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RED Trio & John Butcher: Summer Skyshift
ByButcher remains a master of unconventional saxophonics, which can evoke images as diverse as a mewling baby or a jarring industrial process. He has developed such sounds into a coherent personal language, rather than dipping into them for passing impact. But he also reveals a less expected penchant for visceral excitement that sounds closer to the free jazz mainstream in its fiery energy. Whether cause or effect, on this set Rodrigo Pinheiro mixes his accustomed piano manipulations with flowing lines and emphatic minimalist patterns. Indeed at times especially during "1.1" and "1.3," the foursome recall the Schlippenbach Trio at full tilt.
Drummer Gabriel Ferrandini's carpet of timbrally thrilling momentum helps in that regard. Bassist Hernani Faustino too takes an assertive role. His muscular throbbing pizzicato anchors the freewheeling interaction. When "1.1" ends with acid soprano saxophone strokes etched over rippling piano as the group move into the type of territory more familiar from their earlier excursion. Pinheiro's piano preparations merge into spacious percussive effects from both bass and drums, and Butcher's reverberant but controlled overblowing. Butcher and bassist Faustino's duet later during "1.2" typifies the exceptional level of responsive dialogue heard throughout this excellent performance.
Track Listing
1.1; 1.2; 1.3; 2.
Personnel
Rodrigo Pinheiro: piano; Hernani Faustino: bass; Gabriel Ferrandini: drums; John Butcher: tenor and soprano saxophones.
Album information
Title: Summer Skyshift | Year Released: 2016 | Record Label: Clean Feed Records
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