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Frank Kimbrough: Quartet
ByWhile Quartet is very much in line with Kimbrough's other work, and it exists in a comfort zone for Wilson and Anderson, it's something of a departure for Nash, a man who the jazz world is more accustomed to hearing in strict-time environments. Here, relieved from the requirement of firmly holding the rhythmic reins, he plays like a different man. On other outings, time snaps and bounces beneath his sticks, but here, time simply flows. It shouldn't be such a surprise that he can play in such fashion, given his deep and broad experience(s), but it still comes as something of a shock. He fully integrates himself into Kimbrough's world, living and breathing with the pianist and his music.
Together, all four men make for quite a combination. They stretch the fabric of swing ("Ode"), deliver deep-fried funky music ("Kudzu"), play it loose and pretty ("Beginning"), and explore the stark beauty that carries autumn into winter ("November"). In addition to the originals, Kimbrough and company add a wonderfully wobbly take on a John Lewis classic ("Afternoon In Paris"), turn in a gorgeous interpretation of a Kurt Weill work ("Trouble Man"), and close out the album with a classy nod to Rodgers and Hart ("It Never Entered My Mind"). Through it all, Kimbrough upholds and extends his reputation as a masterful musician capable of alternately giving shape and substance to the diaphanous and bending the shape of what has hitherto been structurally sound and solid.
Track Listing
The Call; Blue Smoke; November; Kudzu; Trouble Man; Herbivore; Ode; Beginning; Afternoon In Paris; It Never Entered My Mind.
Personnel
Frank Kimbrough
pianoFrank Kimbrough: piano; Steve Wilson: alto saxophone, soprano saxophone; Jay Anderson: bass; Lewis Nash: drums.
Album information
Title: Quartet | Year Released: 2014 | Record Label: Palmetto Records
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