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Jeff Williams: Another Time (2011)
Glenn Astarita
Longtime contributor to AAJ and Downbeat, Jazz Review, EjazzNews, Radio DirectX.
Track review of "Purple, Blue and Red"
Drummer Jeff Williams' affiliation with New York City's fabled loft scene, amid stints with saxophonist Dave Liebman
Dave Liebman
b.1946
saxophone
's revered 1970s band Lookout Farm, is but one highlight of a sprawling career positioned in numerous jazz-based platforms. On this quartet date, featuring an impressive supporting lineup, Williams draws a paradox of sorts via subtle complexities often filtered through modern mainstream and off-kilter thematic ventures. His crafty use of space decrees a purer concentration on soloing activities; unhurried, but deterministic, the artist's uncanny sense of time steers a path through rolling hills, abrupt detours and climax-oriented parts, consisting of bop and odd-metered cadences.
Williams is a masterful artist who dances, propels, and tap dances across the kit, while dropping a few polyrhythmic bombs along the way. His deft brushwork on the undulating and relatively temperate "Purple, Blue and Red" generates fluid support, the band sporting a classic Miles Davis
Miles Davis
1926 - 1991
trumpet
quartet tone without becoming pigeonholed in convention.
With trumpeter Duane Eubanks
Duane Eubanks
b.1969
trumpet
' bronzy phrasings and bluesy modulations, the music signals an after-hours aura. Yet, the moving parts intimate a throttling framework, founded on subtle bop lines and a curvy soundscape. It's a re-energizing process that remains consistent throughout the program. But there isn't much in the way of catchy harmonies on Another TimePersonnel: Jeff Williams: drums; Duane Eubanks: trumpet; John O'Gallagher: alto saxophone; John Hebert: bass.
Record Label: Whirlwind Recordings Ltd
Style: Modern Jazz
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