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Veder: Evergreen
By"Fern" opens the set with Machtelinckx's thoughtful, unaccompanied guitar. The horns start to fall in with his broken chords, beginning with the leader's euphonium (as a reminder, the euphonium is a baritone-voiced brass instrument that looks like a small tuba). There are no obvious solos, but gradually the horns break out into obbligato patterns which could be improvised, or not. "Hemlock" is the first of the collective improvisations, the horns floating freely above gently pulsing guitar chords.
"Sedum" opens with a chorale for the horns, eventually joined by Machtelinckx's gentle banjo chords (a second instrument he has increasingly used in place of the guitar). "Klauwier" gives the melancholy theme to saxophonist Joachim Badenhorst, which is then picked up by trumpeter Eivind Lønning before a gentle conversation between all three horns. That is the tone of the whole session in a nutshell: gentle and conversational. While there is space for individual voices to shine, it is still very much a collective sound.
There is also a sense that the group is aware of the passage of timesomething that cannot always be said of improvisational ensembles. Each piece is just long enough to make its point, and no longer. Most average around five minutes in length, with the whole album clocking in at just over half an hour. It is a testament to the concentrated effect of the music that the length feels just right.
Track Listing
fern; hemlock; sedum; klauwier; doven; die immergrüne; lage zwaluw
Personnel
Niels Van Heertum
euphoniumNiels Van Heertum: euphonium; Joachim Badenhorst: clarinets, saxophone; Eivind Lønning: trumpet; Ruben Machtelinckx: guitar, banjo
Album information
Title: Evergreen | Year Released: 2017 | Record Label: Aspen Edities
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About Niels Van Heertum
Instrument: Euphonium
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