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Rich Halley 4: Eleven
BySo it's a testament both to Halley's compositions and to the group interplay that the resulting music rarely sounds like stereotypical "free jazz." The set opens with "Retroactive" (the first part of a suite), which has a medium swing feel, like a bebop tune: and the performance retains that sound, even during the open solos. "Remnant" has a striking bass line, with the horns playing in half time over the top, and it too maintains a reflective tone throughout. "The Creep of Time" is the ballad in the set, while the following "Glimpses Through the Fog" opens with a sax/drums improvisation on a rock feel, before moving into swing.
In short, it's a set filled with compositional variety and strong playing. There are no standardsalthough it would be fascinating to hear how this group would interpret that kind of materialbut the program has the same kind of stylistic range found on a conventional mainstream jazz album.
Track Listing
Retroactive; Radioactive; Remnant; The Dugite Strikes; The Creep of Time; Glimpses Through the Fog; Adjusting the Throughput; Dead of Winter; Convolution; Slider; The Animas.
Personnel
Rich Halley
saxophone, tenorRich Halley: tenor saxophone; Michael Vlatkovich: trombone; Clyde Reed: bass; Carson Halley: drums.
Album information
Title: Eleven | Year Released: 2015 | Record Label: Pine Eagle Records
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About Rich Halley
Instrument: Saxophone, tenor
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