similar production. Well quenthousiastes critics have been rather timid in that naccordant 4 stars (Phil Freeman and Bruce Lindsay on AllMusic AllAboutJazz). Certainly, this is the contemporary jazz in what it has more traditional, but the strength of this music makes me say that lon holds an indispensable disc that should fit in the pantheon of the best productions "live" in the last five years. In addition, the innervated swing from end to end more than a delight, as risk taking are memorable. In the end, seven titles adding a total of 64 minutes.

Both blowers share the directory. Four Marty Ehrlich: "Portrait of Leroy Jenkins" (this tribute to one of the greatest jazz violinists death in 2007 begins with an absolute duet between Ray and Marty, before the rhythm section does not come to put his two cents and surprises, detours abound, like this huge shift and archi "groovy" taken to the 540), "The Lions Tanz", "The Git Go" (nod to the composition of Mal Waldron no doubt, but above all irresistible drive, driven by a rhythm atop the triple play of Brian Wilson and his swing is beautiful again, and Ray Anderson then suggests the possibilities of his instrument, to mute the squeal), "Hear You Say "(this final piece is a real fire and dartifice jazzeux memory, it was time that I Navais not heard such an exciting piece. A lissue the interpretation of the musicians laugh dailleurs, so the result has surprised them themselves! !!). Finally, we find three compositions signed by the trombonist "Hot Crab Pot" (ostinato on the powerful bassist, blowing the play while syncope), "My Wish" (here it comes dune ride dune unexpected tenderness, especially after the two first subjects who had set fire to the powder), and finally, "Alligatory Rhumba" with exciting contours. Inspired compositions and performed with panache, so. Their fervor and humor in every four are of course welcome. This is the winning combination of this unforgettable live!

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(1) Marty Ehrlich is mainly on alto sax, but also clarinet and soprano saxophone. A big!

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