(Modern Creative) Ralph Alessi and This Against That (Ravi Coltrane, Andy Milne, Drew Gress, Mark Ferber) - Wiry Strong - 2011, WEB, FLAC (tracks), lossless

RALPH ALESSI AND THIS AGAINST THAT WIRY STRONGDo you believe in a separation between mainstream jazz and the avant-garde? ~ Clean Feed Жанр: Modern Creative Год издания: 2011 Издатель (лейбл): Clean Feed Номер по каталогу: CF220 Аудиокодек: FLAC (*.flac) Тип рипа: tracks Битрейт аудио: lossless Продолжительность: 71:54 Наличие сканов в содержимом раздачи: front Источник (релизер): WEB (я) Треклист: 01. Clown Painting 02. Station Wagon Trip 03. Pudgy 04. Medieval Genius 05. Halves and Wholes 06. Racy Banter 07. A Dollar in Your Shoe 08. Humdrum 09. 20% of the 80% 10. Sock Puppeteer 11. Mira 12. Celebrity Golf Classic 13. Cobbs Hill 14. Bizarro-World Moment 15. Wiry Strong  ИсполнителиRalph Alessi - trumpet Ravi Coltrane - saxophone Andy Milne - piano Drew Gress - bass Mark Ferber - drums  Лог Audiochecker AUDIOCHECKER v2.0 beta (build 457) - by Dester - opdester@freemail.hu~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Started at: среда, 23. 05. 2012. - 18:57.0815 files found01 -===- C:\Users\Забудько\Desktop\Ralph Alessi and This Against That - Wiry Strong (2011)\01 - Clown Painting.flac Extracted successfully Conclusion: this track is CDDA with probability 100% Tempfile successfully deleted.02 -===- C:\Users\Забудько\Desktop\Ralph Alessi and This Against That - Wiry Strong (2011)\02 - Station Wagon Trip.flac Extracted successfully Conclusion: this track is CDDA with probability 100% Tempfile successfully deleted.03 -===- C:\Users\Забудько\Desktop\Ralph Alessi and This Against That - Wiry Strong (2011)\03 - Pudgy.flac Extracted successfully Conclusion: this track is CDDA with probability 100% Tempfile successfully deleted.04 -===- C:\Users\Забудько\Desktop\Ralph Alessi and This Against That - Wiry Strong (2011)\04 - Medieval Genius.flac Extracted successfully Conclusion: this track is CDDA with probability 100% Tempfile successfully deleted.05 -===- C:\Users\Забудько\Desktop\Ralph Alessi and This Against That - Wiry Strong (2011)\05 - Halves and Wholes.flac Extracted successfully Conclusion: this track is CDDA with probability 100% Tempfile successfully deleted.06 -===- C:\Users\Забудько\Desktop\Ralph Alessi and This Against That - Wiry Strong (2011)\06 - Racy Banter.flac Extracted successfully Conclusion: this track is CDDA with probability 99% Tempfile successfully deleted.07 -===- C:\Users\Забудько\Desktop\Ralph Alessi and This Against That - Wiry Strong (2011)\07 - A Dollar in Your Shoe.flac Extracted successfully Conclusion: this track is CDDA with probability 100% Tempfile successfully deleted.08 -===- C:\Users\Забудько\Desktop\Ralph Alessi and This Against That - Wiry Strong (2011)\08 - Humdrum.flac Extracted successfully Conclusion: this track is CDDA with probability 100% Tempfile successfully deleted.09 -===- C:\Users\Забудько\Desktop\Ralph Alessi and This Against That - Wiry Strong (2011)\09 - 20% of the 80%.flac Extracted successfully Conclusion: this track is CDDA with probability 100% Tempfile successfully deleted.10 -===- C:\Users\Забудько\Desktop\Ralph Alessi and This Against That - Wiry Strong (2011)\10 - Sock Puppeteer.flac Extracted successfully Conclusion: this track is CDDA with probability 100% Tempfile successfully deleted.11 -===- C:\Users\Забудько\Desktop\Ralph Alessi and This Against That - Wiry Strong (2011)\11 - Mira.flac Extracted successfully Conclusion: this track is CDDA with probability 100% Tempfile successfully deleted.12 -===- C:\Users\Забудько\Desktop\Ralph Alessi and This Against That - Wiry Strong (2011)\12 - Celebrity Golf Classic.flac Extracted successfully Conclusion: this track is CDDA with probability 100% Tempfile successfully deleted.13 -===- C:\Users\Забудько\Desktop\Ralph Alessi and This Against That - Wiry Strong (2011)\13 - Cobbs Hill.flac Extracted successfully Conclusion: this track is CDDA with probability 100% Tempfile successfully deleted.14 -===- C:\Users\Забудько\Desktop\Ralph Alessi and This Against That - Wiry Strong (2011)\14 - Bizarro-World Moment.flac Extracted successfully Conclusion: this track is CDDA with probability 99% Tempfile successfully deleted.15 -===- C:\Users\Забудько\Desktop\Ralph Alessi and This Against That - Wiry Strong (2011)\15 - Wiry Strong.flac Extracted successfully Conclusion: this track is CDDA with probability 100% Tempfile successfully deleted.Finished at: среда, 23. 05. 2012. - 19:04.33 (operation time: 0:07.24)  Reviews  Clean FeedDo you believe in a separation between mainstream jazz and the avant-garde? "Wiry Strong" could be labeled as the former, but the music from this new release is fresh and has a profound energy suggestive of the urgent things in life. What else would we expect from trumpeter Ralph Alessi, someone who has had a significant presence in some of the better "new jazz" made in new york city over the past 15 years with notable innovators like Steve Coleman, Don Byron, Uri Caine and Jason Moran? With such collaborators like saxophonists Ravi Coltrane and Tim Berne (both involved in this CD, one as a member of the band, the other co-producing it) Alessi isn't really against anything or in favor of something; he acts as a bridge uniting these seemingly disparate worlds of jazz. Here, we find a loving respect for the tradition, but also a commitment to take jazz to the next step. This is post-bop in its most refined manifestation, boiling hot but elegant, performed by an all star cast of musicians: Andy Milne (piano), Drew Gress (bass) Mark Ferber (drums), the afore mentioned Mr. Coltrane and the leader of this compelling musical statement, Ralph Alessi (trumpet/composer). Enjoy!  All About JazzBorn out of the jazz laboratory of Brooklyn's M-Base experiments of the 1990s, trumpeter Ralph Alessi has always seemed to be a farouche player. Never hankering for the spotlight, he always seems satisfied to turn in solid deliberate efforts that don't court flattery. Maybe it is his subtle nature, but what some might have missed has always been picked up by his fellow musicians. He has been called upon by the likes of Fred Hersch, Uri Caine, Jason Moran, Don Byron, and Sam Rivers to complement some significant musical statements the last few years.One of his ongoing projects, This Against That, is a like-minded affair with fellow M- Base graduates Ravi Coltrane and Andy Milne. These birds of a feather have collaborated on each others' projects for the last decade and share a self- effacing approach to music making.Like Cognitive Dissonance (Cam Jazz, 2010) Alessi employs Milne and bassist Drew Gress, but adds Coltrane and drummer Mark Ferber. Wiry Strong is composed of 15 tracks, four of which are short group improvisations built to complement the remaining Alessi-penned works. Like the improvisational sketches, the music is quite attentive to atmosphere. Alessi paints modest scenes in which the players interact, usually in pairs. The trumpet and bass first trade lines on "A Dollar In Your Shoe," then saxophone and piano, while Ferber energizes the mood. On "20% of the 80%" the piano and bass are in lockstep, while the title track has a bit of trumpet and drum gymnastics. Alessi eschews the theme-solo-theme mode for this varied palate of tones and attitudes. Coltrane is a perfect collaborator for this presentation, tailoring his sound to the mood at hand. Each piece is quite inconspicuous, revealing itself not as blatant theater, but as fine-drawn and discerning storytelling. ~ Mark Corroto  jazztruthI've said it before on this blog: Ralph Alessi is one of my favorite trumpet players, and one of the most original trumpeters of the modern era. Alessi plays the trumpet with such technical ease and flexibility that it almost sounds like a synthesizer; some of the things he does just don't seem possible on the trumpet. (Alessi is one of the best sight-readers I've worked with. We've played in bands together with impossible music and Ralph always played like he wrote the music.)And yet, he uses his powers for good instead of evil;yes, he can play high notes and tricky fingerings, but he does it with the intellectual restraint more in line with Miles Davis or Chet Baker or Don Cherry, rather than a Maynard Ferguson machismo. His melodic and harmonic approach is very easily identifiable. You're more likely to hear Steve Coleman M-Base inspired intervallic discoveries as opposed to predictable trumpet-like phrases. (Alessi worked with Steve Coleman for many years.)And finally, Alessi's writing is unique. Alessi can create very concise structures for improvisation, which are challenging, but oftentimes the melodies (as well as the titles) are quite humorous. Furthermore, Alessi is a great free improviser.Alessi's latest album is called Wiry Strong, and it features his longtime band This Against That. The music on the CD is mostly pre-composed strucutres, with a sprinkling of interludes of free improvisation. The opener, "Clown Painting" uses some slick audio effects to create a scary mood. "Racy Banter" is like Phillip Glass on steroids, a chaotic spontaneous ostinato, which in some ways, due to the masterful drumming of Mark Ferber, has a twisted interpretation of African polyrhythms feel to it. "Station Wagon" is the first official "tune" of the CD, and it sounds like 5 bars of 4/4 divided into subdivisions of 5/8. This track features a quirky, yet majestic piano solo by Andy Milne(who also had a long association with Steve Coleman). Alessi's solo is confident and smooth.Alessi's whole approach to the trumpet is very streamlined, which allows him to play phrases which require much dexterity. He isn't hampered by attempting to have a huge sound;his sound is big enough to accomplish his musical goals. It's a focused, intense trumpet sound.Ravi Coltrane has collaborated with Alessi for many years; he has many shining moments here, including an introspective solo on "A Dollar In Your Shoe," which is somewhat of a dialogue with pianist Milne. Another great solo is on "Bizarro-World Moment", where Coltrane lets loose with some whole tone scale explorations. I would have liked to have heard more from Drew Gress, who is one of my favorite bass players, and a superb soloist as well as a great accompanist. Gress takes a gnarly, twisty excursion on "Sock Puppeteer".I was fortunate to hear this group live during a recent trip to New York. The band was playing a late set at the 55 Bar in the Village, with Tony Malaby subbing for Ravi Coltrane. (Coltrane was there though, sitting at the bar, listening.) Alessi is great, his band is great. His music is great. I couldn't understand why they can't have a week at the Vanguard, or even a night at Carnegie Hall! Clearly, Ralph Alessi is talent deserving wider recognition. If you don't believe me, check out Wiry Strong.