Drawn from jubilee concerts at Stuttgart's Theaterhaus in January 2015 to mark the 75th birthday of great German bassist Eberhard Weber, this is a remarkable live album incorporating big band arrangements of Weber compositions as well as striking new music from old friends Pat Metheny and Jan Garbarek. The concerts centered around 'Hommage', a specially commissioned 35-minute suite by Pat Metheny, with whom Weber had played and recorded back in the 1970s. Featuring Metheny, the SWR Big Band conducted by Helge Sunde, Gary Burton, bassist Scott Colley and Danny Gottlieb on drums, this extended composition is built upon recordings of solo improvisations by Weber, subtly orchestrated by the guitarist. The programme is opened by Jan Garbarek, Weber's associate of many years, with powerful and inventive soprano sax improvisations over loops of Weber's bass. Eberhard played with the Jan Garbarek Group from 1982 to 2007, and their essential compatibility is evident once again in these 'Résumé Variations'. (bron: ECM)
"Lê is often considered to be a fusion guitarist, and the reckless abandon of his solo on the fiery "Urbi" would certainly support that thought. But while he's capable of rapid-fire phrases and screaming bends, there's never a sense of excess. Even on the somewhat Metheny-esque "Isoar," Lê's clean-toned solo runs the gamut from the languid to the intense, building with purposeful intent and never resorting to pyrotechnics merely for the sake of it. There are few fusion guitarists who could switch gears to the Lê-Lande-McCandless trio of "Omero," where McCandless' soaring soprano saxophone solo is one of many high points". (www.allaboutjazz.com).
Album uit 1992 van sopraansaxofonist, tevens bespeler van hobo, 'wind controller' (synthesizer-saxofoon) en hoorn. Mmv oa Metheny Group-toetsenist Lyle Mays; de 'positive vibe'-fusion heeft een klankbeeld dat vergelijkbaar is met dat van PMG.
De Vietnamees-Franse gitarist heeft een mooi transparant klinkend kwartet om zich heen verzameld, met Paul McCandless (saxen en klarinetten), Art Lande (piano) en Jamey Haddad (drums). Vooral de wisselwerking tussen de zwierig-buigende notenwolken van Le en de soepel en helder kronkelende lijnen die McCandless uit z'n instrumenten haalt is bijzonder geslaagd.
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