World renowned saxophonist Dave Liebman has leapt back to his most explosive form is recent years, mainly thanks to his inspiring new trio of three of Europe's most exciting, new jazz talents. Joined by pianist Roberto Tarenzi, double bassist Paolo Benedettini and drummer Tony Arco, this follow up to his recent Dream Of Nite continues his pursuit of new creative territory in a acoustic trio setting.
Dave Liebman describes how thus album came together;
"It has been my great pleasure to play...
(Read More)World renowned saxophonist Dave Liebman has leapt back to his most explosive form is recent years, mainly thanks to his inspiring new trio of three of Europe's most exciting, new jazz talents. Joined by pianist Roberto Tarenzi, double bassist Paolo Benedettini and drummer Tony Arco, this follow up to his recent Dream Of Nite continues his pursuit of new creative territory in a acoustic trio setting.
Dave Liebman describes how thus album came together;
"It has been my great pleasure to play with this wonderful trio over the past few years. They are a mature rhythm section that knows how to play as a unit, making it so easy to play with them. Roberto is one of the most talented young pianists I have encountered in the past years with a real understanding of the past; Paolo knows what the function of the bass should be in such a group and approaches his task with understanding and empathy.
"What can I say about Tony? He knows the history of drums, plays with an incredible intensity and gives it all when he is on the bandstand. Of all the groups I have worked with over the years, I particularly enjoy playing in the tradition with this trio-the essence of real jazz as I learned it, steeped in Coltrane and Miles and all the greats. I love these guys and am so glad we have a representation of our live energy now available on CD.
"G.I.G." was written in the late '90s to commemorate the one hundredth anniversary of George Gershwin's birth and the incredible collaboration between himself and brother Ira that yielded so many classic "standard" tunes jazz musicians play over; "Negative Space" refers to the field or area around an object on a canvas or photo, rather than the object itself-quite a concept if you imagine the same thing aurally as well as visually. The harmony combines some blues colors juxtaposed†with more complex chords, a combination of old and new.
"I always loved both Ahmad Jamal's (a big favorite of Roberto's) and of course Sonny Rollins'†versions of the classic "Poinciana." On this reharmonization I added a few polychords†towards the end of each chorus, but the essence of the melody and rhythm still holds true. Of course, "Afro Blue" written by Mongo Santamaria was a mainstay for the incredible soprano saxophone explorations of John Coltrane with the Classic Quartet (Elvin Jones, McCoy Tyner and Jimmy Garrison) which I was able to hear live many times in New York during the 1960s. Enjoy this recording-it truly captures the spirit of jazz."
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