(modern jazz, free improvisation, free jazz) Richard Grossman Trio - Even your ears - 1998, FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

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Richard Grossman was born in New York City in 1937, and died of lung cancer in Oct, 1992. He grew up in the South, and began playing jazz piano professionally while still in high school in Philadelphia. In the mid-and late '50's, he was part of the now-legendary Philadelphia jazz scene, working with most of the local players, including Lee Morgan, Jimmy Garrison, Henry Grimes, Odean Pope, Reggie Workman, and many others.
His early piano work had been in the post-bop tradition, but, by the late '50's, he was listening to Ornette Coleman, as well as composers like Schoenberg, Webern, Cage, and the European avant-gardists. In1963, Grossman began working with free improvisation. He led the New Music Quintet in 1964-65, and produced the first Philadelphia concert of free jazz in May, 1965.
While jazz-based free piano improvisation remained his basic mode of expression, Grossman had a varied musical career, composing tape and electronic music, playing amplified cello, electric bass, vibes, percussion and electric piano in various new music and free jazz contexts. He also led the rock band, "Duck Soup" from 1972-78 in Philadelphia and San Francisco.
After 1978, Grossman lived in Los Angeles, playing concerts of solo piano improvisation, and also working in duo, trio and quartet settings with Vinny Golia, Alex Cline, Ken Filiano, John Carter and many other artists n the Nine Winds Records label. He was featured in several live radio concerts on stations KPFK and KCRW, and gave workshop-lectures and concerts at UCLA,Westmont, and Santa Monica Colleges. He was on the faculty at the Southern California Institute of Architecture, teaching jazz and improvised music and producing concerts.

Pianist Richard Grossman passed away in 1992 and unfortunately never received the widespread recognition attributed to many of his peers in modern jazz. Released in 1998 on the Swiss based “Hatology” label, Even Your Ears provides excellent insight into the mind and potent attack of Grossman’s modernist approach to jazz piano and improvisation.
The opener and solo piano performance, “Fresh Vegetables” represents Grossman’s unique left-hand right-hand coordination while conveying the perception or impression of two pianists performing alternating themes. Here, Grossman states his ideas in conversational clusters as his overall execution is piercing and quick-witted; hence, one can expect the unexpected. Grossman is the abstract painter on “Stickiest Day Of The Year” as he is joined by percussionist Alex Cline and bassist Ken Filiano. On this piece, Cline utilizes gongs, bells and cymbals in support of Grossman’s colorful yet enigmatic chord progressions and single note runs. Filiano’s arco-bass serves as the common ground or axis for the band as a sense of urgency develops, showcasing Grossman’s sagacity and articulate improvisational skills. “Tomorrow’s A National Holiday” is playful yet full of group dialogue and at times tempestuous. Grossman is the catalyst as Cline and Filiano work the perimeters of the composition, which enable Grossman to explore and elucidate his boundless creative juices.
In the CD liners writer Art Lange points out, “For most of his life, Grossman was a figure in the shadows of contemporary jazz, never receiving much public or critical recognition.” Even Your Ears serves as a posthumous illustration of how some artists receive their justifiable adulation or moments in the spotlight after they have passed on. These compositions were recorded live between 1990 and 1992 at venues in California. Thankfully, Swiss based Hatology records had the foresight along with a sense of obligation to exploit the true talents of a master technician and improviser. * * * * *

Richard Grossman - piano
Ken Filiano - doublebass
Alex Cline - percussion