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David Borgo: Massanetta Springs
BySam Wilson weaves delicate guitar strains into the pattern on six of the cuts to provide a softened balance between the flurries oozing from Borgo’s horns. Wilson makes a solid contribution with his advanced concepts as he dances over the strings adding an intimate touch to the tunes. On four of the selections with Wilson also on board, trumpeter John D’Earth puts sparkle into play. He and Borgo take off on a dual mission while Wilson smoothes the path as the rhythm guitarist; then Wilson joins the improvising fun with rounds of his own.
Drummer Mark Ferber keeps the solid time on all selections. He and either bassist Pete Spar or Roberto Miranda underpin the program that stays mainly inside but does occasional flirting with the liberated side.
Two jazz standards are featured. Mingus’s “Duke Ellington’s Sound of Love” gets a romantic reading from a typical Mingus-style three-horn front line, which includes trombonist Alan Ferber. Borgo and Ferber then jump into the quartet mode doing Dave Holland’s classic “Conference of the Birds.” Borgo switches to soprano saxophone, which neatly blends with the frictionless tones from Ferber’s trombone. One other configuration is offered. Borgo joins with alto saxophonist David Pope on the swinging Pope original “Pomodori,” which opens up to a wild, merry chase as both reed players blow with enthusiasm.
Borgo offers a varied palette on this recording. He touches on the past, teases with the future, but mainly speaks in the present tense. The assorted groupings yield diversified but consistently appealing music having tangibility without sacrificing challenge.
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Track Listing
Massanetta Springs (7:18) / Only in My Dreams (6:21) / Heron Pool (8:59) / Scomotion (5:14) / Duke Ellington
Personnel
David Borgo
saxophoneDavid Borgo-tenor & soprano saxophones; John D
Album information
Title: Massanetta Springs | Year Released: 2003 | Record Label: Circumvention Music