Hannes Enzlberger

Hannes Enzlberger: Songs To Anything That Moves

by Glenn Astarita
October 9, 2002

Austrian bassist Hannes Enzlberger describes his affinity for the music of Carla Bley, along with brief anecdotes about how some of her works influenced the material here. The bassist conveys an organic tone amid his pliant execution and booming patterns. Whereas Enzlberger’s arrangements are built upon a chamber-like approach, awash with the quartet’s concise unison lines and compelling improvisational excursions. The group expounds upon the various flavors of these pieces with a semi-structural flow – where the disciplines of a ...