Reviewed: 2019-11-25
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Virtuoso bassist, pianist, composer, leader, innovator, talent scout, & storyteller, David Friesen offers another of his many gifts on this disc. Here he performs with two different saxophone trios, both offering relaxed precision & masterful dynamics - fully collaborative musical adventures. The second disc is live.
If You Like: Glen Moore, Ron Carter, Ralph Towner, Paul McCandless
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
Disc 1
**1/ Neves (4:02) – bass starts, swings into uptempo ham> bass solo> sax solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
*2/ Cross Fire (3:58) – bass/sax starts> midtempo jam builds into uptempo> bass solo> drum solo> uptempo jam> fade
*3/ Sequence (7:03) – piano/sax starts> slow tempo jam> piano solo> sax solo> slow jam> slow fade
***4/ Flight Of The Angels (4:12) – drums start> rocking midtempo jam> sax solo swings into uptempo jam> quick fade
5/ New Tune Blue (3:50) – sax/bass starts> midtempo bluesy jam> bass solo> midtempo jam> quick stop
6/ Exclusively Yours (5:34) – bass/sax starts> midtempo jam> bass solo> midtempo jam> slow fade
*7/ 1969 Rolls Royce (4:20) – piano starts> slow tempo jam> sax solo> slow jam> slow fade
8/ In House (4:34) – full trio starts> midtempo jam> bass solo> sax solo> midtempo jam> quick fade
**9/ Interaction (4:54) – full trio starts> uptempo jam> bass solo> sax solo> drum solo> uptempo jam> quick fade
10/ Soft As Silk (6:06) – piano starts> slow tempo jam> piano solo> sax solo> slow jam> slow fade
*11/ Skip Trip (4:51) – bass solo starts> bouncy midtempo jam> quick stop
**12/ No Dollars, No Cents (4:29) – bass starts slow> slow as molasses jam> bass solo builds into uptempo off-kilter jam> crescendo> mellow uptempo jam> quick fade
*13/ Evening Spring (3:11) – piano starts> slow tempo jam> sax solo> piano solo to fade
Disc 2
*14/ Song For Tristan (5:03) – sax starts> fast tempo jam> bass solo> fast jam> wailing sax solo> drum solo> fast jam> crescendo end
**15/ Flight Of The Angels (3:53) – bass starts> fast tempo jam> sax solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
*16/ Skip Trip (8:39) – bass solo starts> midtempo jam> sax solo soars> bass solo> drum solo> midtempo jam> quick stop
17/ Going Forth (5:42) – piano solo starts> midtempo jam> sax solo> piano solo to fade
18/ At Last, At Rest (7:05) – bass starts> midtempo jam> bass solo> sax solo soars> midtempo jam> fade
***19/ Off Center (6:23) – full trio starts> fast tempo jam> sax solo> bass solo> drum solo> fast jam> quick fade
20/ Distant Shores (4:36) – sax starts>mellow midtempo jam> sax solo> midtempo jam> pause> fade
**21/ Basic Strategy (7:01) – bass starts> uptempo jam> bass solo> wailing sax solo> drum solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
22/ My Faith, My Life (3:34) – piano starts> slow tempo jam> sax solo> slow jam> pause> slow fade