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Perceptions Trio: The Wicked Crew
by Doug Collette
It is a dark and spooky experience indeed to hear Perception Trio's The Wicked Crew for the first time. But the ethereal sensations grow rather than dissipate with repeated listenings, making for an all-encompassing, lasting impression. What may be most miraculous about the passage of this fifty-three minutes is the light touch each of these players display throughout. And it is not just the gentility with which each man approaches his respective instrument, but the delicacy with which ...
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by Dan McClenaghan
If it is decided that the unadorned saxophone could use some enhancements, pedals can be plugged in to bring electricity and “effects" to the mix. Then add an electric guitar (with effects), and an acoustic drummer setting up the grooves, and you have the Perceptions Trio, with their album The Wicked Crew. Charley Rose wields the juiced-up sax, Silvan Joray adds neon colorations with his very electric guitar and Paulo Almeida rounds things out in the drummer's chair, ...
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