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Trumpeter
Ambrose Akinmusire
enters into a warm, intentionally spare collaboration with veteran icons guitarist
Bill Frisell
and drummer
Herlin Riley
on 2023's
Owl Song
. In one sense, the album is the sum of its parts and if you know the work of each of these artists, then you'll have a good sense of their combined sound here.
Akinmusire
plays with a plaintive, searching style, one that evokes a mix of
Miles Davis
and
Kenny Wheeler
, but always with his own distinctive tone and harmonic conception. Similarly,
Frisell
brings his trademark glassy tone, folk-influenced style, and pointillist lines. Perhaps more unexpected is the choice of
Riley
, whose swinging, New Orleans-honed style is somewhat left-of-center for the sort of atmospheric vibe
is going for. That said,
is a master percussionist with a deeply empathetic sense for group interplay. Here, he's given the opportunity to play in a more open-ended, impressionistic way and does so with aplomb, moving between drum set and hand percussion. There's a subtlety to the trio's work, as on "Weighted Corners," where
plays a delicately plucked arpeggio against
's tambourine rhythm before
enters with a breathy, half-lidded melody. Similarly, on "Flux Feelings,"
plays with a breathy rasp while
lays down a bluesy two-note twang over
's loping rim-shot grooves.
underscores the intentional simplicity of the project dueting on separate tracks with his bandmates. The aptly titled "Mr. Frisell" is circular, full of spiraling traded lines and moaning trumpet sighs. Conversely, "Mr. Riley" has the feeling of a New Orleans second-line parade as
bends notes, tumbling like a modern dancer over
's kinetic, foot-tapping beat. At times there's a feeling of quiet listening to the trio's work, both in their playing and for the listener -- it's as if you are spying on them from another room. That intense intimacy feels intentional. With
,
captures a meeting of two masters that is both meditative and celebratory. ~ Matt Collar
Ambrose Akinmusire
enters into a warm, intentionally spare collaboration with veteran icons guitarist
Bill Frisell
and drummer
Herlin Riley
on 2023's
Owl Song
. In one sense, the album is the sum of its parts and if you know the work of each of these artists, then you'll have a good sense of their combined sound here.
Akinmusire
plays with a plaintive, searching style, one that evokes a mix of
Miles Davis
and
Kenny Wheeler
, but always with his own distinctive tone and harmonic conception. Similarly,
Frisell
brings his trademark glassy tone, folk-influenced style, and pointillist lines. Perhaps more unexpected is the choice of
Riley
, whose swinging, New Orleans-honed style is somewhat left-of-center for the sort of atmospheric vibe
is going for. That said,
is a master percussionist with a deeply empathetic sense for group interplay. Here, he's given the opportunity to play in a more open-ended, impressionistic way and does so with aplomb, moving between drum set and hand percussion. There's a subtlety to the trio's work, as on "Weighted Corners," where
plays a delicately plucked arpeggio against
's tambourine rhythm before
enters with a breathy, half-lidded melody. Similarly, on "Flux Feelings,"
plays with a breathy rasp while
lays down a bluesy two-note twang over
's loping rim-shot grooves.
underscores the intentional simplicity of the project dueting on separate tracks with his bandmates. The aptly titled "Mr. Frisell" is circular, full of spiraling traded lines and moaning trumpet sighs. Conversely, "Mr. Riley" has the feeling of a New Orleans second-line parade as
bends notes, tumbling like a modern dancer over
's kinetic, foot-tapping beat. At times there's a feeling of quiet listening to the trio's work, both in their playing and for the listener -- it's as if you are spying on them from another room. That intense intimacy feels intentional. With
,
captures a meeting of two masters that is both meditative and celebratory. ~ Matt Collar
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