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Phronesis: Life To Everything
ByPhronesis recorded Life To Everything at the Cockpit in London, during the 2013 London Jazz Festival. It's the band's fifth album and their second to have been recorded livethe previous live album, Alive (Edition Records, 2010) featured Mark Guiliana as a temporary replacement for the unavailable Eger. The high live:studio ratio suggests that the trio is happiest on stage. The band's reputation as a live act bears this out and the energy that bursts out of Life To Everythingmuch of it from the dynamic and ever-creative Egergives the suggestion further credence.
Sound quality is exceptionalall three instruments are crisp and clear, thanks to the work of engineer Matt Robertson and assistant engineer Alex Killpatrick. The double bass is particularly well-recorded, capturing both Høiby's powerful pizzicato playing and his more subtle arco bass. There's great interplay between the three musiciansexemplified by Høiby's exciting "Wings 2 The Mind" on which each man shifts smoothly from ensemble player to backing instrumentalist to soloist and back. There's strength in depth in the songwriting department too, with Høiby, Neame and Eger contributing three tunes each.
Track Listing
Urban Control; Phraternal; Behind Bars; Song For Lost Nomads; Wings 2 The Mind; Nine Lives; Deep Space Dance; Herne Hill; Dr Black.
Personnel
Phronesis
band / ensemble / orchestraJasper Høiby: double bass; Ivo Neame: piano; Anton Eger: drums.
Album information
Title: Life To Everything | Year Released: 2014 | Record Label: Edition Records
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