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Ken Hatfield: Phoenix Rising
ByHatfieldwho has been commissioned to write several balletsleans toward his classical side on the opener, "Phoenix Rising" and "Tableau du souvenir"; plays some sweet straight ahead jazz on "The Aleph", that features Billy Drewes' round, hollow-toned, Paul Desmond sound (though Desmond was an alto man) on tenor sax. "Meroe" has the Brazilian tint to it, and features a some mellow trumpet work by Claudio Roditi. "Yo Es", with the Dom Salvador sitting in on piano, swings, a la Django, with Hatfield sounding loose and easy, trading chording and lead chores back and forth with the keyboard, a shuffling rhythmthe highlight for this listener. You'll find Hatfield's most interesting and intricate classical guitar work on "Iberia", joined again by trumpeter Roditi, and then another jazzy go with "Jeanette", Drewes sitting in on sax again.
The disc closes with a straight ahead "Riff for Brother Jack", just the trio this time, some beautiful uncluttered picking by Hatfield, a tune that showcases bassist Hans Glawishnig's solid contributions to the CD's sound.
A top notch classical/jazz guitar outing by Hatfield; and also of noteif you like the sound of an additional string instrument (violin and viola), check out his CD Dyad from a couple of years back, also on Arthur Circle Music.
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Track Listing
Phoenix Rising, Tableau du souvenir, The Aleph, Meroe, Retroflexion, Yo Es, Iberia, For Jeanette, Combray, Riff for Brother Jack
Personnel
Ken Hatfield
guitarKen Hatfield, guitar; Hans Glawischnig, bass; Duduka da Fonseca, drums; Claudio Roditi, trumpet/flegelhorn; Dom Salvador, piano; Billy Drewes, Tenor sax
Album information
Title: Phoenix Rising | Year Released: 2002 | Record Label: Arthur Circle Music