BARRY GUY/ HOWARD RILEY / PHILIPP WACHSMANN - IMPROVISATIONS ARE FOREVER NOW (Emanem Disc, 2002)
Produced by Martin Davidson
Recorded by Adma Skeaping
Cover by Barry Guy
Tracks: 1- Trio One; 2- Trio two; 3- Trio three; 4- Trio Four; 5- Trio Five; 6- Trio Six; 7- Trio Seven; 8- Trio Eight; 9- Trio nine, 10- Trio ten; 11- Trio Eleven
Here is another recording by a couple of musicians whose great music we have reviewed before: This time double bass master Barry Guy and piano magician Howard Riley are joined by Philipp Wachsmann on violin to create some trio improvisations. And the result is excellent, sometimes with a lot of cohession and osmetimes chaotic but with the musicians always in control of the spontaneous compositions. There are two types of trio tracks here: the first eight ones that were recorded in December 1977 and the last three that were recorded in January 1979 and you can feel the difference among this two groups of improvisations. Also we can listen that some trios are done in order to create atmospheres like for example "Trio Three" by using some double bass and violin sustained note while experimenting with the other instruments and some other trios are more like experimentation with melodic and chaotic lines played by each of the musicians (As an example you should check "Trio Four"). A must for lovers of spontaneous music.
Favorite tracks: "Trio One"; "Trio Four" and "Trio ten"
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