I must admit that is has taken me a little while for me to get into this album. I liked the Edmonton, Canada based trio's first recording, "Uninvited" with keyboardist Jamie Saft and had been looking forward to hearing their work with Wayne Horvitz. The core of this somewhat unusual combo is made up of Craig Brenan on trombone, Jeff Johnson on acoustic and electric bass and Bill George on drums, with Wayne Horvitz appearing on both piano and keyboards. I listened several times, each time developing a stronger taste for the songs.
Dog Leg starts out with what I think can be best described as a towering dirge, "Homemade Paneer" slowly builds in urgency and menace at an unhurried pace. Horvitz is front and center on keyboards on this one, adding atmosphere and choice melodic fragments. The introduction is majestic, and next up, "Dog Leg", introduces an electronically affected trombone playing a frantic melody. Once again the sound is big, and when Horvitz enters with a distrorted keyboard tone, it begins to feel like early Weather Report emerging from a dank swamp. With the octave dividing effect on the horn and the strong rhythmic lock between the bass and drums, this faster paced excursion is an excellent example of the the band's tight interplay.
Complete on: http://freejazz-stef.blogspot.com/2011/01/modo-trio-with-wayne-horvitz-dog-leg.html
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