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| 3.5 great | Alabaster Jones | January 24th 17 |
Oftentimes in free jazz there is a dichotomy at play, with contrast being the main concept. Loud versus quiet, melody versus dissonance, structure versus freedom; there's a free jazz album for them all. Sensations Of Tone is a look at the latter of those three and it's played pretty straight. The odd numbered songs on the tracklist are all free improvisation composed on the spot by Ellery Eskelin on the tenor sax, Christian Weber on the bass, and Michael Griener on the drums, which are often more hushed in tone and composition than usual. The even numbered songs on the tracklist are all reworkings of classic bebop songs, full of melody and groovy rhythm. The contrast here is very clear, and as such the album accomplishes what it's going for quite easily. It's a pretty nice slab of avant-garde jazz, so if that's your thing, you can't go wrong here.
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| 3.0 good | Pon EMERITUS | May 1st 17 |
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