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Christoph Irniger - Pilgrim: Italian Circus Story
ByThe frontline engages in feisty exchanges as the musical canon infers an Italian Circus Story,prompting the listener to devise his or her own cinematic escapism, as the program incorporates aspects of a topsy-turvy storyline amid the visual arts perspective. With lissome theme-building and an expressionistic free-form fusion gameplan on the title track, the band delves into renegade, risk-taking forays via foreboding buildups and drummer Michi Stulz' foot-stomping beats. However, Irniger steers the quintet towards an ethereal backdrop with his pensive lines atop pianist Stefan Aeby's sweeping chord voicings on the subdued piece, "Back in the Game." In other regions of sound, the saxophonist operates as though he's climbing a stepladder, rising to an apex, only to direct a crash and burn sequence or a Latin flavored breakout. On "Mondays," the musicians execute zigzagging currents and splintered developments, yet switch gears by delving into a cool and loping jazz vamp, producing a surfeit of contrasts along the way. Nonetheless, Pilgrim is a high-achieving unit, as the end results prove to be immensely satisfying.
Track Listing
Jake the Snake; Man Like; Italian Circus Story; Back in the Game; Entering the Concert Hall; Mondays; Body Dope.
Personnel
Christoph Irniger
saxophone, tenorChristoph Irniger: tenor saxophone; Dave Gisler: guitar; Stefan Aeby: piano; Raffaele Bossard: bass; Michi Stulz: drums.
Album information
Title: Italian Circus Story | Year Released: 2014 | Record Label: Intakt Records
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About Christoph Irniger
Instrument: Saxophone, tenor
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