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Stefan Sirbu: Reverie
ByHe and his quartetsaxophonist Julieta Eugenio, bassist Clovis Nicolas and drummer Anthony Pinciottimet Sirbu's goal with a relaxed elegance and a smoothness that feels, in part, as if it is coming out of the tradition of the quartet albums from saxophonists Dexter Gordon, Joe Henderson andeven further backColeman Hawkins, with subtle shadings of classical influences. Additionally, the tune "No Worries" says they can swing with the best of them.
There are no flashing lights or look-at-me fireworks. It sounds like a club date, after hours, where the band is kicking back and playing what they want to play. The twilight mood is cohesive and entrancing. At times it sounds like the Paris jazz scene in the 1950s. Sirbu has a light touch on piano, and he slips some Fender Rhodes in for added sparkle. His simpatico with bassist Nicolas and drummer Pinciotti is cool cat smooth.
Eugenio, who released an exceptional debut album in 2024, Stay, on Cristalyn Records (review here, tells us that Stay was no fluke. She is as eloquent here. Her solo on "Sweet" goes down so easy; this is where the Joe Henderson comparison comes in, with that subtle, intricate and intimate tenor sax articulation.
Sirbu and the band tell beautiful stories, expressing the imagery of dreams, of contentment of endless horizons, of a shared intimacy born of magical nothing-to-prove collaboration.
Track Listing
Drydown; Elsa Au Miroir; No Worries; Reverie; Sweet; That Very Vienne; V.S.T. (Valse Sans Titre).
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Title: Reverie | Year Released: 2025 | Record Label: Self Produced
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