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Toby Koenigsberg Trio: Sense
The same scheme is in effect on "Stellaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!, a two-part invention based on "Stella By Starlight. The group nips mischievously at the fringes of the melody, dropping more and more hints of her identity. But just as she's about to be revealed, the trio glides seamlessly into "My Foolish Heart," a ballad played so wonderfully straight that it almost seems out of place. Koenigsberg's waltz "Variant Strain shows his propensity to use a repeating bass figure as the center of his compositions. Not coincidentally, this song contains what may be the best all-around soloing on the disc, including Palmer's thrashing drums and Abbott's throbbing pizzicato bass.
With its humor, sense of style, and flat-out chops, Toby Koenigsberg's trio will engender comparisons to the Bad Plus. Both trios upend conventional song structures and expand contemporary definitions of jazz with an iconoclasm that's always been part of the music's best tradition.
Track Listing
Thirteenth Species; Oblivion; Stellaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! (one); My Foolish Heart; So Sorry Please; Variant Strain; Stellaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! (two); Show Type Tune; Realizing.
Personnel
Toby Koenigsberg
pianoToby Koenigsberg: piano; Tyler Abbott: bass; Jason Palmer: drums.
Album information
Title: Sense | Year Released: 2007 | Record Label: Origin Records
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