Tangents (2017)

Some of Gary Peacocks finest music has been made in piano trios. Early in his musical life, Peacock established a fresh role for the bass as an independent melodic voice, a concept carried forward in the history-making groups hes played with from Paul Bleys Bill Evanss trios to Keith Jarretts. As a bandleader he has also been influential: "Tangents" is the second release from the great bassists trio with Marc Copland and Joey Baron and draws on years of shared playing in diverse contexts. All three contribute compositions, Peacocks including December Greenwings, revisiting a piece "December Poems" (1979). Repertoire includes 5 tunes from Peacock, 2 from Baron, one from Copland, and an outstanding group improvisation, Empty Forest. The trio also plays Miles Daviss Blue In Green and, perhaps surprisingly, Alex Norths theme for the film Spartacus, which also proves a fine vehicle for improvising. Tangents was recorded in Lugano in May 2016, and produced by Manfred Eicher. (bron: ECM/Challenge)

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