Charles Evans – baritone
saxophone, Dave Liebman soprano saxophone, Ron Stablinsky – Piano, Tony Marino
– Bass
(Review by Steve Horowitz)
This album was written
by Charles Evans specifically for the Soprano Sax of Dave Liebman the album was
recorded in St. Stephens Episcopal Church in Pennsylvania
Dreamed-Out March sees staccato type exchanges between Soprano and
Baritone then Stabinsky’s light piano takes over before the horns join in for the
finale.
Certain Soprano is a gentle mournful showcase for
Liebman’s eloquent soprano. Mahler
Method is an extended piece
featuring the whole quartet. Interruptions with the non reed players predominant
separates this piece from the title and longest track on the album Subliminal Leaps. This is a little more uptempo
than the rest of the album with the soprano and Baritone playing off against
each other once more. The
album concludes with the short piece Reprise.
.Evans and Liebman
aficionados will I’m sure enjoy this freely improvised,
introspective, tonal work. Personally I found this album rather heavy and quite
hard work maybe the absence of any drums to drive the music along contributed to
my inability to fully engage with the music. Hopefully this reviewer will
reflect on this audio experience with a little more positivity once the
subliminal effects of this piece have begun to lodge in his psyche.
Charles Evans –
Subliminal Leaps will be released on the
More is More label on September 10.
Steve.
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