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Mark Alban Lotz: The Wroclaw Sessions
ByOpening with Sam Rivers "Euterpe" from the 1967 recording Contours (Blue Note), Lotz makes an effective connection between the 1960s avant-garde and his appreciation of beautiful melodies. He strips the music down to its essence here with the assistance of two young Polish musicians, bassist Grzegorz Piasecki and drummer Wojciech Buliński. Credit the flutist with sharing the music-making equally with his companions. It is rare for a jazz-flute recording to present itself with such a robustness. Lotz' flute is capable of going toe-to-toe with either drummer or bassist.
The session was planned for trio, but after six tracks were laid down and Buliński's temperature hit 102, the trio became a duo. Maybe it was the feverish dreams of the drummer that gave us a chimera version of Charlie Parker's "Segment," which begins gently enough with bowed bass, cymbal washes and breathy flute. Parker's bebop is scrutinized at a cortège pace before accelerating into swinging hipness. For many the alto saxophone is the best imitator of the human voice, but it is the flute of Lotz' and his vocalizations you hear in your head after the recording has ended.
Track Listing
Euterpe; Franz; Raaste Men; Lullaby for Tymon; Pata Pata; Segment; Song Of Delilah; Slap, Kick & Stop; Little Shiva.
Personnel
Mark Lotz
fluteMark Alban Lotz: flutes, fx; Grzegorz Piasecki: acoustic bass; Wojciech Buliński: drums.
Album information
Title: The Wroclaw Sessions | Year Released: 2019 | Record Label: Audio Cave
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