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Jessica Jones Quartet: Nod
ByAnd though they flirt seriously with the free jazz sound, with Connie Crothers bringing in her Cecil Taylor-like piano on two cuts, Jessica and company also go deep into bop, with a dark, brooding take on Jackie McLean's "Little Melonae," and a nod to saxophonist Wayne Shorter on the disc's highlight, the eleven minute plus "Waynepolis," another brooder that features a very compelling bass solo by Ken Filiano, who has graced some of the most interesting free jazz sets of the past few years, among them saxophonist Fred Hess's Extended Family (Tapestry, '02) and The Long and Short of It, (Tapestry,'03), as well as Avram Fefer's Shades of the Muse (CIMP, '03). Filiano's sound is big and fat and rubbery, ominous at times, and it seems to be the glue that holds the set together, music that spans several genres, including hip hopacoustic/organic styleand standards, on "Platform ShoesApocalypse" and "These Foolish Things," respectively.
The focus may be a bit blurredby designbut the sounds, like those of the Art Ensemble of Chicagoare full of life and vibrancy and joy, even on the darker tunes. Even more so on those, perhaps.
Track Listing
Bird's Word; Little Melonae; Happiness Is; Waynopolis; Love and Persevere; Manhattan; These Foolish Things; Platform Shoes - Apocalypse
Personnel
Jessica Jones
saxophoneJessica Jones (tenor saxophone, piano), Tony Jones (tenor saxophone), Derrek Phillips (drums, vocals on "Platform Shoes - Apocalypse"), Ken Filiano (bass)
With: Connie Crothers (piano on "Bird's Word," "Happiness Is"), Joseph Jarman (alto sax on "Little Melonae," bass clarinet on "Love and Persevere"), Mark Taylor (French horn on "Happiness Is," "Waynopolis," "Love and Persevere"), Levi Jones (vocals on "Happiness Is"), Candace Jones (vocals on "These Foolish Things")
Album information
Title: Nod | Year Released: 2004 | Record Label: New Artists Records
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