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| Music for Nonet and Strings - Chamber Song |
| Alan Ferber |
első megjelenés éve: 2010
64 perc |
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| (2010)
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CD |
| 4.840 Ft
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| 1. | The River
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| 2. | Interlude
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| 3. | Paradox
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| 4. | Magnolia
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| 5. | Fables
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| 6. | Ice Cave
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| 7. | Union Blues
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| 8. | Sedona
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| 9. | In
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Jazz
Alan Ferber - trombone
Scott Wendholt - trumpet
Jon Gordon - saxophone
John Ellis - tenor saxophone
Douglas Yates - bass clarinet
Nate Radley - guitar
Bryn Roberts - piano
Matt Clohesy - bass- acoustic
Mark Ferber - drums
J. C. Sanford - string quintet
The nonet format holds a special place in jazz.
The format produces the wide array of voices and colors of a big band, while maintaining the tight, quicksilver unity of a small ensemble. Miles Davis and Gil Evans put the format on the map with their historic 1948-50 Birth of the Cool recordings. The Oakland, CA-born, New York-based trombonist/composer/bandleader Alan Ferber – one of the scene’s most in-demand session players, as evidenced by his work with Charlie Hunter, Kenny Wheeler, and Diana Krall – has advanced the nonet forward into the twenty-first century with his own nine-piece aggregation. His Sunnyside debut, Chamber Songs, is his latest installment in the evolution of the genre, with the augmentation of strings, inspired by his cellist wife.
The nonet, featuring tenor saxophonist John Ellis, guitarist Nate Ratley, and bass clarinetist Douglas Yates, and augmented by a fluid and formidable string ensemble conducted by J.C. Sanford, unveils nine selections that sonically symbolize a true marriage of notes and tones in complete harmony.
Trombonist Alan Ferber has languished on the N.Y.C. scene as a sideman and occasional bandleader since the late '90s, here finally realizing a dream come true in combining his nine-piece modern jazz nonet with a large progressive string ensemble. Inspired by his wife, cellist Jody Redhage, Ferber has conjured up -- along with conductor J.C. Sanford -- music that is based on blue moods, richly written symphonic parts, punchy horn charts, and American art or folk forms. In the string section are legitimate jazz players, in this case soloists like Zach Brock and Sara Caswell, and from the contemporary scene excellent players like saxophonists Jon Gordon (alto/soprano) and John Ellis (tenor only), trumpeter Scott Wendholt, bass clarinetist Douglas Yates, and the exceptional pianist Bryn Roberts. Oftentimes the music really flourishes, as on the developed "Sedona," where you hear Ferber's involved and intricate writing, or during Gordon's "Paradox," where road song meets the chamber aspects of the group above ground. Then there's the juggernaut visage of "Union Blues," as the horns romp and stomp around, firmly but in sparring punches. Roberts is a player to keep an ear on, as he's formulating original thoughts in the modal arena, as clearly heard during the arresting, mid-level dramatic "Fables," but there's also a slow and hot Southern wind that he and guitarist Nate Radley grip on "Magnolia." Ferber's concept is solid, the music balanced 50/50 and enjoyable beyond conventional terms. Hopefully this can be a continuing work in progress, for the sown seeds are there to produce more beautiful hybrid flowers. ~ Michael G. Nastos, All Music Guide
Alan Ferber
Active Decades: '90s and '00s
Born: Jan 18, 1975 in Oakland, CA
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Jazz Instrument, Trombone Jazz |
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