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Jon Irabagon Trio: It Takes All Kinds
ByIrabagon's polytonal inflections; gravelly interludes and seemingly limitless improvisational proficiencies are snuggled within his sinewy assaults. The trio is largely about invoking a consortium of liberating aspects as they wind up, wind down, reinvent and push the envelope. These works contain melodic content based on a surfeit of storylines, spanning March progressions, ostinato extensions, bop, free-bop and more. For instance, on "Quintessential Kitten" Irabagon pulls out the proverbial stops. Add a few doses of the late jazz and pop saxophonist Boots Randolph's "Yakety Sax" inferences, with searching notes and a touch of angst, the saxophonist guides the trio through surging frameworks and asymmetrical explosions.
The musicians operate with the resolve of great explorers. Weaving statements and the rhythm section's counterbalancing accents and responses, generate great depth and room for expansion. Irabagon's vigorous buzz-saw phrasings and popping notes spark a buoyant, yet whimsical motif during "Cutting Corners" where Helias tenders a contrasting muse via his walking lines and multi-register enactments, as Altschul swaths a polyrhythmic undercurrent. The drummer also launches "Unconditional" with an extensive workout, including North African toms patterns in support of the saxophonist's singing choruses. Moreover, Helias takes his turn by launching "Sunrise" with an in-depth solo spot, teeming with inward-looking discourses and tricky maneuvers while the trio imparts a climate that is analogous to a sense of isolation. Among other glaring positive forces, the trio's telepathic interplay is simply stunning.
Track Listing
Wherewithal; Vestiges; Quintessential Kitten; Elusive; Cutting Corners; Unconditional; Sunrise; Pause and Flip.
Personnel
Jon Irabagon
saxophone, sopraninoJon Irabagon: Tenor Saxophone; Mark Helias: Double Bass; Barry Altschul: Drums and Percussion.
Album information
Title: It Takes All Kinds | Year Released: 2014 | Record Label: Jazzwerkstatt Berlin-brandenburg E.v.
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Instrument: Saxophone, sopranino
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