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Leslie Pintchik: In the Nature of Things

By Maurizio Zerbo
January 16, 2015
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Leslie Pintchik: In the Nature of Things

Ancora una volta la pianista statunitense si impone con lucida ed inventiva cifra stilistica. Il suo sestetto non si adagia sulla lezione post-boppistica in stile Blue Note, con il consueto sound rovente ed incalzante. La

Leslie Pintchik

piano

" data-original-title="" title="">Leslie Pintchik agisce sapientemente sulla tensione interna delle sue composizioni originali, imprimendo anche ai ritmi pi�� sostenuti una raffinata sensibilit�� melodica. Quanto alle dinamiche di gruppo, il ruolo dei fiati non si esaurisce nell'alternanza fra enunciazione del tema e l'improvvisazione prevista dai canoni del mainstream.

Tromba e batteria sono chiamati a definire la sostanza compositiva attraverso un elegante gioco contrappuntistico, mentre tocca al pianoforte enunciare le linee melodiche del tema. Il merito va ascritto all'arrangiatore

Scott Hardy

bass, acoustic

" data-original-title="" title="">Scott Hardy, peraltro splendido contrabbassista dalla sonorit�� piena e rotonda. Oltre ad assoli fluenti ed ispirati, la formazione condivide empaticamente il medesimo assunto di base: l'approccio melodico-ritmico articolato, unito ad un disteso approccio esecutivo di largo respiro. Elastico e sinuoso, si impone soprattutto il fraseggio di

Steve Wilson

saxophone
b.1961

" data-original-title="" title="">Steve Wilson grazie ad uno stile personale al sax alto e soprano.

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Track Listing

With You In Mind; I'd Turn Back If I Were You; I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face; Luscious; Sparkle; Terse Tune; Ripe; Ready!; There You Go.

Personnel

Leslie Pintchik

piano

Leslie Pintchik: piano; Steve Wilson: alto and soprano saxophones (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7); Ron Horton: trumpet and flugelhorn (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7); Scott Hardy: bass; Michael Sarin: drums; Satoshi Takeishi: percussion

Album information

Title: In the Nature of Things | Year Released: 2014 | Record Label: Pintch Hard Records

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