Lucus

Reviewed: 2018-02-10
Genre: Jazz
FCCS: none
Review: Drummer Stronen leads a gorgeous outing, with his quintet wonderfully incorporating stringed instruments into the improvisations, and the results are radiant.
If You Like: Paul Motion, Danny Gottlieb, Kronos Quartet, Anja Lechner, David Darling
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ La Bella (4:26) – violincello starts> midtempo jam> slow fade
*2/ Friday (4:08) – violincello starts> slow jam swings to midtempo & soars into the universe> fade
3/ Release (5:48) – violincello starts> slow jam with interesting counterpoint> space jam> plucked bass solo> slow fade
*4/ Lucus (3:49) – piano starts> midtempo jam> slow fade
5/ Fugitive Places (7:17) – violincello starts> slow jam> slow fade
6/ Baka (2:09) – piano starts> slow & plodding, joined by strings> slow jam> slow fade
*7/ Wednesday (5:12) – drums start, loud & dramatic> heavy chords like a march> false stop> melody shift to midtempo Jam with percussive vibe> slides into beautiful melody lead by violin> percussive jam> fade
*8/ Tension (6:33) – bass starts> slow jam with repetitive riff slides into beautiful melody> piano solo>midtempo jam> fade
*9/ Truth Grows Gradually (4:30) – violincello starts> midtempo jam> violincello solo> piano solo> quick stop
*10/ Islay (4:04) – drums start> midtempo jam with percussive vibe> slow fade
*11/ Weekend (4:47) – violincello starts> slow beautiful melody segues into percussive midtempo jam> quick stop