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The Landrus Kaleidoscope: Capsule
ByThe album has a haunting, ponderous quality to it despite Landrus' crossing his exquisite rhythms with some sensuous reggae in "Like The Wind." The music's deliberate, unhurried pace creates a remarkable base on which Landrus glides, this time on bass flute. Landrus is clearly after something, appearing to set out to honor the earth that gives humanity an ecosystem with everything under the sun so it can sustain itself. His music, in its elemental sadness on tracks like "Beauty," suggests the ache of that spectacular sight that exists everywhere. Here, Landrus uses a deeply husky tone to describe what he feels about beauty, while pianist Michael Cainfor all intents and purposes Landrus' musical directorplays a bright tingling solo on Fender Rhodes, an exquisite counterpoint glorifying the visual aspects of beauty as opposed to the dawn and dusk that are Landrus' domain.
The tempo of some of the songs has been reduced to such an extent that swing becomes a soulful slow-drag. This slowing down has created an extremely sensuous effect. "I Promise" has a floating quality to it, with Landrus covering the melody with harmonics that swathe it like a diaphanous gown. Elsewhere, "Striped Phase"probably the album's fastest piece of musictakes off at relative speed with a bebop rhythm. This time it is guitarist Nir Felder who tweaks the melody with his bright, yet jagged lines, followed by Landrus on bass clarinet, with Cain in tow as drummer Rudy Royston absolutely bludgeons the skins of the drums and Matthew Parrish slaps the bass strings as they almost set the chart on fire. However, Landrus and his breathy calm and Cain's tingling Rhodes prevail in the end.
This is Landrus at his most self-assured, mature beyond his years and singing in a deep voice like few other horn players.
Track Listing
Striped Phase; Like The Wind; Beauty; I Promise; Capsule; 71 & On The Road; Wide Sky; Now.
Personnel
Brian Landrus
saxophone, baritoneBrian Landrus: baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, bass flute; Michael Cain: Rhodes, piano, electric bass; Nir Felder: guitar; Matthew Parish: bass; Rudy Royston: drums.
Album information
Title: Capsule | Year Released: 2012 | Record Label: BlueLand Records
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Instrument: Saxophone, baritone
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