Opening with gentle horn colors supported by a dark yet buoyant bassline,
the Paul Tynan Quartet confidently sets out to build a soundscape that will
prove to be both original and fresh. The music has an atmospheric sense
that slowly extends its musical tendrils like an untended grass fire. From
the deliciously abrasive two horn arrangements of "Hidden Reality"
leading seamlessly to the bitterly bright "Plastic People" to the leader's
own trumpet frenzies in the "Change of Directions Suite," Freedom and
Jealousy proves that it is just the medicine to remedy an ailing jazz
collection. Saxophonist Tyler Summers has a solid tone and strong
sense of style. Bassist Matt Wigton and drummer Stockton Helbing prove
to be an infallible duo with their mature interactions with the soloists
being a highlight. Tynan's own work on trumpet and flugelhorn strikes me
as amazing lyrical for his age. He always seems to be playing for the
music, for the melody and does not fall victim as many other young
players to notes for the sake of dazzle and shine, tempting us with empty
gestures and roads to never and nowhere. No this album is simply
beautiful stuff and sure to be the envy of other musicians who are free to
play in the same way but are prone to instead prostitute themselves to
their own vanities.
Track listing: 1. Hidden Reality (Summers); 2.Plastic People (Tiner); 3.Solitary Candel
(Wigton); 4.On The Lighter Side (Tynan); 5. Change of Directions Suite
(Tynan); 5. I. Mottwigtun; 6. II. Tielursumars; 7. III. Staktunhellbing; 8. The
Constant (Wigton).
Personnel: Paul Tynan Trumpet/Flugelhorn; Tyler Summers Alto/Soprano
Saxophones; Matt Wigton Acoustic/Electric Bass; Stockton Helbing
Drums/Cymbals.
Style: Modern Jazz
Published: October 01, 2002
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