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Samo Salamon Bassless Trio: Unity
ByUnity finds Salamon in his usual eclectic mood. He is not afraid of distorted outbursts, as evidenced by the explosions on "Drop the D" and "Soundgarden," but he also creates quiet soundscapes and clear melodic lines.
Hollenbeck brings his propulsive energy to the proceedings, but is subdued and coloristic as well. Thus, the epic composition "Kei's Venice" ends with quiet rustling sounds and on "Moonless" he adds a glockenspiel interlude.
Followers of Salamon will recognize some of his old and recent signature compositions, including "Asking for a Break," "Moonless," "Seagulls in Maine" and "Kei's Secret." His new band members explore the tunes with zest and conviction and Unity is another worthy effort from Salamon. However, it would also be interesting to hear Salamon explore other formats again, like he did with Orchestrology (KGOSF Records, 2014), his recording with strings, and Ives (Samo Records, 2014), his meeting with two other guitarists: Manu Codjia and Mikkel Ploug.
Track Listing
Asking For a Break; Dawn; Kei's Venice; Holla Back; Soundgarden; Moonless; Seagulls In Maine; Drop the D; Pif; Kei's Secret.
Personnel
Julian Argüelles: tenor & soprano sax; Samo Salamon: guitar; John Hollenbeck: drums.
Album information
Title: Unity | Year Released: 2016 | Record Label: Samo Records
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