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| 1. | I Have a Dream
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| 2. | Black Comedy
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| 3. | Number 4
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| 4. | Erato
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| 5. | Snuck In
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Jazz
David Weiss - trumpet
JD Allen - tenor saxophone
Nir Felder - guitar
Matt Clohesy - bass- acoustic
Jamire Williams - drums
The late 1960's were a turbulent but exciting time for jazz. The music seemed to simultaneously get more complex and simpler at the same time as a variety of influences infused the music. Some were experimenting with soul, rock and exotic rhythms from the India and the Far East. Others were carrying on the innovations of the second great Miles Davis quintet, using the group's evershifting rhythms and harmonic complexities as a springboard to new compositional ideas. Some somehow combined both to create some new, exciting music.
The Point of Departure Quintet is re-examining some of the most innovative music of the period, some of it neglected, some, perhaps, never quite as developed as it could have been as things seemed to move at a pace during that period that left some music from being fully realized as they quickly moved on to the next new thing. Among the composers being re-examined and re-imagined are Andrew Hill, Tony Williams and, Herbie Hancock.
Akihiro Nishimura Assistant
Andrew Hill Composer
Charles Moore Composer
Christopher Drukker Graphic Design
Herbie Hancock Composer
Joe Barbaria Mixing, Engineer
John Abbott Photography
Katsu Naito Mastering
Luke Kaven Tray Photo
R. Andrew Lepley Cover Photo
Tony Williams Composer
Jazz music of the late 1960s epitomizes the revolutionary zeal of the decade. Musicians experimented with all facets of their music including compositional form, improvisation and the inclusion of far flung musical sources. Trumpeter David Weiss and Point of Departure Quintet look to capture and expand upon this spirit on their new recording, Snuck In. Recording live at New York's famed Jazz Standard, this all star group of New York based musicians renew the tradition that inspires them.
Most jazz trumpeters are, with all good reason, influenced by the pervasive sound of Miles Davis, but David Weiss would like to introduce you to someone else. Former Detroiter Charles Moore, the frontman for the legendary Contemporary Jazz Quintet featuring Kenn Cox, is his man, for many a shadow figure who has been living in Los Angeles, working with Eternal Wind, Adam Rudolph, and Yusef Lateef on occasion. Weiss and his quintet, dubbed Point of Departure, play Moore's music in this live set on a single night at the Jazz Standard in New York City, with another ex-Detroiter, J.D. Allen, as his front-line mate on tenor sax, much as Leon Henderson was with Moore in CJQ. Accompanied by guitarist Nir Felder, the excellent bassist Matt Clohesy, and drummer Jamire Williams, Weiss has a very tight band that is also elastic enough to do just about anything on the spot. They can churn up a storm, shout out with the horns, or extrapolate from original melody lines ad infinitum. "Number 4," at a whopping 20 minutes, is typical of Moore's approach in its hard-to-post bop-to-fusion vision, slightly soured as Weiss and Allen push their instruments just over the tipping point. The title track expresses Moore's fondness for ostinato modality, as Clohesy sets up his bassline as an anchor while the others run tangents out of or around it. Of course the Miles Davis factor is not far removed -- after all, he did come before Moore -- as the band does a jam on Herbie Hancock's "I Have a Dream," and jump up for the busy Tony Williams composition "Black Comedy" with Jamire Williams in the driver's seat. Andrew Hill's ballad "Erato" is also included in this exceptional set of music, leaving the listener craving more -- hopefully in a second volume -- from this very talented, cohesive ensemble. ~ Michael G. Nastos, Rovi
David Weiss
Active Decade: '00s
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Jazz Instrument, Trumpet Jazz
Trumpeter David Weiss began working in New York in the mid-'80s, playing with Jaki Byard, Frank Foster, and Jimmy Heath, studying with fellow trumpeters Tommy Turrentine and Bill Hardman, and leading jam sessions nicknamed "After Hours" at the Blue Note club. By 1990, he had formed a band that, over the subsequent five years, included contributions from tenor Craig Handy, bassist Christian McBride, and drummer Jeff Watts. In 1996, he formed the New Jazz Composers Octet from a variety of young New York players and composers, and the group debuted on record with 1999's First Steps into Reality. (The group also appeared on Freddie Hubbard's 2001 LP New Colors.) Their proper follow-up was 2003's Walkin' the Line. Weiss has also led a sextet (including twin brothers Marcus and E.J. Strickland), and released his first album as a leader, Breathing Room, in 2002. The Mirror followed in 2004.
---John Bush & Bradley Torreano, Rovi |
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