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Artist: TONY MALABY With TOM RAINEY/MICHAEL SARIN/DREW GRESS/ Title: Apparitions [H-SACD] Label: Songlines 1545 Country: Canada Format: CD Status: AVAILABLE $17.00
Description: [this is a Hybrid SACD (H-SACD) which means it is playable on ordinary CD players as well]
Featuring Tony on tenor & soprano saxes, Drew Gress on acoustic bass and Tom Rainey & Michael Sarin on drums & percussion. This is local sax great Tony Malaby's second superb release as a leader and it features two of downtown's finest drummers - Tom Rainey, who plays in numerous projects for Tim Berne and Michael Sarin, who has worked with Thomas Chapin, Myra Melford and Dave Douglas. Starting with the three part "The Mestizo Suite", the quartet plays with restrained fire, both drummers weaving cautiously, as Tony's tenor floats on top. By the third section of the suite ("Mambo Chueco"), the group takes off and spins quickly as the piece gets more intricate and difficult, with Tony's tenor dancing amongst both drummers. "Talpa" has Tony's deep, rich and warm toned tenor playing with luscious grace as the rhythm team levitates underneath. They really fly on "Fast Tip", which is short and erupts fast with some Pharoah-esque sax. The title piece is a mysterious freer excursion with spacious percussion, nimble soprano and then tenor sax and some rich bowed bass segments. Tom Rainey works his magical mallets on "Dos Caminos", providing a layer of swirling tapestry with Drew's bass as Tony sails with inter-connected intensity in a web of activity. "Tula" brings this cd to a close with some haunting, ghost-like tenor and suspenseful drums. Overall, there is a fine, earthy and organic vibe at the center of this and even with two drummers, it never gets too busy.
| Artist: TONY MALABY With TOM RAINEY/MICHAEL SARIN/DREW GRESS/ |
| Title: Apparitions [H-SACD] |
| Label: Songlines 1545 Country: Canada |
| Format: CD Status: AVAILABLE $17.00 |
| Description: [this is a Hybrid SACD (H-SACD) which means it is playable on ordinary CD players as well] Featuring Tony on tenor & soprano saxes, Drew Gress on acoustic bass and Tom Rainey & Michael Sarin on drums & percussion. This is local sax great Tony Malaby's second superb release as a leader and it features two of downtown's finest drummers - Tom Rainey, who plays in numerous projects for Tim Berne and Michael Sarin, who has worked with Thomas Chapin, Myra Melford and Dave Douglas. Starting with the three part "The Mestizo Suite", the quartet plays with restrained fire, both drummers weaving cautiously, as Tony's tenor floats on top. By the third section of the suite ("Mambo Chueco"), the group takes off and spins quickly as the piece gets more intricate and difficult, with Tony's tenor dancing amongst both drummers. "Talpa" has Tony's deep, rich and warm toned tenor playing with luscious grace as the rhythm team levitates underneath. They really fly on "Fast Tip", which is short and erupts fast with some Pharoah-esque sax. The title piece is a mysterious freer excursion with spacious percussion, nimble soprano and then tenor sax and some rich bowed bass segments. Tom Rainey works his magical mallets on "Dos Caminos", providing a layer of swirling tapestry with Drew's bass as Tony sails with inter-connected intensity in a web of activity. "Tula" brings this cd to a close with some haunting, ghost-like tenor and suspenseful drums. Overall, there is a fine, earthy and organic vibe at the center of this and even with two drummers, it never gets too busy. |