Gordon Beeferman Trio,
Out In Here
This collection of improvised music places us into Beeferman's new piano trio outing. At times Out In Here possesses a physical dominance that's pulled from Cecil Taylor's early 60s work, and at other moments evolves into textural and fluid bits much like a Paul Bley piece. These strong structural landscapes are carried through the entire recording. Production-wise this CD is a dream. With a wide stereo image Out In Here comes off clear with tight pacing.
- Gordon Beeferman - Piano
- James Ilgenfritz - Double Bass
- Michael Evans - Drums
Yoni Kretzmer / Pascal Niggenkemper / Weasel Walter, ProtestMusic
Right out of the gate, from the album title to the very first note, ProtestMusic elicits emotional, reactionary movements. If these two CDs were Abstract Expressionists, ProtestMusic would be Jackson Pollock while Out In Here would be Barnett Newman.
ProtestMusic is raw and organic. Pulling from the stylings of Frank Lowe, Charles Gayle, and Pharaoh Sanders, Yoni Kretzmer's dense tenor playing appears front and center in this piano-less trio. With Kretzmer as the nervous system, Pascal Niggenkemper and Weasel Walter form a strong (and deformed) skeleton to complete this disjointed body.
- Yoni Kretzmer - Tenor Saxophone
- Pascal Niggenkemper - Double Bass
- Weasel Walter - Drums
