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The Common Quartet: The Hive
ByThis is a standard jazz quartet, saxophone in front of the piano/bass/drums rhythm, with an equality of input that gives the sounds an energized chamber feeling, on the opener, "Zam," penned by saxophonist Trachy. It's a tune the builds momentum, then pulls back for pianist Nitzan Gavrieli's angular solo, backed nicely by drummer Alex Wyatt's percussive rumble-jumble. Bassist Pablo Menares-penned "Lem," is an inward reverie, featuring guest Steve Cardenas on guitar, on a tune that floats like a cloud, buoyed by drummer Wyatt's light, shuffling touch. Pianist Gavrieli's "Gemmi" shifts the mood to mysterious, with perhaps a middle-eastern flavor; and drummer Wyatt's casts a beautiful, elegiac spell.
With the shared tune-smithing, the group still holds onto a cohesive sound, and maintains it with a couple of standards, a zingy take on John Coltrane's "Lazy Bird," and a relaxed-yet bold roll with Charlie Parker's "Big Foot," on this very promising debut by the Common Quartet.
Track Listing
Zam; Lem; Gemmi; Don't Hide; Traffic Song; En Otro Lugar; Lazy Bird; Empty Castle; Big Foot.
Personnel
Seth Trachy: tenor saxophone; Nitzan Gavrieli: piano; Pablo Menares: bass; Alex Wyatt: drums
Album information
Title: The Hive | Year Released: 2016 | Record Label: Self Produced
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