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Jason Lindner: Live/UK
ByA veteran of almost ten years of Monday nights at Smalls, playing three sets that would often stretch into the wee hourslater moving to the Thursday night slot at Fat CatLindner has had plenty of opportunity to hone his bandstand chops. Along the way, he's formed lasting musical friendships with bassist Omer Avital and saxophonist Jimmy Greene, both featured on Premonition (Concord, 2000), his previous release.
Live/UK, a pared down London "blowing date with Marion Browder on drums, reveals the creative cohesion made possible by all of this shared experiencetight as a heat-dried drum head, the quartet negotiates complex time signatures and phrase structures with a seamless fluidity that makes it sound easy, stretching out on lengthy jams without losing the listener. The date has a strong Latin flavor, peppered with punchy montunos and unusual rolling accent patterns that prolong the rhythmic excitement. Lindner's comping is sterling; now prompting, now reacting, he engages his compadres with active yet sympathetic counterpoint and his muted string intro on "Suheir is a funky tour de force.
The soloing is strong throughout: Greene plays percolating flute on "The Five Elements & the Natural Trinity and a shredful tenor on "Seven Ways, while Avital lays down some spunkified soul jazz on "Take It To Church. Lindner's solo on "Meditation on Two Chords starts with a slow left hand, continues ambidextrously in doubled octaves, climaxes with high-register tremolos and Tyner-ish filigree, finally winding down to some sparse bluesy phrasing. Browder, meantime, manages to keep it all in the pocket, never missing an accent.
Lindner's an up-and-comer. Catch him before the big clubs get himthe latest buzz in bee-bop.
Track Listing
Intro: Lever Du Soleil; The Five Elements & the Natural Trinity, Part I; Meditation on Two Chords; Suheir; Seven Ways; Information Kiss; Take It To Church
Personnel
Jason Lindner
keyboardsJason Lindner: piano; Jimmy Greene: tenor and soprano saxophones, flute; Omer Avital: bass; Marion Browder: drums.
Album information
Title: Live/UK | Year Released: 2005 | Record Label: Sunnyside Records
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