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Russ Lossing / Mat Maneri / Mark Dresser: Metal Rat

Read "Metal Rat" reviewed by Troy Collins

by Troy Collins
June 13, 2007

A focused session of collective free improvisation conceived by pianist Russ Lossing, Metal Rat features the spontaneous interplay of three sympathetic musicians. Joined by violist Mat Maneri and bassist Mark Dresser, Lossing booked a recording studio for a mere four hours to instill a “real sense of urgency" to the proceedings. The ensuing session benefits from ...

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Russ Lossing / Mat Maneri / Mark Dresser: Metal Rat

Read "Metal Rat" reviewed by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio

by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
May 17, 2007

Much has been said about brevity by men who were anything but. Now, art benefits from aesthetic and compositional purity--no unnecessary lines, no superfluous words, no ostentatious displays of skill--but it is usually a byproduct of a brilliant work, not the sole purpose. Pianist Russ Lossing, violist Mat Maneri and bassist Mark Dresser manage dexterously to ...