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Mark Dresser Quintet: Nourishments
By Track review of "Rasaman"One of many highlights is "Rasaman," which was originally written for sitarist Kartik Seshadri. As Dresser states, "[t]he piece phases a seven-bar melody in 5/8 over a five-bar bass line in 7/8." It's serious-minded compositional fare, but the quintet pulls it off in such a way as signifies a balanced attainment between sophistication and pure entertainment. A bouncy and undulating rhythmic current serves as the backbone, where the hornists' ascending and singing note lines ride atop drummer Michael Sarin's snappy rim-shots and peppery tom rolls, leading to a melodic primary theme that is, at times, somber.
The piece contains rich textures and dense layers, sprinkled by pianist Denman Maroney's upper-register contrasts. Nonetheless, Dresser's superlatively engineered processes offer the soloists ample breathing room, as Mahanthappa's rapid-fire lines during the bridge precede the subtly changeable finale as the band reformulates the primary theme. Hands down, Nourishments is one of the top entries in the progressive jazz idiom for 2013.
Track Listing
Not Withstanding; Canales Rose; Para Waltz; Nourishments; Apertivo; Rasa; Telemojo.
Personnel
Mark Dresser
bass, acousticMark Dresser: contrabass; Rudresh Mahanthappa: alto saxophone; Michael Dessen: trombone; Denman Maroney: hyper-piano; Tom Rainey: drums; Michael Sarin: drums.
Album information
Title: Nourishments | Year Released: 2013 | Record Label: Clean Feed Records
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About Mark Dresser
Instrument: Bass, acoustic
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