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Tim Stevens Double Trio: with whom you can be who you are
ByAustralian pianist Tim Stevensbest known perhaps for his work with his "improvisation trio"tries his hands at the "with strings" format with With Whom You Can Be With Who You Are. The album features his Double Trioa standard jazz piano trio joined by three string playersviolin, viola and cello.
The music is an egalitarian affair. At times it leans more toward the jazz-side of soundthe disc's opener, the jaunty "a.o." that introduces the disc with a marvelous, multifaceted, minute long drum solo by Tony Floydat others the mood draws more from a classical chamber jazz approach: the gracefully swooping "m.b."
The compositions (Stevens calls them movements), all originals, are named with the initials of what Stevens' describes as "dear friends of mine," people "with whom you can be who you are." Crafting a sound to capture the essence of individual human beings is certainly a tricky business. Stevens has, befittingly, created seven complex, multidimensional, compelling and purely beautiful movements, a suite celebrating the bright side of the human soul.
Stevens is a master improviser who solos with, by turns, eloquence and energy, with an introspective elan and a reverent, touching tenderness. His arrangements exploit the strings to perfectionthe players are animated with an assured intensity and a joyous panache.
Those individuals Tim Stevens nods to with this music must be wonderful people. This gorgeous and irresistable music says so.
Track Listing
a.o.; m.k.; s.b.; m.b.; l.s.; m.i.; t.h.
Personnel
Tim Stevens
pianoMadeleine Jevons, violin; Phoebe Green, viola; Naomi Wileman, cello; Tony Floyd, drums; Marty Holoubek, bass; Tim Stevens, piano.
Album information
Title: with whom you can be who you are | Year Released: 2018 | Record Label: Rufus Records
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