Jazz Articles

Robert Jacobson: Coldwater

by Paul West
July 4, 2002

Guitarist Robert Jacobson and his backup trio get off and running in their very first track in their improvisational album Coldwater, which often plays like an extended, yet fairly balanced, jam session. Of course, the timing and orchestration are structured in the form of an album, but there’s a sense that these guys could keep playing and playing, and never get tired – and that, with more time, they might have come up with even more eclectic results.

Approaching each ...