Reasons for Moving feat. Fred Frith, Darren Johnston & Larry Ochs (USA/GB/F/CH)
Darren Johnston: trumpet
Fred Frith: electric & prepared guitar
Larry Ochs: tenor, sopranino saxophone
Sébastien Jeser: bass
Samuel Duehsler: drums
Das Schöne an dieser Band ist, dass Darren Johnstons Trompete und Larry Ochs’ Saxophone so gut harmonieren, in ähnlichen Klangbereichen. Fred Frith ist der ideale Mittelfeldspieler, der perfekt zwischen den Bläsern und der Rhythm Section ausbalanciert, egal ob er dunkle Nuancen einbringt oder bei Gelegenheit unter den wirbelnden Horns oder mit ihnen soliert. Bei einigen Stücken erhält Frith die Gelegenheit, die Partie zu führen, hinauszugreifen und das Quintett in einen eigenartig verdrehten (Prog?-)Rock-Verband umzukrempeln. Diese Stücke bewegen sich irgendwo zwischen Massacre und Material, sind aber trotzdem etwas ganz Eigenständiges. (Bruce Gallanter, DMG Monthly)
(“Reasons for Moving”) stamp their class as improvisation and free jazz explode in aural splendor and imaginative propulsion in this collaboration. Each has established an undiluted reputation as a forward thinker in taking improvised music into new realms. Change for them is a constant challenge, one they meet on-the-go as they play with their own bands and with other musicians who answer to a similar calling. …Composition has a certain place in their vocabulary, but the larger attributes come when they work outside of the framework. Notation can be the bridge between improvised passages as much as it can herald the beginning or the end. Surprise is welcome, and adds to the impact, but the bigger bang comes from the interplay between the members. — All About Jazz
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