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"HiGH ▀ iNTELLiGeNCE tRoLLS"
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a r t i s t : Paul Flaherty/Greg Kelley/John Voigt/Laurence Cook
t i t l e : The Ilya Tree
d a t e : 2000
l a b e l : Boxholder Records BXH016
g e n r e : Jazz
r l s. d a t e : May/2004
t r a c k s : 07
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 125,10 MB
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There is a soulful, near mournful tonality arising from the
quartet of Paul Flaherty, Greg Kelley, John Voigt, and Laurence
Cook. The four musicians are involved in the art of instant
composing, and the entire lengthy performance is a spontaneous
joint creation. Flaherty, playing alto and tenor saxophone,
streams out waves of viscous lava that stamp the session with
its broodiness, and Kelley exhibits contained explosiveness in
making his trumpet sing with an equal amount of pensive
sadness. The two represent a potent reed/brass force for this
collective, which enjoys the benefit of unified bass and drum
interaction from Voigt and Cook.
Flaherty is truly a free thinker. He takes his reeds to extreme
aural levels but always projects that sorrowful edge in his
playing. His journeys often lead to deep caverns where his
reeds couple with the darkness in stark coexistence. Kelley
uses various mouthing techniques to coax a splattering of
current from his trumpet. He injects a flutter or a short stab
and then launches the horn on longer projectiles. He listens
acutely to Flaherty and designs a complementary sound web.
Voigt is particularly strong in his role of unitizing with the
two horn players. He carves out intricate bass lines that
become one with the trumpet and tenor/alto while engulfing the
music with his rich and booming sound. Cook plays drums with
keen sensitivity. He dabbles in soft, shifting currents of
rhythm and only erupts with brute force on those occasions when
the collective is following the tail of a tornado. Generally,
he is a more subtle strength with his accents and shading. Cook
switches continually from a cymbal attack to the drum skins and
back again, providing a stimulating counterpart to this
volatile music.
The four artists have ample time to develop the selections, and
the comprehensive dissertations are all resolved to meaningful
conclusions. Each of these musicians is fully in tune with the
vibrations of the others, and the resulting music has
cohesiveness even though the sonic territory it is covering is
far-reaching and widely diverse.
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01-Glimmer of Hope [03:57]
02-Sense of Trust [05:36]
03-Space In Which We Live [18:21]
04-Dragon In The Sand [08:16]
05-Centered In Gratitude [17:08]
06-With Compassion [05:37]
07-Life Still Cherished [14:44]
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73:39 min
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