Reviewed: 2019-05-27
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: On his debut disc as a leader, local saxophonist Leboeuf’s s unfettered artistic vision is one of profound musical empathy in a series of sonic dialogues in which his excellent band digs deeper and deeper into its technical and emotional chemistry.
If You Like: Eric Dolphy, Joe Farrell, Charles Lloyd, Paul McCandless
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Bloom (1:13) -beautiful slow sax solo
**2/ Full Circle (6:33) – sax starts> slow jam builds to midtempo> sax solo swings into uptempo, then mellows to midtempo> fade
***3/ The Melancholy Architecture of Storms (4:30) - drums start> slow mysterious jam builds to midtempo> soaring sax solo> midtempo jam> fade
4/ Imperfect Paradise (6:31) – drums start> uptempo jam> guitar solo> electric piano solo> midtempo jam builds in volume & intensity> fade
5/ Union Intro (0:52) – slow sax solo
*6/ Union (4:56) – slow sax solo starts> slow jam> piano solo>piano/bass duet> slow jam> slow fade
**7/ Mirrors In Your Eyes (4:48) – piano starts> slow jam swings to midtempo> crescendo> uptempo jam> sax solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> crescendo & fade
8/ Vista Hermoso Intro (1:27) – slow piano solo
9/ Vista Hermoso (for Jon and Brian) (6:37) – piano starts> midtempo jam> crescendo> midtempo jam> piano solo> midtempo jam> sax solo soars> midtempo jam swells in volume and fades
*10/ Ooo (6:01) – drums start> midtempo jam> piano solo> midtempo jam> slow fade
11/ Traptop (5:45) – drums start quietly & build into midtempo jam> piano/bass duet> sax solo soars> midtempo jam> quick fade
*12/ Light As A Word (5:32) – sax starts> midtempo jam> piano solo> sax solo soars> midtempo jam> fade