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James Falzone / Jason Adasiewicz / Jason Roebke: Klang
ByKlang, recorded in 2007, is a quartet begun by Falzone that favors a modern chamber jazz sound. The reeedmanheard here on clarinet aloneis also a member of the French folk music group Le Bon Vent and Jorrit Dijkstra's Flatlands Collective, and is joined here by vibraphonist Jason Adasiewicz, a member of dozens of bands including Rob Mazurek's Exploding Star Orchestra, the Nicole Mitchell, Mike Reed's Loose Assembly, and Guillermo Gregorio Trio. The quartet is fleshed out by bassist Jason Roebke (Jeb Bishop Trio, Fred Lonberg-Holm Valentine Trio, Keefe Jackson Quartet, Mike Reed's People, Places, and Things) and drummer Tim Daisy (Ken Vandermark, Dragons 1976, Rempis Percussion Quartet and The Engines).
Inspired by Jimmy Giuffre, the band plays tight compositions with chamber ensemble precision, yet with a jazz band's sense of swing. Credit Falzone for his reserve, and equally Adasiewicz, for his subtle shading. The gentle "Last Love Song" finds Daisy inching things along with mallets as Falzone registers pure and beautiful notes. The rush of "Fickle" turns into a walking blues, then trots along before breaking into a scattershot of sound. The music, attributed to all four members is neat, concise and engagingly hip.
This band may never reassemble, but thanks to Klang, there's a glimpse of what was.
Track Listing
G.F.O.P.; Dwarfs; Still Life (with multiplicity); Last Love Song; Fickle; Solitude; China Black.
Personnel
James Falzone
clarinetJames Falzone: clarinet; Jason Adasiewicz: vibraphone; Jason Roebke: bass; Tim Daisy: drums.
Album information
Title: Klang | Year Released: 2009 | Record Label: Luminescence Records
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