Manafonistas

on life, music etc beyond mainstream

2012 13 Apr

John Fordham on FLY: YEAR OF THE SNAKE (ECM)

von: Michael Engelbrecht Filed under: Blog,Musik aus 2012 | TB | Comments off

Wenn man Mark Turners elegantes Saxofonspiel mag (faszinierend, wie souverän und entdeckungsfreudig er die hohen Töne des Tenorsaxofons beherrscht, ohne dabei je schrill oder scharf zu klingen), kann man sich schnell verlieben in die Musik von FLY: der West Coast-Sound hat im Jazz eine lange Geschichte; FLY bereichert diese Qualität des Tiefentspannten mit lauter hochkonzentriert und mühelos zugleich wirkenden Lektionen im Schweben und Fliegen. Wer sich auf die Musik einlässt, erkennt bald, um nicht zu sagen, flugs, wieviel Finesse diesen Kammerjazz auszeichnet. John Fordham bemerkt zu dem Album:

Formed eight years ago by drummer Jeff Ballard with fellow Brad Mehldau partner Larry Grenadier on bass and saxophonist Mark Turner(one of the most resourceful and independent sax newcomers of the last decade), the New York trio Fly is an exchange between equals, not a sax-led charge over a rhythm section. Though it falls into the territory sometimes dubbed „chamber-jazz“, Year of the Snake is up there with Fly’s best work, with its rustling fast grooves and languid horn lines, and pieces that open on almost impossibly pure high-register long tones. The swaying Salt and Pepper is as coolly jazzy a piece as any diehard could wish for, and a glide over fizzy drumming on the title track turns into a patiently spun improvisation. Grenadier’s lovely tone and Ballard’s blend of subtle textural playing and whiplash power complete one of the great contemporary jazz small groups.

 

Year of the Snake

This entry was posted on Freitag, 13. April 2012 and is filed under "Blog, Musik aus 2012". You can follow any responses to this entry with RSS 2.0. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

Sorry, the comment form is closed at this time.


Manafonistas | Impressum | Kontakt | Datenschutz