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Bounce Trio: Contrasts
ByJoined by guitarist Serge Lazarevitch, the "quartet" opens with Kenny Wheeler's "Kind Folk," featuring initial shaker backdrop from drummer Gautheir Garrigue, before Martheuret injects a cool and mellifluous Hammond B3 groove underlain by Lazarevitch's subtle chording, accompanied by Toine Thys' plaintive saxophone. It's a light, airy sound propelled by intricate percussion, as cool and catchy as music gets, not far off the traditional organ jazz sound.
The Lazarevirtch-penned "It Should Have Been A Normal Day (In Memory...)" nudges things away from the traditional. Thy's use of bass clarinet adds a different dimension to the soundsmooth and rich and mournful. "Bounce One," written by Marthouret, follows the funk route, with a full, hard driving approach and a Moog wah-wah singing over Lazareth's tight accompaniment.
An initial spin of Contrast gives the impression of a compellingly fun set of sounds. Repeat listenings reveal a depth of expression on the beautiful "Shine On You Crazy Diamond," from the Pink Floyd songbook, to Marthouret's "Innocent Victims," a sort of melancholy tone poem that opens up to guest vocalist/tunesmith K. Kummert's wordless vocals, gorgeously intertwined with the song's arrangement, to the closer, "Bounce Ten," with it's bouncing heartbeat of a bass line beneath stratospheric organ and tenor saxophone ruminations.
Tie this all together with a series of four short, otherworldly improvisations"Charade," "Smog," "Rage" and "Equilibrium,"and a very cool cover photo/design. Mighty fine.
Track Listing
Kind Folk;It Should Have Been A Normal Day (In Memory..); Charade (Impro 1A); Bounce One; Keepin It Quiet; Smog (Impro 1C); J.Z.; Shine On Your Crazy Diamond; Rage (Impro 2); Innocent Victims; Equalibrium (Impro 3); Bounce Ten.
Personnel
Matthieu Marthouret: organ, Moog, keyboards; Toine Thys: tenor saxophone, bass clarinet; Gauthier Garrigue: drums; Guests: Serge Lazarevitch: guitar (1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11); K. Kummert: vocals (10).
Album information
Title: Contrasts | Year Released: 2016 | Record Label: We See Music Records