Jazz Articles about Color

Color: Voicemeal

by Robert Spencer
December 1, 1999

Color is a trio with a huge sound, as all three players have tremendous arsenals at their command. This is an intriguing hybrid: straight-ahead jazz, balladry, funk, even some elements of post-Ayler playing. Most of these elements can be found here and there on each of these tracks.

Tenor and soprano saxophonist Matt Langley can play with delicate melodic precision ("Voicemeal," “Full Mooner") as well as let it rip into the stratosphere ("Another Deadline"). Keyboardist Chris Decato can play straight-ahead ...