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  | O`LEARY / STANKO / HART ~ LEVITATION
LEO 445 (Barcode: 5024792044528) ~ IRELAND ~ Free Jazz / Improvised Music
Recorded: 2000 Released: 2005
This is an album by an international Jazz / Improvised Music trio led by Irish guitarist / composer Mark O`LearyFind albums by this artist with legendary Polish trumpeter Tomasz StankoFind albums by this artist and no less legendary American drummer Billy HartFind albums by this artist. The album presents fourteen original compositions, seven of which are by O`Leary and seven are credited to all three members of the trio.
The music, at least in the pieces composed by O`Leary, is based on pre-composed melody lines, which are then expanded by the trio into improvised statements, as appropriate for the Free Jazz / Improvised Music idiom. Since there is very little melodic content per se, the music is mostly about the process of conversation developing between the three musicians.
O´Leary uses mostly series of single note barrages and arpeggios, produced by his guitar, which does not employ and electronic devises except for reverb, resulting in very clear and precise statements. His fiery soloing might even appeal to open-minded Fusion fans. Stanko, as usual, uses his "dirty" / hoarse tone, which balances very effectively against the guitar. Hart does everything except playing time, which of course is self explanatory under these circumstances.
Overall this is an interesting album of Improvised Music, which includes many excellent statements by the trio members and is especially valuable to the many fans of the late Tomasz Stanko, since this album is rarely mentioned in his discographies. Definitely worth investigating!
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