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Anders Lonne Gronseth: Theory Of Anything
ByThe music is largely improvised, but it doesn't sound so. Motifs congeal, and a patient cerebralism pervades. This is the same lineuptrumpet and reed, with a rhythm sectionwhich alto saxophonist Charlie Parker used to change jazz, but it is a long way from the ground-breaking, often frenetic bebop sound of the Yardbird. Indeed, the first three tunes, "String Landscape," "Theory Of Anything" and "Alternative Timelines (When Henry Met Erik)" could be taken for a soundtrack of the movement of a nearby galaxy, perceivedduo to its distanceto move at a glacial and majestic pace, with the spontaneous arrangements forming themselves into a sound that feels fully composed.
The fourth tune, "Inflation," takes things into another universe, with a brash horn opening that slips into juiced-up Miles Davis Sketches Of Spain (Columbia, 1960) mood, in part from the danceable rhythm-section work (somebody break out the castanets), in part due to Hayden Powell's brassy, meet-you-at-the-bullfight trumpet. "Modal Realism" leads things back to a dreamier state, beginning with pianist Espen Berg's dark and extended opening glissando, with Grosneth joining him on a wandering soprano sax a couple of minutes in.
"Dimensional Planes" takes things back to the beautifully gorgeous "movement of the universe" sound, with Gronseth's bass clarinet taking the part of the voice of God; the galaxy spins with the perceived speed of the minute hand of the clock; then Hayden Powell's trumpet creates a glowing nebula, and gravity goes to work initiating the beginnings of the congealing of stars.
Track Listing
String Language; Theory Of Anything; Alternative Timelines (When Henry Met Erik); Inflation; Modal Realism; Dimensional Planes.
Personnel
Anders Lonne Gronseth: saxophonse, bass clarinet; Hayden Powell: trumpet; Espen Berg: piano; Audun Ellingsen: bass; Einar Scheving: drums.
Album information
Title: Theory Of Anything | Year Released: 2019 | Record Label: Pling Music
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