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The Billie Davies Trio: All About Love
By Track review of "Afro Blue / Afro Blue Too"This Coltrane strain is most evident on Mongo Santamaria's "Afro Blue" and its repriselong a staple of Coltrane's late period catharsis. Davies provides polyrhythmic propellant to bassist Oliver Steinberg, while Ralls plays the harmonic head straight. His solo progressively becomes more abstract without becoming dissonant and distant. Steinberg sets up the hypnotic mantra that is punctuated by Davies and takes advantage of the space provided judiciously before the theme reemerges. "Afro Blue Too" revisits the tune, adding sharper corners to the melody and rhythm while softening the solo spaces. This provides for a nice contrast on this spare instrumental recording.
Track Listing
Stella By Starlight; Downtown in the Rain; Jean Pierre; Naima; Afro Blue; Green Cheese; Burst!; High Noon; Afro Blue Too; Stella By Starlight Too.
Personnel
Billie Davies: drums; Tom Bone Ralls: trombone; Oliver Steinberg: bass.
Album information
Title: All About Love | Year Released: 2012 | Record Label: Self Produced
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