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Vlatko: Subjective Experience In A Commercial Free Zone
ByThe lengthy album title duly implies that Vlatkovich is blending a free form improv mindset into works that are structured and attainable. Hence, we get the best of both jazz worlds. The program is modeled with asymmetrical rhythms, swaying motifs and simmering ascents. Otherwise, McNally is a strong foil for the leader. On "In The Interest of Only Those Concerned," he comps with breezy chord clusters while adding a rather polite overtone, as the quartet eventually reformulates the piece, decorated with drummer John "Vatos" Hernandez' Latin overlays. However, the guitarists turns up the heat, armed with a foreboding search and conquer solo spot, followed by bassist Dominic Genova's exploratory lines.
Vlatkovich tempers the frothy proceedings down a few notches on the ballad, "If Only Maybe Were a Probability," with his vividly soulful lines, supported by the band's warm accompaniment, but" Saint Something or Our Lady of Whatever" gels to an armada of mid-tempo bop phrasings that are deconstructed during the bridge section, where the guitarist's animated and penetrating solo casts a sense of despair. But Vlatkovich flips the scenario into a heated and swarming vibe via his blustery, hardboiled attack. It's an engrossing session that ages well, as slight revelations uncannily crop up on additional spins.
Track Listing
Motely Mountebanks; In the Interest of Only Those Concerned STOP; Strodaad; Sometimes Always; If Only Maybe Were a Probability; Knowers Don't Know So Guessers Guess; Saint Something or Our Lady of Whatever; Undoug Fug = -(doug unfug).
Personnel
Michael Vlatkovich
tromboneMichael Vlatkovich: trombone, compositions; Tom McNalley electric guitar; Dominic Genova: electric bass; John "Vatos" Hernandez drums, percussion.
Album information
Title: Subjective Experience In A Commercial Free Zone | Year Released: 2015 | Record Label: pfMentum
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About Michael Vlatkovich
Instrument: Trombone
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