Reviewed: 2019-08-05
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Morim, an Israeli guitarist and composer, has a refined technique and an original style that combines timbric elegance and groove. And here is I.M, a collection of original compositions,.The dense and multidimensional melodies created by Morim, often played in unison with O'Farrill's trumpet, hit the mark. The effective arrangements are striking, played more on subtracting than on adding. Morim, on the other hand, is not an intrusive leader, but leaves plenty of room for the other soloists of the band.
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Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ But I (6:50) – drums starts slow & hesitating> slow jam> guitar solo> slow jam> guitar solo swings into midtempo jam> crescendo> slow jam to fade
**2/ Colcoptera (7:10) – drums start> mellow uptempo jam> trumpet solo> piano/guitar duet> uptempo jam swings wild, then mellows, still uptempo> quick fade
3/ Movement Intro (1:27) – piano starts slow & quiet> slow piano solo, segues into next track
***4/ Movement (7:09) – drums start> slow jam> mellow guitar solo joined by trumpet> slow jam builds in volumr & intensity> guitar solo> swings uptempo> uptempo jam> piano solo> slows into midtempo space jam> fade
5/ Movement Outro (0:28) – brief piano solo
***6/ Wildfire (5:13) – guitar starts slow & spacey> slow space jam> bowed bass solo> slow space jam builds slowly in volume & intensity> crescendo & fade
7/ As If (It Was All A Dream) Intro (1:12) – bass starts> slow bass solo swings to midtempo> fade
**8/ As If (It Was All A Dream) (7:37) – bass starts>. Uptempo jam> trumpet solo> uptempo jam swells in volume> guitar solo> uptempo jam> slow fade
*9/ I Know My Rights (6:58) – synth starts with high keening drone> midtempo spacey jam> trumpet solo swells in volume & intensity into crescendo, then mellows> midtempo space jam> fade