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Russ Lossing: Phrase 6
Everything on Phrase 6 is a first take and the band creates music that leads you to the edge of a mysterious abyss. "Virgil subverts the listener's expectations, and perhaps those of the players, by spinning long lines that never seem entirely to rest, ending phrases where a phrase would usually begin. "Down by the Glenside taps into the collective lyrical unconscious of the musicians with an Irish folk melody, and on "Spider's Web, piano and bass play sinuously in unison over skittering drums, bringing Lossing's method into focus: each strand of an idea interlocks with and informs the other. "Canto 1 offers pure melody and wide open improv, freed from conventional beginnings and endings, while Charlie Parker's "Dexterity gets a brief reading with fluctuating tempo, its bebop lyricism slowed down just enough to savor.
The thrills on Phrase 6 derive from the riddles Lossing constructs for his partners. The trio navigates tricky forms with dense chords, daring bass arpeggios and sharp rhythmic patterns, and each musician is presented with a series of choices. Whether they join up with or harmonize around each other at any given moment demands quick decisions and sidemen able to make themand here, Lossing has it all.
Track Listing
Virgil; Down by the Glenside; Koan; Phrase 6; Spider
Personnel
Russ Lossing
pianoRuss Lossing: piano; John Hebert: bass; Jeff Williams: drums.
Album information
Title: Phrase 6 | Year Released: 2005 | Record Label: Fresh Sound New Talent
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