REVIEW: IAN SMITH - DAYBREAK

 

IAN SMITH - DAYBREAK (Emanem Disc, 2001):

Technical data:

Recorded at Red Rose, London

Recorded, Mixed and Edited by Dave Hunt. Produced by Steve Beresford.

Artwork by Marina Tadeu and Sebastian Smith.

Track List: 1- Daybreak, 2- Falange, Falanginha, Falngeta, 3- Carpe Dentum, 4- There We Are, 5- Coffee, 6- Blás, 7- Function of the Organ, 8- Don´t Even think About It, 9- Closely Linked, 10- Air Apparent, 11- Sometimes, 12- Hidden, 13- Windsurfing, 14- Go On

As always, Emanem Disc brings us improvisational and spontaneous music recorded by great musicians. This time is the work of great trumpetist Ian Smith (who also plays the flügelhorn) and who is joined here by great guitarist Derek Bailey (I commented some collaborations of this excellent artist on previous issues), Trombone master Gail Brand, Oren Marshall on tuba and Veryan Weston on chamber organ. The music here is an exploration into the combination of sounds that this musicans can achieve, sometimes in duet form, sometimes in trio, and sometimes all together (there is also one solo piece by Veryan Weston where he explores the possibilities of his instrument). The result is very spontaneous, going from organized chaos to melodic within the same track but without losing control. The thing that I like more from this type of recordings is that they "catch the moment" in which the recording was done...and that is something that can not be reproduced again on another recording done a different time. This guys have a lot to offer . Favorite tracks: "There We Are", "Carpe Dentum" and "Windsurfing". Contact: www.emanemdisc.com