Playing Guitar: Symphony #1 in Hour
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Un lavoro che, per chi conosce quanto già espresso dal trio canadese, costituisce una sorta di sintesi delle precedenti esperienze, se si esclude il disco d’esordio
La forma può oggi considerarsi totalmente usurata, ma dare un senso così ricontestualizzato di essa può fornire il LA ad alcuni possibili sviluppi. È come lasciare per quarant’anni
As Andrew Homy mentions in his liner blurb, it is because the members of this Montréal band make this music their own that they are able to play Mingus’ works convincingly. With a slightly different line-up than a usual Mingus ouffit, the present quintet, under the savvy leadership of one of Montréal’s prime bassists, retains much of the boisterous energy and lyricism that typifies the creations of the Master. Furthermore, this excellently captured live performance bears much of the forcefulness and immediacy, which characterize the Mingus style. Qn the whole, the up-tempo tunes are more successful, wherein the soloists shine over a driving rhythm section. Ivanhoe Jolicoeur, whose appropriately hard bop trumpet playing is full of spark and ideas, turns in some sizzling work
French bassist
Sur une balançoire translates as “on a teeter-totter,” and it’s an apt term for the interaction between these two master musicians. There are fourteen beautifully crafted improvisations ranging from one-and-a-half to just under five minutes in length. The pace varies from intense to stately. Each performer employs the entire stretched range of contemporary techniques that are available for their instruments. They are so well attuned to each other that it’s hard to believe that they are not long-term collaborators.
As of late, Montréal’s Ambiances Magnétiques label has been quite successful in the export market. Albums like Balançoire are the reason.