Review by Thom Jurek
Béla Fleck wasn't done after his world music extravaganza Throw Down Your Heart, Tales from the Acoustic Planet, Vol. 3: The Africa Sessions. Those groundbreaking explorations led to the forming of this group and yet another collaboration, The Melody of Rhythm: Triple Concerto & Music for Trio, which teams him with cellist/bassist Edgar Meyer and the mighty Indian percussionist Zakir Hussain. The trio collaborates here with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra directed by maestro Leonard Slatkin. Fleck and Meyer had been playing together on and off for 26 years at the time of this recording, and had previously composed a double concerto for banjo and cello for the Nashville Symphony Orchestra in 2004. They were commissioned by the same orchestra to create a triple concerto in 2006. They decided on Hussain as a collaborator for this set, and performed "The Melody of Rhythm" with the NSO conducted by Slatkin. This is the debut recording of the work and it is augmented by other incidental music either inspired by the original piece or derived directly from it. The DSO, Slatkin's new home, recorded it in 2009. As for the music? What's not to like? Its three movements over 28 minutes are a spacious, wide-ranging, beautifully paced concerto with the trio interacting on its own quite intently and with the DSO not as individual instrumentalists, but as a group in dialogue with the orchestra. Jazz, Indian folk forms, classical music, Appalachian folk, progressive instrumental music, and something utterly new emerge for the listener. "The Melody of Rhythm" is preceded by three compositions. "Babar," which opens the set, is a wandering Eastern European folk song meeting near Asian folk forms. "Out of the Blue" is a work that combines elements of Gypsy swing, Indian classical music, and mountain blues. There are three pieces that follow the concerto as well; most notable among them is the haunting closer, "Then Again," with its high-neck modal explorations by Fleck answered contrapuntally by Meyer and covered in differing textures and tempos by Hussain. This CD is a stellar buy, because it showcases two entirely different faces of this group: one that plays a scripted work in the context of interacting with a much larger ensemble, and as what can only be called a new kind of improvising jazz trio that can work from a set composition and travel far and wide in sound, texture, and color. Bravo.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/melody-of-rhythm-triple-concerto-music-for-trio-mw0000823138
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Reseña de Thom Jurek
Béla Fleck no terminó después de su extravagancia de música mundial Throw Down Your Heart, Tales from the Acoustic Planet, Vol. 3: Las sesiones de África. Esas exploraciones pioneras llevaron a la formación de este grupo y otra colaboración, The Melody of Rhythm: Triple Concerto & Music for Trio, que lo une con el violonchelista / bajista Edgar Meyer y el poderoso percusionista indio Zakir Hussain. El trío colabora aquí con la Detroit Symphony Orchestra dirigida por el maestro Leonard Slatkin. Fleck y Meyer habían estado tocando juntos de forma intermitente durante 26 años en el momento de esta grabación, y previamente habían compuesto un concierto doble para banjo y violonchelo para la Orquesta Sinfónica de Nashville en 2004. Fueron comisionados por la misma orquesta para crear un triple concierto en 2006. Se decidieron por Hussain como colaborador para este set, e interpretaron "The Melody of Rhythm" con la NSO dirigida por Slatkin. Esta es la grabación de debut de la obra y está aumentada por otra música incidental, ya sea inspirada en la pieza original o derivada directamente de ella. El DSO, el nuevo hogar de Slatkin, lo grabó en 2009. ¿En cuanto a la música? ¿Que es no gustar? Sus tres movimientos a lo largo de 28 minutos son un concierto espacioso, amplio y con un ritmo hermoso en el que el trío interactúa solo con mucha intensidad y con el DSO no como instrumentistas individuales, sino como un grupo en diálogo con la orquesta. Jazz, formas populares de la India, música clásica, folk de los Apalaches, música instrumental progresiva y algo completamente nuevo emergen para el oyente. "The Melody of Rhythm" está precedida por tres composiciones. "Babar", que abre el set, es una canción folclórica errante de Europa del Este que se encuentra cerca de formas folclóricas asiáticas. "Out of the Blue" es una obra que combina elementos del swing gitano, la música clásica india y el blues de la montaña. También hay tres piezas que siguen al concierto; el más notable entre ellos es el inquietante más cercano, "Then Again", con sus exploraciones modales de cuello alto por Fleck contestadas en contrapunto por Meyer y cubiertas en diferentes texturas y tempos por Hussain. Este CD es una compra estelar, porque muestra dos caras completamente diferentes de este grupo: una que toca una obra con guión en el contexto de la interacción con un conjunto mucho más grande, y como lo que solo puede llamarse un nuevo tipo de trío de jazz improvisado que puede trabajar a partir de una composición fija y viajar a lo largo y ancho en sonido, textura y color. Bravo.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/melody-of-rhythm-triple-concerto-music-for-trio-mw0000823138
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1 - Babar - 6:10
2 - Out Of The Blue - 4:58
3 - Bubbles - 7:12
The Melody Of Rhythm -
4 - Movement 1 - 11:51
5 - Movement 2 - 6:26
6 - Movement 3 - 9:39
7 - Cadence - 3:56
8 - In Conclusion - 6:34
9 - Then Again - 6:40
Credits:
Banjo [Uncredited] – Béla Fleck
Contrabass [Uncredited] – Edgar Meyer
Music Director, Conductor – Leonard Slatkin
Tabla [Uncredited] – Zakir Hussain
Notes:
Main artists are presented as "Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain, Edgar Meyer & Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin music director" on cover, and as "Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain & Edgar Meyer" on spine.
Label: E1 Entertainment – KOC-CD-2024
Released: 2009
Genre: Jazz, Classical, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Indian Classical, Contemporary Jazz, Classical
https://www.discogs.com/B233%3Bla-Fleck-Zakir-Hussain-Edgar-Meyer-Detroit-Symphony-Orchestra-The-Melody-Of-Rhythm-Triple-Concert/release/3536013
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