Dick Sisto - End of Time

Styles: Vibraphone Jazz
Year: 2000
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:58
Size: 124,8 MB
Art: Front

( 8:08)  1. End of Time
( 5:52)  2. Rhythm Thing
( 6:33)  3. You Must Believe in Spring
( 7:57)  4. Two Five City
(10:25)  5. Nature Boy
( 6:00)  6. Nobody Else but Me
( 5:42)  7. Insider
( 3:18)  8. Back to Nature

Vibraphonist Dick Sisto's follow up to his earlier independently produced CD, American Love Song, is worth seeking. He's backed by a strong rhythm section, including pianist Kenny Werner, bassist Drew Gress, and either Steve Davis or Barry Ries on drums. His "End of Time" was written for the funeral of a good friend, but there's nothing maudlin about the tune; it is a driving yet reflective number. "Rhythm Thing" is another fine original by the leader, an uptempo bop chart that features Barry Ries on flügelhorn; Sisto also composed "Two Five City," a strutting hard bop vehicle. 

His interpretations of standards are also inspired. "You Must Believe in Spring" is played with a samba feeling, "Nature Boy" has a more exotic air than usual due to Sisto's use of a talking drum in addition to vibes. Ries also plays talking drum on several selections, including his composition "Insider," which has a captivating theme that is hard to predict. The closer, "Back to Nature," is a group improvisation by Sisto, Werner, and Ries that moves easily into free jazz. ~ Ken Dryden https://www.allmusic.com/album/end-of-time-mw0000006131

Personnel:  Dick Sisto - Vibraphone; Barry Ries - Trumpet/Flugelhorn; Kenny Werner - Piano; Drew Gress - Bass; Steve Davis - Drums

End of Time

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