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Tim Stine Quartet: Knots
ByOpening with elbows poking outward, "SH8" lurches and lumbers at first in lockstep, with players muscling the notes. Then Stine solos with his insistent (let's say audacious) attack. Even though Stine exclusively plays acoustic guitar throughout, he can match up to the huge sound generated by Mazzarella and Ulery and Kirchner. While he plays electric in Mazzarella's quintet, he sticks to acoustic here, as he does in his trio with Anton Hatwich and Frank Rosaly.
His compositions mirror the same philosophy and his pieces tread the same ground as that of Steve Lehman. Both the title track and "Fred Waltzing" have a stammering pulse with Mazzarella's alto broadcasting an Ornette Coleman-meets-Jackie McLean vibe. For his part, Stine's guitar can cast a bebop mood or sound not unlike an oud. The music the quartet performs trades off solos without deference to a single leader. It is a joy to hear Ulery's bass freed on a composition like "Trempealeau," where he tangles with Kirchner's drumming. "Ride Wild Rides" is woven of independent voices, beautifully interlaced to construct a launch pad for Stine and Mazzarella's gentle voices. Stine is a new voice in the chorus of Chicago's creative establishment.
Track Listing
SH8; Knots; Fred Waltzing; Trempealeau; Quietus; Ride Wild Rides; Kjallstret.
Personnel
Tim Stine
guitar, acousticTim Stine: guitar; Nick Mazzarella: alto saxophone; Matt Ulery: bass; Quin Kirchner: drums.
Album information
Title: Knots | Year Released: 2019 | Record Label: Clean Feed Records
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About Tim Stine
Instrument: Guitar, acoustic
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