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Pericopes: What What
ByThe music is identifiable with that of several artists including Jan Garbarek, and the duos of Charles Lloyd and Jason Moran, and Rudresh Mahanthappa and Vijay Iyer. To liken the duo's sounds to the above players is also to say they have a distinct sound. Opening with "La Danse Des Holothuries," a sea cucumber, the chamber piece melds the haunting soprano saxophone of Emiliano Vernizzi with the semi-classical piano touch of Alessandro Sgobbio. The composition, like all the music heard here, is built on momentum and the accumulation of energy and its release. The pair are custodians of the pulse, trading that role throughout the recording. "Danza Di Kuwa" is out loud, modulating its pace from subdued to stratospheric. The two versions of "The Windmills Trail" might be the best example of the symbiosis of these two players and their music. Both tracks allow the players to entwine their individual instruments around the others in service of the melody. The music is so very intimate, it often feels like being a voyeur on a private conversation.
Track Listing
La Danse Des Holothuries; Tzukiji; Cocteau; Danza Di Kuwa; What What; Martyrlied; The Windmills Trail; Orat 29; The Windmills Trail (reprise).
Personnel
Pericopes
variousEmi Vernizzi: soprano & tenor saxophone; Alessandro Sgobbio: piano.
Album information
Title: What What | Year Released: 2018 | Record Label: Unit Records
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