Rich Perry - Hearsay

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2002
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 63:49
Size: 184,5 MB
Art: Front

( 9:03)  1. King Baby
( 8:56)  2. Hearsay
(10:14)  3. Sam
( 6:30)  4. Penance
( 8:26)  5. Bigos
( 7:54)  6. Gymel
( 7:39)  7. Then From Now
( 5:03)  8. On Clouds Danced

Rich Perry's eighth Steeplechase disc makes a point of featuring the little-known trumpeter/composer Steve Lampert, who penned all but two of the tunes for the session. Bassist Dennis Irwin and drummer Jeff Hirshfield complete the lineup. The absence of a chordal instrument makes for a lot of harmonic openness, and that serves these sparse, freebop-oriented tunes just fine. Lampert, playing muted all the way through, proves to be a fluid and compelling soloist. As a composer, he gravitates toward unusual rhythmic feels, the best examples being the modified 12-bar blues "Gymel" and the agitated double-time "Penance." Perry seems to thrive on these relatively abstract themes; his interaction with the rhythm section is typically laid-back and imaginative.

Personnel: Rich Perry (tenor saxophone); Steve Lampert (trumpet); Dennis Irwin (bass); Jeff Hirshfield (drums).

Hearsay

---