(Avant-Garde Jazz, Post-Bop, Free Improvisation) [CD] Marty Ehrlich's Traveler's Tales (with Tony Malaby, Jerome Harris, Bobby Previte) - Malinke's Dance - 2000, FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Marty Ehrlich - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
Tony Malaby - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
Jerome Harris - acoustic bass guitar
Bobby Previte - drums

Marty Ehrlich's Traveler's Tales: Malinke's Dance ****1/2
By GLENN ASTARITA
September 1, 2000
Malinke's Dance Woodwind specialist/composer Marty Ehrlich is undoubtedly one of the brightest musicians in modern jazz, and with his band “Traveler’s Tales”, the artist along with his counterpart, saxophonist Tony Malaby trade vicious fours while engaging in complex yet thoroughly melodic choruses. And with the equally prominent rhythm section consisting of drummer Bobby Previte and bassist Jerome Harris, Ehrlich’s fabled band gets out of the gate in a flurry, recorded live at the Knitting Factory’s – Old Office venue.
Malinke’s Dance represents the first release by Ehrlich’s “Traveler’s Tales” in seven years yet the overall results meet or perhaps exceed what most of us would anticipate. From the onset of the albums opener, “Rhymes”, Ehrlich and Malaby signify an extremely potent twin sax attack as they pursue lustrous lyricism and extended soloing atop a mid-tempo yet powerful swing vamp. Here and throughout, Previte and Harris display their signature styles in assertive fashion as years of shedding and being in the trenches dispels staggering chops and shrewd exchanges as they artfully kick the overall proceedings into overdrive on more than a few occasions.
The musician’s tackle the late, great Julius Hemphill’s “Pigskin” featuring bright choruses that give way to Harris’ imaginative employment of harmonics and rhythmic plucking as he alters the primary theme along with Previte’s stinging support. That and more equates to a winning formula as Malinke’s Dance is a splendid reentry into the modern jazz scene from a band who continually garner the utmost respect from the often discerning listener.

AllMusic Review by Michael G. Nastos
After a seven-year recording hiatus, Ehrlich's Travelers Tale quartet revives the spirit of that band with new material and a couple of older faves. Fellow saxophonist Tony Malaby, electric bass guitarist Jerome Harris, and drummer Bobby Previte are in the fold for these highlights of a four-day club date at the Knitting Factory/NYC. Except for the Julius Hemphill post-bop cartoonish, off-kilter harmonic line "Pigskin" with Harris's two-note bass and Bob Dylan's pop ballad alto feature for the leader "Tears of Rage," this is a program of Ehrlich's original, modern creative music. A boppish paeon to Ornette Coleman "Rhymes" kicks off the date, with the two saxes separate and equal. "Story" lines from the soprano (Ehrlich)/tenor (Malaby) front lines with an ostinato bass groove weave through the intricate title track for Malinke Elliott, spaced alto and soprano unison lines swim in funky or swinging marinade during a recapitulation of "North Star," while Ehrlich's signature pungent alto leads Malaby's agreeable tenor in the free, open terrain, traded extended lines of "Line on Love." Based on the changes of "I Remember You" is "Bright Remembered," a solo alto line building with bass, then drums popping and swinging on snare as Malaby decides to go for it as well. Ehrlich's most memorable writing is heard on "The Cry Of," as churning hand drums with ostinato bass in measures of repeated five's and four's extend an invitation to Ehrlich's flute and Malaby's tenor in a mysterious Middle Eastern feel, a rather calmed swirling dervish. The familiar but modified "Willy Whippoorwill" tacks on "Steals a Bow," merging from visceral funk to free bridge squawking, a 6/8 counterpoint section, 4/4 unison, and a reggae feel. Ehrlich continues to assert himself as a premier purveyor of current-day jazz, and this is another clear example of his high status in this modern age. Recommended.

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