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Papatamus Robert D. Rusch
and it’s certainly not for the beat or rhythmic-oriented listener,
but it’s oddly transfixing and engaging in its composition,
which is really the soloist. The individuals only make up the
amalgamated sound or soundscape, if you will. Interesting record.
And now we go to something completely different. Patrick Tevlin’s
New Orleans Rhythm, featuring Hannah krapivinski, on New Orleans
Music, CD #12. Mr. Tevlin is the trumpeter and vocalist, as you might
have guessed. Hannah krapivinski is also a vocalist. Reide kaiser
on piano, and Colin Brey on bass. This is really old-timey music
given new life. Notable for the leader’s growling trumpet, and the
pianist’s barrelhouse piano work. The vocals are sort of vampish.
Fans of Bette Midler will find joy in this recording. Toronto—
interesting, fun. Patrick Tevlin’s New Orleans Rhythm, featuring
Hannah krapivinski. I probably pronounce that wrong each time.
The Now Orchestra of Vancouver now has—now, now, now—now
has a record label, Now Orchestra Records, and they’ve put out a
duo recording, Coat Cooke on saxophone, John Poole on drums,
called Conversations on Now Orchestra Records, #CLNOW006.
They do listen to each other, which essential for any duo date, I think,
unless you’re from the Derek Bailey school, where you don’t want to
hear each other—so that’s a fair assessment. But, unfortunately, after
repeated listenings, this begins to be more tedious. It’s possibly because
they give each other enough structure that directing their individual
statements is less demanding for the players. I don’t know. Interesting.
Also interesting is Moskus’ Salmesykkel. Moskus is made up of three
people: Anja Lauvdal on piano, Frederik Dietrichson on double bass, and
Hans Hulbaekmo on drums. Moskus is the trio, Salmesykkel is the title
of the album, and—which means “hymn bicycle.” Anyway, so much for
me mangling the titles and the names here. It’s on Hubro Records, #2318.
What I found interesting about this record is the controlled energy the trio
shows throughout, in their sort of mix of New Age with guts. They eschew
any explosive dynamics. For instance, if dynamic range was zero to twenty,
zero being silence, twenty being a rim shot or keyboard pounding, the
range on this recording might be seven to nine. Mindful a bit of Protestant
hymns, this is settling, and at the same time emotionally tense music.
Eliot Zigmund, a drummer you may remember from his 1970s work
with Bill Evans, leads a trio of Rick Savage on trumpet and flugelhorn,
and Mark Minchello on organ, for Steeplechase Records, #33104,
called Standard Fare. With the exception of the title track, Lullaby Line,
which is by Mark Minchello, the ten tracks here are standards. You
won’t confuse this with Bill Evans, which there’s nothing wrong with
that, but rather this is sort of light-bop, and rather typical of many
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