Quite often when an über-talented musician records a disc under his own name, he uses sidemen of lesser talent so as not to detract from his moment in the limelight, or because his ego won't allow him to play nice. That has never been the case with saxophonist Noah Preminger. On Genuinity, his tenth disc released as a leader, Preminger employs partners of equal weight. Listening to the saxophonist and trumpeter Jason Palmer reminds you of the Sonny Rollins/Don Cherry Quartet circa 1962-63 and the early recordings of Wayne Shorter & Lee Morgan. The pair complement each other here and on his three previous recordings Meditations On Freedom (Dry Bridge, 2017), Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground (Self Produced, 2016) and Pivot: Live At 55 Bar (Self Produced, 2015) with no apparent or stated chain of command.
Also heard on those three previous discs was bassist Kim Cass who recently worked on pianist Matt Mitchell's A Pouting Grimace (Pi Recordings, 2017), along with drummer Dan Weiss, a leader in his own right and a mainstay in groups led by Rudresh Mahanthappa, David Binney, and Miles Okazaki, to name just a few.
The disc opens with a brief and decadent saxophone solo "Halfway To Hartford," only to detonate into a hyper-drive post-bop quartet high wire exercise. The music seems to fend off any musician that might consider sitting in with this quartet. That vigor is displayed throughout, as with "Walking On Eggshells," where a conversation between saxophone, trumpet, and drums has each player eager to remark and respond to the other's soloing. All the music on Genuinity was written by Preminger and wholly embraced by the quartet. "TS And Her Spirit" is powered by a funky drum line and interlaced horns, which allows Cass the freedom to interact with Preminger, preaching the gospel of his bass. This ongoing conversation is the foundation of Preminger's music, whether it is weaving a desolate web as on "Mad Town" or surrendering as on "My Blues For You," his tone is that of an old soul and his foundation in the blues is unassailable. He leaves us with "Acknowledgement," which travels from Lester Young to John Coltrane with acknowledgement to Joe Henderson and Joe Lovano. In short, Preminger continues to state the case that he belongs at the table with today's blue-chip tenor players.
Mark Corroto By MARK CORROTO
March 31, 2018
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/genuinity-noah-preminger-criss-cross-review-by-mark-corroto.php
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A menudo, cuando un músico de gran talento graba un disco con su propio nombre, recurre a acompañantes de menor talento para no restarle protagonismo, o porque su ego no le permite jugar limpio. Ese nunca ha sido el caso del saxofonista Noah Preminger. En Genuinity, su décimo disco publicado como líder, Preminger emplea a compañeros de igual peso. Escuchar al saxofonista y al trompetista Jason Palmer recuerda al Sonny Rollins/Don Cherry Quartet alrededor de 1962-63 y a las primeras grabaciones de Wayne Shorter & Lee Morgan. La pareja se complementa aquí y en sus tres grabaciones anteriores Meditations On Freedom (Dry Bridge, 2017), Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground (Self Produced, 2016) y Pivot: Live At 55 Bar (Self Produced, 2015) sin una cadena de mando aparente o declarada.
En esos tres discos anteriores también se escuchó al bajista Kim Cass, quien recientemente trabajó en A Pouting Grimace (Pi Recordings, 2017) del pianista Matt Mitchell, junto con el baterista Dan Weiss, líder por derecho propio y pilar en grupos liderados por Rudresh Mahanthappa, David Binney y Miles Okazaki, por nombrar algunos.
El disco se abre con un breve y decadente solo de saxofón "Halfway To Hartford", para luego detonar en un ejercicio de cuerda floja de cuarteto post-bop. La música parece rechazar a cualquier músico que pueda considerar sentarse con este cuarteto. Ese vigor se muestra a lo largo de todo el disco, como en "Walking On Eggshells", donde una conversación entre el saxofón, la trompeta y la batería hace que cada músico esté ansioso por comentar y responder a los solos del otro. Toda la música de Genuinity ha sido escrita por Preminger y asumida por el cuarteto. "TS And Her Spirit" está impulsada por una línea de batería funky y vientos entrelazados, que permite a Cass la libertad de interactuar con Preminger, predicando el evangelio de su bajo. Esta conversación continua es la base de la música de Preminger, ya sea tejiendo una red desolada como en "Mad Town" o rindiéndose como en "My Blues For You", su tono es el de un alma vieja y su base en el blues es inexpugnable. Nos deja con "Acknowledgement", que viaja de Lester Young a John Coltrane con reconocimiento a Joe Henderson y Joe Lovano. En resumen, Preminger sigue demostrando que debe sentarse a la mesa con los tenores más importantes de la actualidad.
Mark Corroto Por MARK CORROTO
31 de marzo de 2018
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/genuinity-noah-preminger-criss-cross-review-by-mark-corroto.php
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1 - Halfway To Hartford - 8:13
2 - The Genuine One - 6:19
3 - Mad Town - 5:36
4 - T.S. And Her Spirit - 6:42
5 - A.H. - 6:57
6 - My Blues For You - 6:33
7 - Nashua - 7:22
8 - Walking On Eggshells - 5:22
9 - Acknowledgement - 9:43
Credits:
Bass – Kim Cass
Drums – Dan Weiss (3)
Liner Notes – Ted Panken
Mastered By – Max Ross
Producer – Gerry Teekens, Gerry Teekens
Recorded By, Mixed By – Michael Marciano
Tenor Saxophone, Composed By – Noah Preminger
Trumpet – Jason Palmer (2)
Notes:
Recorded at Systems Two Studios, Brooklyn, N.Y., September 15, 2017.
Label: Criss Cross Jazz – Criss 1397 CD
Released: 2018
Genre: Jazz
Style: Contemporary Jazz
https://www.discogs.com/Noah-Preminger-Genuinity/release/12306208
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