Unlike his two most recent releases, Morphogenesis (NPR Critics Poll #2 album of 2017) and Synovial Joints (New York Times #1 jazz album of 2015), both of which are highly orchestrated, Coleman’s recent goal has been to perform as spontaneously as possible, often completely extemporaneously, and yet still retain form and structure. Interspersing the set with tracks that feature these new compositional tactics with long-time Coleman favorites, the musicians tackles Coleman’s typically intricate music with an effortless grace. The band’s mastery over the cross-hatching rhythms, tricky counterpoint and percolating groove, inspired by the magical vibe of the Village Vanguard, is captured here at its absolute peak.
credits
releases August 10, 2018Steve Coleman – alto saxophone
Jonathan Finlayson – trumpet
Miles Okazaki – guitar
Anthony Tidd – bass
Sean Rickman – drums
freue mich sehr, dass okazaki dabei ist. vol.2 kommt dann nächstes jahr mit vanguard-aufnahmen aus 2018.
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