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Kullhammar - Aalberg - Zetterberg: Basement Sessions Vol. 2
ByReedman Jonas Kullhammar uses the Hungarian clarinet-like instrument taragato on the opening track, "Moksha." He projects an off-center soundstage with this single reed, woodwind instrument that has a plump and rather hollow resonance. But the artists shift the tide on a per-track basis. For instance on "Oort Cloud," Kullhammar, performing on tenor sax, glides atop a jazz-waltz pulse with reverberating and singing notes, rooted with a bluesy swagger, leading to the band's downpour of free form dialogues and accelerated by the rhythm section's mounting force-field. However, the diverse mix is chock full of unanticipated surprises such as "Elvin's Birthday Song," highlighted by Kullhammar's lighthearted and bouncy soprano sax phrasings, and steered by bassist Torbjörn Zetterberg who anchors the flow and pitch. Here, drummer Espen Aalberg expands the soundscape with sweeping fills and polyrhythmic beats.
The trio spirals into the stratosphere on the final track, "Moserobie Blues." Kullhammar's extended tenor sax solo, is perhaps a stylistic nod to John Coltrane's awe inspiring hard bop solos, evidenced on Blue Trane (Blue Note Records, 1957), for example. Thus, Kullhammar's rapidly paced and blistering harmonic progressions enact a whirlwind exposition atop the rhythm section's whizzing pulse. Indeed, a high-caliber and multidimensional outing by this resourceful unit.
Track Listing
Moksha; Oort Cloud; Gluck; Triton; One for Joe; Elvins Birthday Song; Moserobie Blues.
Personnel
Jonas Kullhammar
saxophoneEspen Aalberg: drums; Jonas Kullhammar: tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone & faragto; Torbjörn Zetterberg: double bass.
Album information
Title: Basement Sessions Vol. 2 | Year Released: 2014 | Record Label: Clean Feed Records
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About Jonas Kullhammar
Instrument: Saxophone
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