Brian Drye – Trio Love Call (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 56:57 minutes | 541 GB | Genre: Jazz
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Trombonist Brian Drye has spent the last two decades exploring and performing the vast array of music that is available in the NYC area. This includes jazz of all eras, rock, funk, salsa, gospel, reggae, balkan, Pakistani, Mexican, Haitian, Brazilian Forro and Klezmer. The result is one of most distinctive and personal approaches to playing the trombone in music today. This began in his youth as his father shared with him the music of Ellington and Mingus. He continued developing his sound on the trombone learning directly from masters like Hal Crook, Buddy Morrow and Roswell Rudd.
In Drye’s own words: The trombone is unlimited in what sounds it can make and the expressive features of the instrument are vast. Many of these songs were originally conceived as vehicles for solo trombone. Open space and sparse musical structures make room to hear the nuance of all these sounds together.
Joining Drye on this release are two other distinctive voices in today’s improvised music scene, cellist Hank Roberts and Ches Smith on the congas. Ches Smith (Mr. Bungle, John Zorn) and Brian met in 2009 and formed an immediate bond over a shared interest in 60’s psychedelic minimalism. Ches is a disciple of Haitian drumming, an influence he brings to the rhythmic feel of this ensemble. Hank Roberts (Bill Frisell) is one of Brian’s musical heroes whom he cold-called one day to perform as a guest in his band Bizingas. One of the world’s premier improvisers, cellists and sound scientists, Hank has included Brian in his sextet and collaborated with him in many other projects.
Tracklist
01. Brian Drye featuring Hank Roberts and Ches Smith – Ze (for Billy)
02. Brian Drye featuring Hank Roberts and Ches Smith – Ze (for Billy)
03. Brian Drye featuring Hank Roberts and Ches Smith – Ze (for Billy)
04. Brian Drye featuring Hank Roberts and Ches Smith – Ze (for Billy)
05. Brian Drye featuring Hank Roberts and Ches Smith – Ze (for Billy)
06. Brian Drye featuring Hank Roberts and Ches Smith – Ze (for Billy)
07. Brian Drye featuring Hank Roberts and Ches Smith – Ze (for Billy)
08. Brian Drye featuring Hank Roberts and Ches Smith – Ze (for Billy)
09. Brian Drye featuring Hank Roberts and Ches Smith – Ze (for Billy)
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