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Lars Scherzberg-John Hughes-Jeff Arnal: Top Floor Encounter
ByA graduate of Vermont’s prestigious “Bennington College,” Jeff Arnal has been shedding with New York City-based saxophonist, Blaise Siwula and Baltimore’s fine bassist/composer, F. Vattel Cherry. On this release, the drummer/percussionist anchors the proceedings via his multifarious and discreetly organized rhythmic structures, amid Scherzberg’s jagged statements and microtonal passages. Moreover, the saxophonist incorporates shrieks, half tones, spurts, and upper register honks into the agenda. Thus, Sherzberg tap dances atop the rhythm sections’ often-oscillating flows and intersecting activities.
The trio raises the bar in spots; however, there is not much here that distinguishes this effort apart from the abundance of free-jazz type outings that have been released in droves over the last several years. Taken as a whole, Top Floor Encounter is a relatively solid production despite a lingering sense of invariability that permeates many of these works.
Track Listing
1.Magnetic Resonance 2.The Perch 3.Montagne de plaisanterie no.1 4.Montagne de plaisanterie no.2 5.Pulse Deviations 6.Union 7.Check 8.Plus 9.Quickie
Personnel
Album information
Title: Top Floor Encounter | Year Released: 2002 | Record Label: Oaksmus
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Instrument: Saxophone, alto
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