I n a month, ECM is due to launch a new trio encounter between the great veteran drummer Paul Motian and the two star partners he worked with in a classic ensemble a more than a decade ago - saxophonist Joe Lovano and guitarist Bill Frisell. On a repertoire of absolutely scalding early bop classics such as Charlie Parker's Shaw Nuff and Scrapple from the Apple, Tad Dameron's Hot House and Thelonious Monk's 52nd Street theme , a very unusual kind of bebop lineup merges contemporary plugged sounds, a frequently pre-boppish tenor sax lyricism, and Motian's uncanny facility for swinging without any audible means of support. There are two electric guitarists, Brad Schoeppach and Kurt Rosenwinkel, sometimes soloing in turn and sometimes in ferocious collision; there's the knowingly mellow and precociously subtle sax sound of Joshua Redman; and the electric bass of Stomu Takeishi, a less obviously appropriate substitute for this group's primary bassist, Steve Swallow. Having hurled this distinctive combination together, Motian then unleashes it on the great modern jazz breakthroughs of Parker, Gillespie and Monk. The fresh textures of this lineup are often as absorbing as the blowing and the themes, the two guitars growling rugged electronics at each other at the close of Redman's contrastingly purring sax solo on Shaw Nuff, or adding sharply metallic commentary to his swing-romantic's rhapsody on Darn That Dream. The saxophonist is more robust and swaggering after the collective chatter of the two guitarists on Hot House, and Rosenwinkel's John Scofield-like chordal rawness makes an effective pairing with the more linear and meticulous Schoeppach. Redman's classically shapely but cliche-free Scrapple from the Apple solo reveals just why the jazz world sat up in astonishment when he first appeared. John Fordham. Topics Jazz reviews Reuse this content.
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This intriguing set features Motian leading a group consisting of the young, great Joshua Redman on tenor, both Brad Schoeppach and Kurt Rosenwinkel on guitars, and bassist Stomu Takeishi. The ten songs on the CD which include two straight versions of "Scrapple From the Apple" are all bebop standards, but these versions are often a bit outside, a touch rock-ish, and quite unpredictable. The guitarists keep the music from ever getting too comfortable and it is quite interesting hearing Redman in this setting. AllMusic relies heavily on JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript in your browser to use the site fully.
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