John
Escreet - Piano, Fender Rhodes; David Binney - Alto/Sop Saxophones;
Chris Potter – Tenor Saxophone; Matt Brewer –Bass; Jim
Black – Drums. With Adam Rogers- Guitar(tracks 5&7); Louis
Cole and Genevieve Artadi, Nina Geiger Vocals (track 7)
(Review by Steve H.)
This album release could be
more poignant with the US US
The album begins with a dreamy
string introduction Axis of
Hope which rolls seamlessly
into He Who Dares a cracking contemporary ensemble
piece. The title track begins slowly with a sparse introduction from Escreet
the strings than join in softly before the piece explodes with an exhilarating
cacophony of noise from the all of the players this represents the perceived ‘Sabotage’
of Obamas’s campaign.by various degrees of subterfuge preventing
voters casting their ballet The ‘Celebration’ then begins representing Obama’s
victory the rhythm section takes over with an invigorating mid
section before the horns bring us to a triumphant finale. The Decapitator is a more tranquil piece played just
by the trio. Laura Angela features Escreet on Fender Rhodes and
is a relatively funky number. Animal Style is a robust number with truly
wonderful solo’s by both saxophonists. The album concludes with Beyond Your Wildest Dreams featuring some fascinating
vocals as the title alludes the listener is taken on a glorious magical
musical uplifting journey full of hope and promise.
This is a really enjoyable
album and has certainly inspired me to get hold of Escreet’s previous work.
Sadly we are once again in a period of ‘Sabotage’ as far as Obama is concerned
and this reviewer is looking forward to the time when the US
Available October 15.
Steve H.
1 comment :
Hi Steve thanks for the review. Do you recommend any other particular work of Escreet's?
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