Ken Peplowski • Live At Maybeck with Howard Alden

Review by Ken Dryden

Clarinetist Ken Peplowski and guitarist Howard Alden have a rare musical E.S.P. that enables them to weave intricate lines around each other as they soar through a great mix of overlooked standards and older jazz works on this live date. Peplowski's lyricism is stimulated by Alden's seemingly endless variations on "Blue Room," and the duo transforms "In the Dark" from a piano solo into an impressionist suite for their two instruments. But it is the spirited version of "Chasin' the Bird," complete with Peplowski's whimsical pun-filled introduction, that displays the depth of their playing. There is no loss of momentum when Peplowski switches to tenor sax. His vibrato-filled approach to "Changes" is reminiscent of Coleman Hawkins, while "S'posin'" highlights Alden's imaginative lines. The guitarist winds up the concert with stride-like guitar on "Just One of Those Things," which drives his partner's clarinet to a sizzling climax.

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Revisión por Ken Dryden

El clarinetista Ken Peplowski y el guitarrista Howard Alden tienen un raro musical E.S.P. eso les permite tejer líneas intrincadas entre sí mientras se elevan a través de una gran mezcla de estándares pasados ​​por alto y obras de jazz más antiguas en esta fecha en vivo. El lirismo de Peplowski se ve estimulado por las aparentemente infinitas variaciones de Alden en "Blue Room" y el dúo transforma "In the Dark" de un solo de piano a una suite impresionista para sus dos instrumentos. Pero es la versión enérgica de "Chasin 'the Bird", que se completa con la caprichosa introducción del juego de palabras de Peplowski, que muestra la profundidad de su interpretación. No hay pérdida de impulso cuando Peplowski cambia a saxo tenor. Su enfoque lleno de vibrato de "Changes" recuerda a Coleman Hawkins, mientras que "S'posin '" destaca las líneas imaginativas de Alden. El guitarrista concluye el concierto con una guitarra de estilo zancudo en "Just One of Those Things", que lleva el clarinete de su compañero a un clímax candente.

https://www.allmusic.com/album/concord-duo-series-vol-3-mw0000102874

01 The Blue Room (6:13)
02 Spoken Introduction
03 Why (4:48)
04 Changes (6:09)
05 Spoken Introduction
06 Chasin' the Bird (3:53)
07 Deep Purple (6:40)
08 You're My Everything (7:33)
09 S'posin' (6:11)
10 Spoken Introduction
11 Two Not One (6:37)
12 If I Should Lose You (8:16)
13 In the Dark (3:15)
14. Just One of Those Things (8:50)

Recorded Live at Maybeck Recital Hall
Release Date December, 1992
Duration: 01:10:06
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Dixieland, Mainstream Jazz


Label: Concord Jazz ‎– CCD 4556
Series: Concord Duo Series – CCD 4556
Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 1993
Genre: Jazz





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