Jasper Hoiby – Fellow Creatures (2016) [Bandcamp FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

This is a remarkable record. Jasper Hoiby is a bass virtuoso of the highest order. But the real interest of the recording is the compositions/arrangements. The group is keenly attuned to the bassist’s concept and play as if their lives depended on it. And perhaps they do, for the CD has a eco-concept behind it with titles like “Plastic Island” “Song for the Bees” and ‘Collective Spaces”. If ever there is a documentary about what life was like on planet earth, this could be the soundtrack. It seems to catch us in a final desperate plea (to ourselves) to CARE for all this beauty. The interactions within the group ably represent a kind of care and caring. Lots of dialogue, subtle ensemble work, joyful bursts of enthusiasm and musical jests. It is serious music but also serious fun. Surely there are some future major jazz stars here including the trumpet player, Laura Hurd. But the players mostly stay focused on the meaning of each brilliant composition without asserting themselves on lengthy solos.

Tracklist
01. Folk Song 6:11
02. Fellow Creatures 7:29
03. World Of Contradictions 3:56
04. Little Song for Mankind 6:51
05. Song for the Bees 4:47
06. Tangible 6:30
07. Collective Spaces 3:03
08. Suddenly, Everyone 7:33
09. Before 3:15
10. Plastic Island 5:33

Musicians
Jasper Høiby – double bass
Mark Lockheart – tenor saxophone
Laura Jurd – trumpet, flugelhorn
Will Barry – piano
Corrie Dick – drums

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