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More than most other instruments, the jazz vocal tradition has
resisted change. Some vocalists, like Kurt Elling, Cassandra Wilson,
Phil Minton, and Irene Abei with Steve Lacy, have expanded the
technique and repertory of the voice, but they are a minority. The
songbook for vocalists, comprised mostly of popular standards, and
vocal technique, like scat solos and an emphasis on blues phrasing,
still dominate the art. On One Note Stories, its debut album, Warp!
makes an attempt to invigorate the song tradition.
On the nine pieces here, eight of which were composed by keyboardist
Aki Rissanen, the young Finnish quartet fuses the muted (at times too
much so) dynamics of chamber music with a sensitive and integrated use
of electronic keyboards and a Steinway grand. Eeppi Ursin, who also
penned all the lyrics, sings more like a classical vocalist. On each
piece she displays an impressive range and phrases strings of clean,
vibrato-less notes with crystalline clarity.
Acting as perfect accompanists, Rissanen, trumpeter Verneri Pohjola,
and percussionist Joonas Riippa build measured, delicate accompaniment
around UrsinÆs hushed, yet strong vocals. Riippa utilizes all the
colors of his kit, plus selected percussive devices, while Pohjloa,
with his breathy sound and juxtapositions of spittley bursts of notes
and held tones, shadows UrsinÆs innocent voice like a dirtied, yet
emphatic stalker.
Unfortunately, the accompanist manner spills over too much into the
solo passages, making the album feel in places too subdued, too
polite. The dissonant chords at the end of RissanenÆs solo on ôHigh
Expectationsö lose their weight, and what could have been an intense
transition to RiippaÆs solo falls flat.
The opening öBlind Desertö sets the mood of restraint for the entire
record, as Rissanen gently places frozen chords in space, with ample
room for silence. Riippa does not enter until two minutes into the
piece, and only then slowly, piecing together a rich rhythm of
resonating ride cymbal and full, rounded snare accents. Throughout,
the quartet evolves its songs with a similar compositional flair.
ôAbsence of Youö weaves in modern electronic gestures, like a
subterranean bass synth and layers of ringing Fender Rhodes. Latin
-derived rhythms, like RissanenÆs Chucho Valdez-meets-Keith Jarrett
piano riff on ôHaute Coutureö and RiippaÆs percussive engine on
ôGokkuru,ö provide launching pads for more emphatic, electric
improvisation.
Another way Warp! indicates its willingness to push at the barriers of
jazz vocal tradition is by treating the album as a studio product. The
group makes limited, but effective use of overdubbing, especially on
ôAbsence of You,ö on which Ursin contrasts her plaintive lyrics with
whispers and R&B-tinged wordless vocalizing.
The whispered echoes appear again when the quartet interprets Bj÷rkÆs
ôJoga.ö They accentuate the harmonic changes by slowing down the tempo
and inserting heavy pauses. Musically it works beautifully, but
dramatically it pulls out the guts of the piece. They trade the
emotional catharsis of the original for a distant mood of abject cool.
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Tracks:
01. Blind Desert 6:17
02. Absence Of You 4:36
03. Haute Couture 8:26
04. Joga 6:16
05. High Expectations 5:21
06. Gokkuru 5:50
07. Divided 6:01
08. One Note Story 2:37
09. I'm Innocent 5:01
10. Chorale 4:19
Total: 54:44
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