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Tourismo: Torque
by Glenn Astarita
With Tourismo's debut album Torque, the mischievous Australian quartet not only throw their hat into the progressive jazz ring but do so with a distinctly Outback-bred flair. The brainchild of drummer Alex Hirlian and pianist Matthew Thomson--both laureates of the National Jazz Award--this album bursts onto the scene with electrifying energy that proves these musicians are ...
Torque
By Brian Groder
Label: Latham Records
Released: 2007
Track listing: Spellcast; Betwixt; Diverging Orbits; Behind the Shadows, Pt. 1; Behind the Shadows, Pt. 2; Iota; Cross-Eyed; Involution; Camouflage; Oculus; Jingo; Tragic Magic; Fulcrum; Water Prayer.
Brian Groder: Torque
by AAJ Italy Staff
Il nome del trombettista Brian Groder suonerà piuttosto sconosciuto ai più e il rischio maggiore è che senza il “richiamo" della presenza di Sam Rivers, anche questo disco, pubblicato dalla Latham, sarebbe passato prevalentemente sotto silenzio. Sarebbe stato un vero peccato. Perché la musica di queste quattordici, medio-brevi, composizioni/improvvisazioni è davvero stimolante e per una serie ...
Brian Groder: Torque
by Elliott Simon
The axis on which this session rotates is the superb rhythm section of bassist Doug Mathews and drummer Anthony Cole. That said, Torque is likewise an intergenerational jazz jaunt that works exceptionally well due to several factors: the extreme level of comfort that flutist/saxophonist Sam Rivers has with this rhythm section; the fact that Rivers, at ...
Torque
By Brian Groder
Label: Latham Records
Released: 2006
Track listing: Spellcast; Betwixt; Diverging Orbits; Behind The Shadows Part 1; Behind The Shadows Part 2;
Iota; Cross-Eyed; Involution; Camouflage; Oculus; Jingo; Tragic Magic; Fulcrum; Water Prayer.
Brian Groder: Torque
by Ken Kase
Once in a great while, a new release comes along in which all the elements of musical magic come together: great ensemble playing, impeccable and sensitive improvisation, and great compositional structures that make it all work. Trumpeter Brian Groder's Torque is one of those rare releases in which everything clicks.Groder's cohorts on this release ...
Brian Groder: Torque
by Samuel Chell
I've always tried to remain open to the avant-garde, except when the musicians' freedom comes at the expense of the listener's, forcibly invading the precious personal space required for an aesthetic response. On three occasions when I caught Coltrane following the departure of Elvin Jones and McCoy Tyner, I reached such a point but stayed out ...
