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Greg Burk: Sound Neighbors

By Mark Corroto
October 13, 2021
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Just as they say in real estate, "location, location, location," the same can be said for the piano trio of

Greg Burk

piano
b.1969

" data-original-title="" title="">Greg Burk, bassist

Ron Seguin

bass

" data-original-title="" title="">Ron Seguin, and drummer

" data-original-title="" title="">Michel Lambert. Recorded in Rome, where the American Burk now makes his home, Sound Neighbors reunites the pianist with the Canadians Seguin (also a resident of Rome) and Lambert, who were last heard on Burk's Many Worlds (482 Music, 2009) with

Henry Cook

flute

" data-original-title="" title="">Henry Cook.

The music does travel well, meaning that locating the inspiration for these tracks obliges one to abandon some preconceptions. This is not just a piano trio. Recording with Lambert, who can often be heard with saxophonist Fran?ois Carrier, might be a clue that his role in the trio will be more than a drummer. He plays the ma?kotron on couple of tracks. It is a woodwind that has a reed mouthpiece plus trumpet valves with parts from a clarinet and euphonium. Heard on "Aphelion" and "On The Wet," Lambert channels the trio into sonic outer-spaceways that inspire Burk to manipulate the insides of his piano and Seguin to abandon traditional time keeping. If these sounds are not from your area code, the trio sounds very

Bill Evans

piano
1929 - 1980

" data-original-title="" title="">Bill Evans-like with the beautiful "Bimini," and Burk drops in

Thelonious Monk

piano
1917 - 1982

" data-original-title="" title="">Thelonious Monk quotations on "Scoop Extensions." Elsewhere, the title track is an exercise in momentum, one that finds grace in a gangly lollop and "Quatorze" a quiet meditation that levitates both body and soul. This is one special trio.

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Track Listing

Sound Neighbors; Quatorze; On The Wet; Understanding; Scoop Extension; Aphelion; La Ron De Lait; Good Habits; Bimini.

Personnel

Greg Burk

piano

Ron Seguin

bass

Michel Lambert

drums

Album information

Title: Sound Neighbors | Year Released: 2020 | Record Label: Tonos Records

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