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Thomas Johansson/Øyvind Storesund/Paal Nilssen-Love: Revolution Before Lunch
ByLet me, though, make the connection, the universal free jazz connect-the-dots, between Johansson's trumpet and the citizen of the world Joe McPhee. This new trio picks up where drummer Nilssen-Love's collaborations with McPhee left off. Their collected works Candy (PNL, 2015) is the touchstone for this recording, as is, to a lesser extent, the drummer's power trio, The Thing.
Johansson is a member of the Paal Nilssen-Love Large Unit, the Ornette Coleman inspired Cortex, and the free jazz quintet Friends & Neighbors. Bassist Øyvind Storesund splits his time between the alternative rock of Cloroform, Frode Gjerstad and the Circulasione Totale Orchestra. In the latter ensemble, you can often find the busy Nilssen-Love.
These three lengthy tracks present a deliberate flow of energy, as opposed to mayhem. "Close As Hail" gains momentum from the the trumpet/bass warm up with Nilssen-Love's goading brushwork. As the energy picks up, Storesund's bass solo maintains the bulwark time and they pause for an acute and concise drum solo that morphs the piece into a blues groove you might want to loiter in all day. "Pouch Of Skin" gets even quieter. Bass and drums lay down a clover field for Johansson's calisthenics. His command of the edges of the horn and a slurry of melting and growling notes is delivered as a soapbox sermon. "Incomprehensible Beats" walks the knife's edge, threatening to have all its wheels come off. But they never do.
Track Listing
Close As Hail; Pouch Of Skin; Incomprehensible Beats.
Personnel
Thomas Johansson
trumpetThomas Johansson: trumpet, flugelhorn; Øyvind Storesund: double bass; Paal Nilssen-Love: drums.
Album information
Title: Revolution Before Lunch | Year Released: 2016 | Record Label: Tammtz Records
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