CD Reviews: John Tchicai/Charlie Kohlhase/Garrison Fewell “Good Night Songs” CD-2006 Boxholder Records
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Posted by: adminon Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 07:53 AM |
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By Glenn Astarita
Dim the lights, kick back and enjoy these intimately performed compositions/improvisations by three prominent modern jazz artisans. In a way, the album title says it all. But there’s quite a bit of goodness taking place under the hours of darkness here. It’s sort of like the “buddy-system,” where the trio contrasts, complements and revitalizes themes while embarking upon three-way exchanges, largely based upon talent and intuition.
With subtle grace and explosive outbreaks, multi-woodwind aces John Tchicai and Charlie Kohlhase execute variable mini-motifs, while occasionally expanding matters into buoyant swing movements. And with guitarist Garrison Fewel generating a musical intersection, the musicians explore linear and flat plane tone poems, generally spiced-up with soulful deliberations. Now and then, they switch gears via peppery unison lines, where notions of a large ensemble subdivide into smaller focus groups, with the aspirations of reinventing previously applied frameworks. Ultimately, the artists spawn airy themes, awash with emotional outpourings, and lyrically rich forays. – Glenn Astarita
John Tchicai: tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, voice, percussion; Charlie Kohlhase: tenor, alto & baritone sax; Garrison Fewell: guitar, chopsticks, slide & percussion
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