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The Brian Landrus Quartet: Traverse
By Track review of "Body and Soul"Landrus incorporates fluency and warmth into his repertoire. He generates soul-stirring overtones and capacious qualities via an acute sense of dynamics. These attributes shine on his rendition of "Body and Soul," which of course, is the vehicle that tenor sax icon Coleman Hawkins used to set a new standard for woodwind performers.
Performing on baritone sax, Landrus looks inward, while transmitting spirited sentiment, nicely shaded by drummer Billy Hart's cyclical cymbal swashes. The saxophonist slowly raises the pitch, following bassist Lonnie Plaxico's pensive solo spot that looms as a followup discussion or retort to the leader's voicings. The quartet also executes a faint swing groove after the bridge and finalizes the piece on a temperate note.
Landrus is a superior technician, who adroitly fuses the emotive component into his craft.
Track Listing
Traverse; Gnosis; Lone; Lydian 4; Soul And Body; Body And Soul; Creeper; Soundwave.
Personnel
Brian Landrus: baritone saxophone, bass clarinet; Lonnie Plaxico: bass; Michael Cain: piano; Billy Hart: drums.
Album information
Title: Traverse | Year Released: 2011 | Record Label: BlueLand Records
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