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5.0 out of 5 stars
Great emotional depth, January 24, 2007
This review is from: What Exit (Audio CD)
I listen to all kinds of music, and in every genre I have a few favorite recordings. Mark Feldman's "What Exit" is now on that list. These are all Feldman's compositions, and I wonder what kind of charts he brought to the recording studio, how detailed they were? There is a strong musical vibe going between himself and John Taylor (piano), Anders Jormin (double-bass),and Tom Rainey (drums), and the improvisation of each of the musicians goes well beyond technique. The music has a feeling of great emotional depth without being ponderous or overly intellectualized. If you are not used to listening to music based on the full chromatic scale, hearing it may take a little bit of practice, but this album is a great place to start introducing yourself a beautiful way of playing, which is essential to jazz and modern music. The feeling is mostly meditative, but with a fluid intensity and clarity which held my interest throughout. The music never seemed to go out of focus or drop into formulas. The first cut, "Arcade", over twenty minutes long is a tour de force. The other cuts are shorter, but no less strong. Feldman has played on many recording and is a virtuoso in a wide range of styles, but in my opinion, with this work he's really onto something very personal.
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