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The Triangle, the second ECM release from this world-class post-Bill Evans trio, is both a consolidation of and an advance on their fine 1999 debut Achirana. In particular, Tsabropolous, a classically trained musician with little if any previous exposure to jazz, has acquired a more subtle yet potent fluidity of phrasing and sensitivity of touch than he revealed on that first release: sample the beautifully weighted mood he builds and sustains on the opening "Straight" (one of the best pieces here) and Ravel's "Pavane", for example. As on the previous release, the excellent Marshall is both muscular and sensi
The Triangle, the second ECM release from this world-class post-Bill Evans trio, is both a consolidation of and an advance on their fine 1999 debut Achirana. In particular, Tsabropolous, a classically trained musician with little if any previous exposure to jazz, has acquired a more subtle yet potent fluidity of phrasing and sensitivity of touch than he revealed on that first release: sample the beautifully weighted mood he builds and sustains on the opening "Straight" (one of the best pieces here) and Ravel's "Pavane", for example. As on the previous release, the excellent Marshall is both muscular and sensitive to requisite degree (hear his brush work on the lovely "Choral") while Andersen brings an essential dimension to the maturely conceived and characterful material through both a big, full, singing tone and a widely deployed rhythmic sensitivity (hear him kick on the driving "Lines" and caress on the limpid "Simple Thoughts"). If you'd like to explore some of the rich, essentially lyrical European terrain that lies between the trios of Keith Jarrett and Esbjörn Svensson, the 53 or so minutes of The Triangle offer as good a place as any to start. --Michael Tucker
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Manufacturer: Ecm Records
Release date: 11 May 2004
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0044003812123 UPC: 044003812123
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