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Tyshawn Sorey Trio: Mesmerism

By Mark Corroto
June 27, 2022
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To say that Mesmerism by the

Tyshawn Sorey

drums
b.1980

" data-original-title="" title="">Tyshawn Sorey Trio is a departure from the drummer's regular programming is an understatement. Rather than perform his own compositions, he has assembled this trio to perform some jazz classics and standards. Sorey only held a brief rehearsal before recording this studio session. Typically, he prefers intricate arrangements and repeated run-throughs before documenting his ensembles. Here he relies on pianist

Aaron Diehl

piano

" data-original-title="" title="">Aaron Diehl and bassist

Matt Brewer

bass
b.1983

" data-original-title="" title="">Matt Brewer's ingrained knowledge of standards and musical instincts. Diehl is certainly qualified to fill this piano seat with his elegant touch. Although he was born in 1985, his sound is from a bygone era. Brewer is another heavy swinger, evidenced by his recent releases as a leader, and work with Sorey in

Steve Lehman

saxophone, alto

" data-original-title="" title="">Steve Lehman's ensemble.

Given a blindfold test, one might misidentify this trio as that of

Hank Jones

piano
1918 - 2010

" data-original-title="" title="">Hank Jones or maybe even

Tommy Flanagan

piano
1930 - 2001

" data-original-title="" title="">Tommy Flanagan, both supreme compliments to Sorey and company. Blues feel and swing are paramount with the music.

Duke Ellington

piano
1899 - 1974

" data-original-title="" title="">Duke Ellington's "Rem Blues" (only available on the CD and streaming version) oozes with a hypnotic ching-a-ling swing, Brewer's bass solo is like an evangelizing preacher. Sorey's vision, to perform the music in a straight-ahead manner, brings to the forefront the grandeur of compositions such as

Horace Silver

piano
1928 - 2014

" data-original-title="" title="">Horace Silver's "Enchantment" and "Autumn Leaves," with hints of

Bill Evans

piano
1929 - 1980

" data-original-title="" title="">Bill Evans's contribution to trio music; the trio reveals a vulnerable, gentle approach to their performance. The only deconstructed version heard here is

Paul Motian

drums
1931 - 2011

" data-original-title="" title="">Paul Motian's "From Time To Time," where the trio moves from abstraction to concrete melody.

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Track Listing

Enchantment; Detour Ahead; Autumn Leaves; From Time To Time; Two Over One; Rem Blues.

Personnel

Tyshawn Sorey

drums

Aaron Diehl

piano

Matt Brewer

bass

Album information

Title: Mesmerism | Year Released: 2022 | Record Label: Yeros7 Music

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