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Jason Lindner: Ab Aeterno
The overdubbing and layering of the instruments on "Overture augurs what will follow on the rest of the disc. Lindner repeats the same brooding piano vamp as the bass and percussion of Omer Avital and Luisito Quintero slowly build toward a melodica/mbira dialogue between Lindner and Quintero. "The Gathering is an Afro-Cuban delight with bass and piano in perfect sync over the foundation of congas. Lindner plays piano with clear, flowing lines and Avital's plucking is so vibrant it's almost vocalese.
"Song For Amos, a tune forged with classical elements and nicely shifting textures, sounds like something Coltrane's rhythm section would have played when Trane laid out. Lindner's Tyner-ish trills set up some dynamic pizzicato by Avital, with the framework highlighted nicely by Quintero's multifaceted percussion.
One almost never hears a melodica/lute duo on a jazz recording but that's what Lindner and Avital pull off on the title track and it works. The haunting and hypnotic "Monserrate is the highlight of the disc, brought together by Lindner's elegant and daring playing over Quintero's simple percussion and more of Avital's robust pizzicato. Avital plays a beautiful flamenco riff on the oud on "Renacimiento, a tune that builds a bridge between Arabic and Latin music, while seamlessly combining Middle Eastern riffs with a standard blues on "Life Light.
The disc closes with Lindner playing solo on the ironically-titled "New Church, whose gospel theme is as archetypal as can be. Lindner is a fabulous pianist and composer, and he, Avital and Quintero bring a bountiful feast of sounds and colors to the table.
Track Listing
Overture; The Gathering; Song For Amos; Ab Aeterno; Monserrate; Renacimiento; Life Light; Sure Thing/Glass Enclosure; G-Point; New Church.
Personnel
Jason Lindner
keyboardsJason Lindner: piano, melodica & mbira; Omer Avital: contrabass & oud; Luisito Quintero: congas, African brush, bells, bongos, frame drum, maracas, cabash, darbuka, finger cymbals & cajon.
Album information
Title: Ab Aeterno | Year Released: 2006 | Record Label: Fresh Sound New Talent
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