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  | ARILD ANDERSEN ~ IN-HOUSE SCIENCE
ECM 2594 (Barcode: 602567168973) ~ NORWAY ~ Jazz
Recorded: 2016 Released: 2018
This is the third album by the trio led by Norwegian Jazz bassist / composer Arild AndersenFind albums by this artist, with British saxophonist Tommy SmithFind albums by this artist and Italian (resident in Norway) drummer Paolo VinacciaFind albums by this artist. The album was recorded live during a performance in Austria and presents six tracks, all original compositions by Andersen. The music was mixed and mastered by my Friend Jan Erik KongshaugFind albums by this artist and offers the expected spectacular sound quality.
Andersen has been my favorite Jazz bass players since as long as I can remember, and he impersonates the European Jazz essence more profoundly than most. His impeccable technique, creative virtuosity and sublime compositions are always a source of great joy and inspiration.
This trio showcases Andersen’s bass more prominently than most of his other ensembles, and the long lasting camaraderie with his partners herein is immediately apparent. The trio performs as one organic body, always perfectly in sync and unified in their goal to interpret the music with deep feeling and personal involvement, but observing the communal spirit.
Despite the fact that the music is quite intricate, both harmonically and rhythmically, the trio cuts through the tricky material like a knife through butter, elegantly and always exactly on the dot, with a Swiss-watch precision. All three members of the trio get plenty of opportunity to show their chops, but as already stated, the bass remains the dominant focus of the music, defining both the melodic and the rhythmic framework of the music.
Overall, this is a stunning piece of European Jazz, serving as a showcase of Andersen’s bass virtuosity, but at the same time displaying the depth and complexity of his compositions, as well as presenting an incredible ensemble work by the trio. As anything recorded by Andersen, this is pure gold from start to finish, with no dull moments for the entire duration and a triumph of European Jazz ingenuity, which takes the music into s completely different aesthetic plane.
| | Updated: 11/01/2024Posted: 11/01/2024 | CD 1 Slipcase Recommend To A Friend |
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