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Pianist Michael Cain teams up with trumpeter Ralph Alessi and soprano saxophonist Peter Epstein for some unusual trio performances on this ECM CD. The 11 group originals (by Cain and/or Alessi) alternate complex written-out sections with fairly free group improvising. Epstein's soprano and Alessi's trumpet blend together almost as if they were one person playing two horns simultaneously, while Cain's rumbling keeps the music from ever getting too tonal or comfortable. Ranging from what sounds like chamber music (it is often difficult to determine when the musicians are improvising) to stretched-out long tones and heated sections, this episodic and continually intriguing music is never predictable and rewards repeated listenings.
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
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Ralph Alessi, Flugelhorn, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jan Erik Kongshaug, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Michael Cain, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Epstein, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1997 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Ralph Alessi, Composer, Flugelhorn, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jan Erik Kongshaug, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Michael Cain, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Epstein, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1997 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Ralph Alessi, Flugelhorn, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jan Erik Kongshaug, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Michael Cain, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Epstein, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1997 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Ralph Alessi, Composer, Flugelhorn, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jan Erik Kongshaug, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Michael Cain, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Epstein, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1997 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Ralph Alessi, Flugelhorn, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jan Erik Kongshaug, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Michael Cain, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Epstein, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1997 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Ralph Alessi, Flugelhorn, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jan Erik Kongshaug, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Michael Cain, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Epstein, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1997 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Ralph Alessi, Flugelhorn, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jan Erik Kongshaug, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Michael Cain, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Epstein, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1997 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Ralph Alessi, Flugelhorn, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jan Erik Kongshaug, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Michael Cain, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Epstein, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1997 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Ralph Alessi, Flugelhorn, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jan Erik Kongshaug, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Michael Cain, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Epstein, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1997 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Ralph Alessi, Composer, Flugelhorn, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jan Erik Kongshaug, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Michael Cain, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Epstein, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1997 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Ralph Alessi, Composer, Flugelhorn, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jan Erik Kongshaug, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Michael Cain, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Epstein, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1997 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Album review
Pianist Michael Cain teams up with trumpeter Ralph Alessi and soprano saxophonist Peter Epstein for some unusual trio performances on this ECM CD. The 11 group originals (by Cain and/or Alessi) alternate complex written-out sections with fairly free group improvising. Epstein's soprano and Alessi's trumpet blend together almost as if they were one person playing two horns simultaneously, while Cain's rumbling keeps the music from ever getting too tonal or comfortable. Ranging from what sounds like chamber music (it is often difficult to determine when the musicians are improvising) to stretched-out long tones and heated sections, this episodic and continually intriguing music is never predictable and rewards repeated listenings.
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:53:40
- Main artists: Michael Cain Ralph Alessi Peter Epstein
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: ECM Records
- Genre: Jazz
© 1997 ECM Records GmbH ℗ 1997 ECM Records GmbH
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