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The Ullmann/Swell 4
The Ullmann/Swell 4: News? No News!
by Raul d'Gama Rose
There is a marvelous gravitas that emanates from the musical waves that rush onward and beat the inner ear, spreading colors and textures like brilliant volatile smears on the music's canvas. The awesome density of Steve Swell's trombone carving the air in great circles of sound, swirling around the growling of Gebhard Ullmann's tenor saxophone brings attendant, almost ritualistic graces to cast unexpected spells. Growls alternate with the low bellow of Ullmann's bass clarinet, rousing somnolent aspects of the charts ...
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Master of a Small House
Finding chemistry in a frontline partner, let alone a band writ-large, is no easy task. German reedist/flautist Gebhard Ullmann has an uncanny knack for doing just that. His rewarding association with trombonist Steve Swell dates back over half a decade to a fateful quartet session for CIMP. Bassist Hilliard Greene and drummer Barry Altschul were the other members on that date and they bring a comparable acuity to this new studio outing. As a finely-tuned foursome they have a clear ...
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Ullmann|Swell 4 - News? No News! (2010)
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Something Else!
By PicoGerman woodwind wunderkind Gebhard Ullmann and New York-based trombone titlist Steve Swell may come from opposing sides of the Atlantic, but when the two get together to make music, they're in the same house of whack jazz. There are some 70 led or co-led albums between the two (including Swell's mind melting Particle Data Group with Gregg Bendian and Bruce Eisenbeil). Together, they make a highly charged quartet that adds Hilliard Greene on double bass and Barry ...
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