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Steve Lantner Trio: Saying So
ByThe second remarkable feature of Saying So is that it features Joe Morris on bass. Morris, a leading statesman of free jazz guitar, takes this opportunity to dip into the lower register. It's an interesting contrast to his guitar work, which is dense, pointillistic, and often frantic. Morris places much more emphasis on harmonic relationships when he plays the basswhich means he isn't averse to simple structures intersecting with the melody at odd angles. He's not a bassist in any traditional sense; perhaps it's the altered perspective which allows him the freedom to do it a little differently.
Whatever the talents of the individual players, this is most definitely a trio record. (And don't count out drummer Laurence Cookhe has a wonderfully soft touch on the cymbals and elicits some exciting and unpredictable colors.) But Lantner, Morris, and Cook clearly spent this hour in open and involved conversation. No single player dictates the ebb and flow of this often tidal music. It comes naturally, almost easily, as time progresses.
Saying So is one of the very finest records to come out this year, and an interesting contrast to Morris's excellent trio record Age of Everything, also recently issued on his freshly reactivated Riti Records.
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Track Listing
Saying So; Once Through; Jangle; Under The Sun.
Personnel
Steve Lantner
pianoSteve Lantner: piano; Joe Morris: bass; Laurence Cook: drums.
Album information
Title: Saying So | Year Released: 2002 | Record Label: Riti Records
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