“Live at the Freight” was named one of the 10 best recordings of 2014 by Ken Weiss (Cadence, Jazz Inside) and Duck Baker (The Absolute Sound, New York Jazz Record) Live at the Freight CONNIE CROTHERS, piano By Jordan Richardson Through the course of seven tracks, Crothers and Jones mesh their improvisational instincts with their practical talents and turn in a set of free-flowing music. The quality of thepartnership is apparent from the outset; these two artists listen as well as they play, fusing elegant and sharp lines to the underpinnings of some of the American Songbook's finest entries. There's also "In a Sentimental Mood." Once again, the ideological path through this Duke Ellington joint isn't so much about playing a standard as it is playing with a standard. Crothers builds tension with various piano flourishes and a spacious, intelligent solo, while Jones pushes through with muscled tones and emotional purpose. Crothers has indeed been busy as of late, with five albums - including a four-CD box set - released last year alone. TranceFormation, a bracing and clever record featuring Andrea Wolper and Ken Filiano, seems to have at least in part laid some of the groundwork for the Freight session. |
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