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Bobby Avey: Authority Melts From Me
By Track review of "Louverture"The 17-minute "Louverture" is a mini epic-like work that showcases Avey's dense fabrications and multi-purposed thought processes. He launches the piece with fleet-fingered voicings amid a faint Caribbean theme, subsequently forming a nucleus with bassist Thomson Kneeland and drummer Jordan Perlson. Here, the trio dishes out a contrapuntal, odd-metered groove followed by saxophonist Miguel Zenon's jaw-dropping flurries and whirling choruses. However, the tide turns and Avey's subtle phrasings allude to an interminable void, where guitarist Ben Monder uses shadowy electronics effects, signaling a interstellar journey of sorts. But the quintet takes action and rebuilds the previous scenario with more fireworks, amplified by Monder's distortion guitar techniques and Zenon's spiraling sax lines, all executed within the heat of passion. Hence, Avey hits his stride and permeates a musical persona that rockets into the outlying regions of progressive jazz.
Track Listing
Suite in tre movimenti ("Kalfou," "Louverture", "Cost").
Personnel
Bobby Avey
pianoBobby Avey: piano; Miguel Zenon: alto saxophone; Ben Monder: guitar; Thomson Kneeland: bass; Jordan Perlson: drums.
Album information
Title: Authority Melts From Me | Year Released: 2014 | Record Label: Whirlwind Recordings Ltd
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