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Joe Locascio: Book of Days
By"Fantomas" opens the ten-song set with a flowing introspective melody carefully orchestrated and developed. Witt launches his solo with expressive, emotional saxophone playing; colorful articulations support his way as LoCascio employs voicings of supportive surfaces. Mikel's bass notes particularly lock with Dufour's drive. The result is a sophisticated solo of deep expression. LoCascio's apt piano support keeps the beautiful colors and mood of the melody. His compositional skills focus on accuracy in turning tones into music picturesque with fascinating side paths.
"Notes in a Foreign Hand" shows LoCascio's marvelously inventive touch as a composer and soloist. His confident cooperation with Mikel and Dufour is always apparent as he expresses himself with his two-hand dexterity. Witt's solo is another strong musical statement as his line movements fan out across the harmonic structures. Witt knows when to be vigorous to create a complex solo and how to shape moods and melodic atmospheres.
Book of Days is ten compositions which reveal a modern jazz approach performed by a delightful quartet. Each song brings new colors and emotions, often cinematic but consistently delivering a unique musical journey.
Track Listing
Fantomas; Vergennes; Notes In a Foreign Hand; Nomads; Brother; Lighthouse; Point Taken; Broken Angels; Noctuary; Book of Days; Vigil.
Personnel
Album information
Title: Book of Days | Year Released: 2023 | Record Label: Self Produced
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