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From Wolves To Whales: Strandwal
ByThe discs are made up of two long (nearly 30-minute) tracks and two shorter segments, both group improvisations. Each musician is a band leader himself, and all are much in demand sidemen. With all the projects in which they contribute, one can only marvel at the intimate attention on display here. "Hook And Cod" doesn't so much kickoff as stumble in with stuttering bass and disjointed tick and rumble drums. Rempis and Wooley poke and probe the edges, blowing notes and rumors of notes. Don't expect this piece and or any of the others to follow a linear path. Energy swells and subsides. Silence is interrupted by overblown horns and bowed bass. The quartet passes around the handbrake and accelerator duties throughout. The references to Ornette Coleman spark throughout, especially on disc two with Wooley and Rempis sharing a two horn blues ennui "Spaarne" that gives way to Niggenkemper's bowed bass solo and finally Wooley's overblown and smeared trumpet discourse. The final track, "For Kenau," sums up the quartet's mission. It trawls a path of extended emotion through long solemn notes and solos, ending with all its fuel spent.
Track Listing
CD1: Hook and Cod; IJ; CD2: Spaarne; For Kenau.
Personnel
Nate Wooley: trumpet; Dave Rempis: alto saxophone; Pascal Niggenkemper: bass; Chris Corsano: drums.
Album information
Title: From Wolves To Whales: Strandwal | Year Released: 2019 | Record Label: Aerophonic Records
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