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Emma Dayhuff: Mountains
Dopo studi all'Oberlin Conservatory, sette anni formativi a Chicago, studi a New York con Ron Carter e collaborazioni di primo piano, Emma è oggi docente alla Loyola Marymont University e questo secondo progetto sta imponendosi all'attenzione generale.
L'estetica è un post bop generalmente tumultuoso, caratterizzato dai magnetici interventi dei solisti, in particolare del vibrante Isaiah Collier, che si conferma sassofonista fantasioso e coinvolgente, sulla scia del modello Pharoah Sanders. La leader guida l'ensemble con il solido sostegno di lunghi vamp e introduce i brani con una pulsazione intensa e pastosa.
Tutti i brani sono composti da Emma Dayhuff (eccetto il radioso "Jesus Is A Lonely Man" del compianto bassista Bill Lee), prediligono un impianto modale e spiccano per fresca inventiva e varietà delle soluzioni. La fantasiosa relazione tra Wilkes e Collier caratterizza il lavoro mentre la tensione percussiva di Jonathan Pinson contribuisce a rendere la musica appassionante.
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Track Listing
Sentinel; Capricorn; The Wind; …Bark and Wildflowers; Distance; The River; Horsefeathers; Jesus Is a Lonely Man; Valleys; Skylines; Distance (Single Edit).
Personnel
Emma Dayhuff
bassCorey Wilkes
trumpetIsaiah Collier
saxophonePaul Cornish
pianoJonathan Pinson
drumsAdditional Instrumentation
Akenya Seymour: vocals; Andrew Renfroe: guitar.
Album information
Title: Mountains | Year Released: 2026 | Record Label: Division 81 Records
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