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Aaron Bennett / Darren Johnston / Lisa Mezzacappa / Frank Rosaly: Shipwreck 4
ByWhether through adherence to a group conception or as the result of discussion, each track retains a coherent mood. Mellifluous interplay based around tonal centers and synchronous phrasing between the horns, neither of which dominates the exchanges, forms one of the session's defining characteristics. That's exemplified by the sequence in "Counted Like Flies" where Johnston proposes a series of fanfares, promptly seconded by Bennett. A common register for saxophone and trumpet enhances the feeling. Strong connections also manifests elsewhere, notably between Johnston and Mezzacappa on the pointillist "When Not Night."
Cuts evolve naturally, seen nowhere better than in the lengthy "Boom." Initially Bennett's halting tenor intro braids with Johnston's trumpet over a gently simmering rhythmic combination, before leading to an energetic episode where bickering reed and brass continually diverge only to converge again. After a brief but rattling drum tattoo, Johnston joins in thoughtful fashion. That presages a lovely passage of ingenious call and response in which the trumpeter alternates open and muted phrases. "The Face Consented, At Last" comprises an extemporized dirge, in which Johnston harmonizes with Bennett's pensively simple folkish lines, before a concluding duet between Rosaly, and Mezzacappa bow in hand, which foreshadows a gradual descent to silence.
Track Listing
The Storm We See, The Sea We Saw; Counted Like Flies; When Not Night; Everything's Coming Up Rosaly; Boom; The Face Consented, At Last.
Personnel
Darren Johnston
trumpetLisa Mezzacappa: bass; Darren Johnston: trumpet; Aaron Bennett: tenor saxophone: Frank Rosaly: drums.
Album information
Title: Shipwreck 4 | Year Released: 2016 | Record Label: NoBusiness Records
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About Darren Johnston
Instrument: Trumpet
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