Jure Pukl 2018

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Жанр: Modern Creative, Contemporary Jazz, Bop
Год издания: 2018
Издатель (лейбл): Whirlwind Recordings
Номер по каталогу: WR 4724
Страна исполнителя: Slovenia/USA
Аудиокодек: FLAC (*.flac)
Тип рипа: tracks
Битрейт аудио: (lossy + lossless)
Продолжительность: 43:28
Наличие сканов: booklet.pdf
Треклист:

1. Doubtless

2. Doves

3. InterSong

4. Elioté

5. Compassion

6. Elsewhere

7. The Mind And The Soul

8. Where Are You Coming From?

9. Bad Year - Good Year

Об альбоме
The charismatic international husband-and-wife team of Jure Pukl and Melissa Aldana are a creative force to be reckoned with, as is amply demonstrated by this latest release. Both have a commitment to freely improvised music, backed by a formidable technique and a command of contemporary language that eschews the bebop conventions. This album presents them in a chordless quartet backed by bass and drums - while both studied with George Garzone and have cited Sonny Rollins as an influence, the spirit of Ornette Coleman is inevitably summoned whenever this format is used, and they acknowledge his presence by including his little known composition ‘Intersong’ - starting with a free-ranging counterpoint, both saxes unite to state the melody before the excellent Sanders and Hutchinson enter with an intuitive, free-pulse backing, roaming at will below the leader’s expansive explorations. The title track follows a similar template, organically developing out of a lively intro which features the two saxes intertwining in an upbeat, easily digestible melody before spinning off into what would be known in more conventional jazz as ‘trades’ between the two.
There’s plenty of exploration of the slurs, bleats and honks that typify free jazz, but both saxes maintain a common harmonic ground with bassist Sanders that, even if it’s not explicit, is enough to tie the piece together, as Hutchinson drives the flow of irregular phrases forward. ‘Doves’ is remarkable for moving from a tightly written, harmonised melody, with Sanders sketching out the ghost of a harmonic progression below, seamlessly into free territory, and back out again - the level of interplay between Sanders and Hutchinson as they match phrases is remarkable, and there’s a tender solo interlude by Sanders that changes the mood again to one of lyrical introspection. ‘Eliote’, written by the bassist, has a sprightly melody and an almost- straight groove that’s a vehicle for his virtuosity; ‘Compassion’ is a stately ballad, that again seems to skirt the borders of conventional harmony; ‘Elsewhere’ is a jagged rush of tumbling basslines and off-kilter phrases, driven forward by Hutchinson’s powerfully creative drumming, and both ‘Where Are You Coming From’ and ‘Bad Year - Good Year’ seem to nod towards Aldana’s Chilean heritage with a latin flavour. Under it’s guise of artless, improvised freedom, this is highly sophisticated music, requiring an impressive level of virtuosity from all concerned, yet there’s an accessibility and melodicism that makes it an easier listen than other offerings in this rather austere tradition, and anyone interested in the outer edges of international jazz should check it out. There’s a cover painting by Cecile Mclorin Salvant as well.
(Eddie Myer, jazzviews)

Состав

Jure Pukl - tenor sax
Melissa Aldana - tenor sax
Joe Sanders - double bass
Gregory Hutchinson - drums