Graham Reid | | <1 min read
We have passed this way previously with drummer/composer Edward Ware, an expat Kiwi living between New York and Barcelona.
Two years ago we reviewed his Taking Shostakovich Out which we liked for a number of reasons as you may see.
This time out Ware is with trumpeter Waage and guitarist Urheim, and once more we are quite taken with it for its measured jazz and group improvisations.
From the Tijuana-gone-free of Waage's Transients and the sprightly, joyful passages of Ware's Fragments through the mesmerizing and evocative improvisations on Emergence (with lonely trumpet and subtle, minimal and glistening guitar presence) and the ballad Landscape, this is a journey which rarely leans into the most demanding regions of the free landscape but has its heart melody, clever interplay and just enough challenge to keep you alert.
It is contemporary jazz and improvisation with a keen intelligence from a trio we'd hope would stay together for a while.
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You can hear and buy this album at bandcamp here
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