(Post-Bop, Modern Creative) [CD] Michael Musillami Octet - Spirits - 2004, FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Recently called "one of the more imaginative guitarists in jazz" by Signal to Noise, Michael Musillami has earned a reputation as a leader with a quickly growing and diverse discography, recording in the last few years with every ensemble size from duo right up to his new all-star octet.
Spirits is his most ambitious project to date, featuring seven exclusive reinventions of pieces by the late multi-instrumentalist and composer Thomas Chapin. The group features many notable players, including former Chapin sidemen Musillami, pianist Peter Madsen, and drummer Michael Sarin.
It was a good day when guitarist Michael Musillami and his band of seven went in to record songs by Thomas Chapin. Musillami, Peter Madsen and Michael Sarin shared a close familiarity with Chapin and his music, having played with him. The others came into the fit on Musillami's vision, which as the end results prove, was not askance.
There is a constant rhythmic cohesion, even as the arrangements expand the body of Chapin's compositions and make room for the musicians to weave their spells. They do it in distinct manner: lissom, supple and with enough sinew to provide tone and tension. The fluidity and the easy interaction are evident right off. The players are tuned in, picking up the thread in one smooth move and then carrying it to their own realm of imagination.
One of the most tantalizing sequences comes on "Spirits Rebellious," the opening flutter of the flute, vibes, piano and horns streamlining into the formative head on the rhythm of Michael Sarin's drumming. The plateau is shaped by Tom Christensen on the alto sax as he evolves the melody and then fragments it, the pieces swirling before he loops the lines. Art Baron hones the 'bone and blows in a vibrant air before a distinct tangent in the shape of Musillami's prepared guitar cuts a flinty swath and rises in swollen turbulence. The impact is stunning as Madsen rides the song, the melody evoked by his right hand stamped by the block chords of his left.
There are softer moments too. One of them comes in the gentle beauty that is seen in a "Namibian Sunset," the melody singing in the gentle joy of Musillami's guitar, a pliant underbelly given by Satoshi Takeishi on percussion and the urging of Sarin's pulse. Tom Beckham extends the melodic goodness on the vibes and Madsen completes the lure.
Musillami's octet tantalizes as it creates a resolute document of Chapin's music.

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