REVIEW: MILO FINE JAZZ ENSEMBLE - KOI / KLOPS

 

MILO FINE JAZZ ENSEMBLE - KOI / KLOPS (Emanem Disc, 2001):

Technical data:

Diigital Concert Recordings done by Milo Fine

Mastering by Dan Rein

Photo by Paul Higgins.

Track List: 1- MF/SG 121001, 2- MF/SG 121002, 3- MF/SG/JS/NS 22011, 4- MF/SG/JS/NS 22012, 5- MF/SG/SN (incorporating elements of "181" by Scott Newell)

Milo Fine plays a lot of instruments ....and on this recording he is playing electronic drums, drums, piano, clarinet, electronic clarinet, violin and celeste (what a variety of different instruments!!). The recordings presented here are from three Milo Fine concerts, one on Decmber 2000 and the others on February an April of 2001. He is joined here by Steve Gnitka on amplified guitar, Jason Shapiro on piano and synthesizer, Nathan Smith on acoustic bass and guitar an dbass clarinet and Scott Newell on tenor saxophone and vocals. Playing in different line ups through the recordings, allows Fine to experiment with different musical formats, letting his imagination fly, and combining his sounds with the ones produced by the other musicians in order to create his musical structures. There is a lot of jazz influence on this particular recording, specially on the first track where Milo pays the piano and on certain acoustic bass passages. This is recommended listening for those who like improvisation and spontaneity. Favorite tracks: "MF/SG 121001" and "MF/SG/JS/NS 22012". Contact: www.emanemdisc.com