3 Cohens feat. Fred Hersch, Christian McBride, Jonathan Blake - Tightrope - 2013

3 COHENS TIGHTROPE

Жанр: Straight-Ahead Jazz, Contemporary Jazz
Год издания: 2013
Издатель (лейбл): Anzic Records
Номер по каталогу: ANZ-0043
Аудиокодек: FLAC (*.flac)
Тип рипа: tracks
Битрейт аудио: (lossy + lossless)
Продолжительность: 57:32
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Треклист:
01. Blueport
02. Conversation #1
03. Song Without Words #4: Duet
04. Conversation #2
05. Black
06. Just Squeeze Me
07. Hot House
08. There’s No You
09. Estate
10. Conversation #3
11. Indiana
12. I Mean You
13. It Might As Well
14. Festive Minor
15. Conversation #4
16. Conversation #5
17. Ai Li Lu Li Lu
18. Mantra

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It shouldn't come as a shock that the 3 Cohens stress the idea of interconnectedness in their music; soprano saxophonist Yuval Cohen, multi-reedist Anat Cohen and trumpeter Avishai Cohen are, after all, blood. With albums like One (Anzic, 2004), Braid (Anzic, 2007) and Family (Anzic, 2011), these three horn-playing siblings have made it clear that they're forever linked to one another in life and music, but they don't always address these bonds in the same fashion. Braid, for example, was all about a horns-and-rhythm band dynamic, with stylistic diversity and sonic consistency at the heart of the matter. Tightrope, on the other hand, is about making a mold and breaking a mold.
Tightrope is a multifaceted outing with bountiful helpings of horns-only music and tangential offerings that allow for other parties to join in on the action. The 3 Cohens, sans guests, work through originals, classics and spur-of-the- moment Conversation pieces that highlight a shared chemistry and wit. They reference saxophonist Gerry Mulligan's What Is There To Say? (Columbia, 1959) via bluesy performances of Festive Minor and Blueport, touch on bop with Hot House, look back to Louis Armstrong with Indiana, and return to their roots with Ai Li Lu Li Lu, a Yiddish lullaby that their mother sang to them as children. The five Conversation tracks, the longest of which runs just over two minutes, aren't fully formed pieces, yet they provide a window into the relationship(s) between these masterful musicians. Avishai's brief-and-hip Mantra doesn't fall into either the history-based or open source categories of music, yet it deserves mention precisely for this reason; it's a hip-as-hell album closer that stands just fine on its own.
While the a cappella horns album idea would have worked top-to-bottom, the lure of collaboration put the kibosh on that firm concept. Pianist Fred Hersch appears on several tracks, bassist Christian McBride drops in for a trip through Just Squeeze Me, and drummer Jonathan Blake adds a little oomph to the program during Avishai's down-and-dirty Black. All parties mesh well with the horns and bring new dimensions to the program.
With each and every album, the 3 Cohens have furthered the scope of their music and broadened the definition of togetherness. They may take risks, walking tightropes with nary a net in sight, but they do so together, with hearts and minds linked through music. (Dan Bilawsky, AllAboutJazz)

Состав

Anat Cohen - clarinets, tenor sax
Avishai Cohen - trumpet
Yuval Cohen - soprano saxophone

guests
Fred Hersch - piano (3, 9, 12)
Christian McBride - double bass (6)
Jonathan Blake - drums (5)