拉爾夫．阿萊西 Ralph Alessi: Imaginary Friends (CD) 【ECM】

Trumpeter Ralph Alessi’s first two ECM albums as a leader – Baida (2013) and Quiver (2016) – justly earned him high praise. The New York Times lauded the “elegant precision and power” of Baida, while The Guardian extolled Quiver, pointing to the leader’s “flawless technique and ability to draw on jazz tradition while avoiding its clichés.” After those quartet discs, Alessi’s third ECM album, Imaginary Friends, presents him fronting a longtime working quintet in its first recording since 2010. Alessi’s bandmates include a kindred spirit in saxophonist Ravi Coltrane, a studio and stage partner of the trumpeter’s since they were students together at the California Institute of the Arts in the late ’80s. They are joined by pianist Andy Milne and drummer Mark Ferber, both making their ECM debuts, plus bassist Drew Gress, who played on Baida and Quiver. The nine Alessi compositions of Imaginary Friends include an irresistible highlight in “Iram Issela,” with its rich seam of bittersweet melody and exceptional soloing by Coltrane setting the scene for an album of quicksilver beauty.

Ralph Alessi - Trumpet
Ravi Coltrane - Tenor and Sopranino Saxophones
Andy Milne - Piano
Drew Gress - Double Bass
Mark Ferber - Drums

【曲目】
01. Iram Issela
02. Oxide
03. Improper Authorities
04. Pittance
05. Fun Room
06. Imaginary Friends
07. Around The Corner
08. Melee
09. Good Boy

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編號：ECM2629
條碼：0602577018176