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Dominic Duval/The Equinox Trio: Equinox
by Robert Spencer
A bass/cello/piano trio, such as is featured on this disc, is a study in dark textures, making this disc sound like the soundtrack to a morose and crabbed European art film. This is especially true of the up-tempo sections of “Paratum 'The Whisper'" and “Strange Tools," which is dominated by high tones, whistles, and inarticulate cries: either this track or the frenetic “1 Piano 4 Hands" would be perfect for the chase scene.
A poem in the liner notes is ...
Continue ReadingDominic Duval & The Equinox Trio: Equinox
by Glenn Astarita
Bassist Dominic Duval steps out into the avant-garde with his Equinox Trio featuring cellist Tomas Ulrich and pianist Michael Jefry Stevens. After last year’s successful outing with saxophonist Mark Whitecage, Duval puts his session-man status aside with a project that is complex, multi-colored and definitely borders free jazz and modern classicism.
Paratum “The Whisper” contains contrasting motifs as Duval literally manhandles his acoustic bass with bow in hand. Here, Duval’s work represents a somewhat solemn atmosphere as Stevens’ piano expertise ...
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