Joe Lovano (ts, tarogato, perc), Marilyn Crispell (p) and Carmen Castaldi (d, perc)
‘Jazz fans need no introduction to Joe Lovano and his partners in Trio Tapestry, but classical listeners who found things harder to love after the 20th century emergence of serialism and 12-tone forms, might get a change of heart from this innovative ensemble, now releasing its third album with Our Daily Bread…’ John Fordham
I have been a fan of Joe Lovano’s for decades, and always find each new album he releases an exciting opportunity for new jazz. This one released under the brand, Trio Tapestry, with his long time collaborators, Marilyn Crispell and Carmen Castaldi, is no exception.
I feel a kinship with Lovano since we are the same age, and both come from families of Sicilian extraction. I know where he is coming from, environment-wise. But his family had a long jazz tradition. Both his father and uncle were saxophonists in the Cleveland area, where Lovano grew up. And his first lessons were with his father and uncle. He has said that he was given a soprano sax to “hold” when he was five years old, and then he became a serious student at twelve.
In at least one recording he has paid tribute to these roots, but one gets the impressions that he is always aware from where he came, and is not likely to stray too far from his families’s values.
This is precisely why I am such a fan.
Lovano has made a career of extending the jazz tradition into the 21st century, staying true to the style I consider the golden age, from the ’50s and ’60s hard bop. But he also has a freer style, such as he employs here in this ECM release.
However, bubbling underneath there is the link to the blues, and one assumes his influences, John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter, and his father.
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