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Gene Ess: Modes of Limited Transcendence
La ritmica è affidata al bravo batterista Tyshawn Sorey e al veterano Harvie Swartz (che adesso si fa chiamare Harvie S), un bassista molto portato a lavorare con i chitarristi. L'interazione fra i quattro musicisti è di buon livello e non ci sono asprezze o incertezze di sorta. In particolare il blues angolare dedicato a Messiaen e l'omaggio al Gagaku giapponese sono momenti di buona intensità svolti con competenza ed espressività.
Il suono è forse un po' derivativo e nel fraseggio fluido e consistente di Gene Ess possiamo trovare tracce di Pat Metheney e di Frank Gambale, ma le indubbie influenze che via via si evidenziano sono sempre sottilmente condite con una peculiare visione personale che riesce a validare degnamente il tutto.
Track Listing
Ryo's First Flight; Discovery in Three; Trance Chant; Art of Nothingness; Hero To Wizard; Messiaen Shuffle; Gagaku Dreams; Sufficient Reason.
Personnel
Gene Ess
guitarGene Ess: electric guitar; Tigran Hamasyan: piano, Fender Rhodes; Harvie S: bass; Tyshawn Sorey: drums.
Album information
Title: Modes of Limited Transcendence | Year Released: 2009 | Record Label: SIMP Records
About Gene Ess
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