Track Listings (8) - Disc #1| All Artists: Mark Kleinhaut Trio with Bobby Watson Title: A Balance of Light Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 0 Label: Invisible Music Original Release Date: 9/9/2003 Release Date: 9/9/2003 Genres: Jazz, Pop Style: Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 793447203126 |
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 | Mark Kleinhaut Trio with Bobby Watson A Balance of Light Genres: Jazz, Pop
A Balance of Light (Invisible Music, September 9, 2003) is an album with the depth and virtuosity to satisfy the most seasoned jazz aficionado, and the extraordinary beauty, warmth and melodicism that is equally inviting t... more » |
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Album Description A Balance of Light (Invisible Music, September 9, 2003) is an album with the depth and virtuosity to satisfy the most seasoned jazz aficionado, and the extraordinary beauty, warmth and melodicism that is equally inviting to the jazz newcomer. This fourth release by guitarist/composer, Mark Kleinhaut, features Jim Lyden (bass), Les Harris, Jr. (drums), and legendary alto saxophonist, Bobby Watson. Kleinhaut composed the music on A Balance of Light especially for this collaboration with Bobby Watson. Anticipating the blending of his trio's cohesive agility with Watson's fiery individualism, Kleinhaut laid out eight unique roadmaps for the group's extemporaneous journey. From the joyful Latin vibe of the opening track "Ferdinand and Isabelle" to the yearning romanticism of "Erikita," the Monkish playfulness of "Field of Greens," scorching hard bop "Start it Up" and odd-meter country-meets-avant guard of "Summers," Kleinhaut's new compositions are each unique gems that launch the quartet into wondrous realms of exploration. Tying it all together is the empathy and virtuosity the musicians bring to these proceedings - breathing life and light into the compositions with exquisite detail, communication borne of in-the-moment interaction and heated inspiration. Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsHe da MAN!! Jan P. Dennis | Monument, CO USA | 01/28/2004 (5 out of 5 stars) "Proving beyond argumentation that he's the absolute alto god of his generation, and certainly one of the five greatest alto sax players ever, Bobby Watson here finds himself in the presence of the very congenial Mark Kleinhaut Jazz Trio.It's almost as if this music was created specially for Bobby to perform. In fact, it was. Kleinhaut asked Mr. Watson to come play at a local jazz festival, he agreed, Kleinhaut composed a bunch of originals, they went into the studio, and presto! out comes this glorious disc.In the liner notes, Kleinhaut decribes how he listened to the Watson discography until his ears practically fell off, sweating to compose vehicles worthy of the great alto master. And, amazingly, he succeeded. Not only do these compositions uncannily resonate with the Watson corpus, they stand on their own as splendid jazz songs.It's hard to pick a favorite among so many great sounding tunes, but I'm particularly drawn to "Ferdinand and Isobella," the gently-swinging Latin number that opens the disc, "Start It Up," a scorching post-bop tune with some very tricky and attractive guitar/sax unison lines, "South of Mason," a languid, smoothly swaying Southern blooze soaked in magnolia and Spanish moss, the drop-dead gorgeous ballad, "Erikita," with its mournful, tango-ish vibe, and the mid-tempo, English folk-songish "Summers," graced with a beautiful melody, some very attractive guitar/sax harmonizing, and a nifty out passage that sounds like an estival storm.A note on the recording. I don't know if Bobby Watson's ever been recorded so brilliantly. The engineer has captured an extremely warm, burnished sound, with tremendous depth and poignancy, issuing from Watson's horn.Almost on a par with the great Love Remains, this is among the finest discs Bobby Watson's ever played on.Absolute highest recommendation."
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