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Fieldtrip: No Destination
ByThe expressionist No Destination coalesces the many impulses of the group. The ethereal opening, shimmering in alluring melody, is given its soul by Head and Jefferson. The tempo moves into the upbeat when Power comes in and draws parallel lines with the horn. Imagination is given an extension as Power extols the composition with an innovative attack that sears as it extrapolates the theme.
Intertwining horns are also seen to advantage on "I Am the Imposter," on which the band shifts between bop and a smooth unraveling. Head is at the top quite literally as he lays open the composition, a modulated bop drive before it slips into the other ambit, a path that is also followed by the saxophones. The two profiles shade the harmonic divide.
Rumination and meditative discourses construct the hub around which the compositions revolve, even if the arrangement gives the musicians the leeway to break open. In all of this one congruent aspect is the interaction, particularly between Power and Jefferson, with Jefferson showing his usual bite and sense of daring. He does this to a nicety again on "A Wolf in a Sweater."
The mood may largely be an easy one but the inherent musicianship is not effaced.
Track Listing
I Am the Imposter; Hymn (The Fringe is My Home); A Wolf in a Sweater; Here to Resilience; Sounds on Silence; Sweet Insignificance; Do Not As I Do; Samadhi; Grass Stains; No Destination.
Personnel
Colin Power: alto saxophone; Patrick Reid: bass; Mark Nelson: drums, percussion; Kelly Jefferson: tenor and soprano saxophones, clarinet; Jim Head: guitar.
Album information
Title: No Destination | Year Released: 2009 | Record Label: Addo Records