Painting Breath, Stoking Fire

Jazz | Aug 2005

Reviews

Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2005-10-09
Agile showcases of sax and bass in a duo format. Has the feel of a casual drawing-room session (which is what CIMP recordings basically are).

Fefer's sax gets most of the spotlight, spinning fast jazzy runs. Bisio gets a few excellent solos on bass, cf. end of #2.

1- Calm sax over kalimba-like bass pinging. Quiet African feel.
2- Fast slinky theme, really cool, dividing sections of open improv. One earlier phase is groany and slowish; later (about halfway) is a faster exchange with an athletic bass solo.
3- Solo sax, a speedy kind of pensiveness. Later, calm bass pulses and some really fast sax. Ends w/fast bass solo.
4- Gloomy intro into mid/fast brisk walk, upbeat. Stays upbeat from there, with athletic interplay and (last 5 mins) some soulful bluesy sax
5- Really fast flows. Then slower exercises over the intro riff.
6- Solo sax, a thoughtful jazzy statement. Mid/fast.

Recent airplay

City Life/Tipping Point
Memory SelectDec 09, 2005
Love (Keepin' On)/Rio Largo Y Sinuoso
Memory SelectNov 18, 2005
Bc Reverie/Inner Child
Umami Jazz ProgramNov 08, 2005
Bc Reverie/Inner Child
Umami Jazz ProgramNov 01, 2005
Ancestral Voices
Umami Jazz ProgramOct 25, 2005
City Life/Tipping Point
Memory SelectOct 21, 2005

Charting

2005-10-09 — 2005-12-11 Jazz
Week EndingAirplays
Dec 11 1
Nov 20 1
Nov 13 1
Nov 6 1
Oct 30 1
Oct 23 1

Track listing

1. Ancestral Voices
2. Bc Reverie/Inner Child
3. Love (Keepin' On)/Rio Largo Y Sinuoso
4. Miss Understood/Glide/Rumblings/Happy Go Lucky
5. City Life/Tipping Point
6. Love (Keepin' On)