Looks Like It's Going To Snow

October Trio + Brad Turner
Songlines Recordings
Jazz | Apr 2009

Reviews

Fo
Reviewed 2009-05-30
OCTOBER TRIO + BRAD TURNER: Looks like it’s going to snow
Songlines, 2009

MODERN JAZZ – Young sax/bass/drum trio out of Vancouver teams up with Turner, an incisive trumpeter, for a strong, forward-thinking set. But this isn’t a one-off collaboration: the tunes were worked out over the course of a year. The two horns have a wonderful, seamless flow, and when the rhythm opens up to match the results just sparkle.

Evan Arntzen - tenor sax
Brad Turner - trumpet/flugelhorn
Josh Cole - bass
Dan Gaucher - drums

* * * * | All tracks good. Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 10

1. 6:06 – chugging tune: densely layered horn dialogue, thudding bass solo
2. 5:58 – sounds like a converted pop song: bright trumpet, thoughtful sax
3. 6:06 – horns chatter & dance together over a steady, pulsating beat
4. 0:49 – noisy free-jazz interlude
5. 8:16 –flowing avant-garde horn duet, adds moody bass & metronome beat
6. 1:42 – scattered free-jazz interlude, picks up a sort of groove
7. 8:03 – sinuous drum/bass intro, then a moody flow with ambiguous pacing
8. 3:06 – horn melody morphs into bubbling, expanding mass, deflates rapidly
9. 16:37 – 3-part suite: bass riff holds the center against loose horns & agile drums… wide open middle section… calmly melodic ending
10. 3:51 – slow and deep: dark colors offset by glowing trumpet

[ Fo ] 05/30/09

Recent airplay

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KZSU's HeartbleepsJun 17, 2009
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Charting

2009-06-07 — 2009-08-09 Jazz
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Track listing

1. You're Trying Too Hard
2. Found
3. Springs
4. Flip
5. Give (Sydney Carton)
6. Stutter Step
7. Looks Like It's Going To Snow
8. Bird Colony
9. The Progress Suite
10. Wait