 Исполнитель: Jerry Bergonzi Название альбома: Shifting Gears Год выпуска: 2012, Savant Формат файлов: Mp3, 320 Размер архива: 134 Mb Скачать с: rusfolder
A longtime faculty member at New England Conservatory, Bergonzi reunites here with sidemen from the constellation of colleges in the area. Trumpeter Phil Grenadier, brother of bassist Larry Grenadier and an accomplished bandleader in his own right, teaches at Brandeis University; pianist Bruce Barth met Bergonzi while studying at NEC; bassist Dave Santoro teaches at Berklee; and drummer Andrea Michelutti, who lives in Paris, is the wild card.
Bergonzi spent a decade working with Dave Brubeck, and this foundation allows him to seamlessly bend the edges of traditional harmony. A professional-level pianist to boot, Bergonzi elevates jazz theory to a fine art, and it shows in his deconstruction of a tune’s form for improvisation. This wizardry is especially evident on “High Tops,” which repurposes “Speak Low,” and “Between Worlds,” which takes creative license with “How High the Moon.” Both tunes are barely recognizable to the untrained ear, but as with Hemingway’s iceberg principle, the rooting in standard repertoire is keenly felt.
Opener “Flying Red” has a pervasive dissonance married to a lilting melody, an odd contradiction that Bergonzi resolves through improvisatory sleight of hand. He reaches a fever pitch on “Wibble Wobble,” a topsy-turvy tune that serves as a master class on how to build a solo.
Aidan Levy, jazztimes.com
1. Flying Red 9:25
2. High Tops 5:47
3. They Knew 7:13
4. Wibble Wobble 7:55
5. Doin' The Hen 7:49
6. Zoning 7:59
7. Dr. Zoltan 6:16
8. Between Worlds 4:30
Recorded April 13-14, 2012, at PBS Studios in Westwood, Massachusetts.
Tenor Sax, Composed By Jerry Bergonzi
Trumpet – Phil Grenadier
Piano – Bruce Barth
Bass – Dave Santoro
Drums – Andrea Michelutti
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