Michael Attias - Twines Of Colesion (Clean Feed, 2010)

Last year I praised alto saxophonist Michaël Attias' "Renku In Coimbra", a trio with John Hébert on bass and Satoshi Takeishi on drums. This album was recorded live at the same Coimbra festival in Portugal but some years later, and this time with Tony Malaby on tenor and soprano, and Russ Lossing on piano, to form a quintet.

This is modern jazz at its best, with solid themes and rhythms, with excellent improvisations, rich in overall ideas and timbral nuances and texture.The additional horn and the piano add to this overall wealth of sound, especially because of the natural sensitivity of both players, which is very much in line with Attias's own lyricism.

Pieces like "Fenix Culprit", which start with vibrant slowness, like heat hovering over a deserted road, yet gradually pick up speed and momentum without losing the overall sensitivity and core concept, really demonstrate the band's power.
 
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Ellen Lease/ Pat Moriarty Quintet with Michael Attias, February 6th at Studio Z. Chris Bates on bass and Dave Stanoch on drums.