Artemis double down on their fiery yet regal 2020 self-titled, Blue Note debut with a punchy, calligraphic flare (thanks in part to their younger contemporaries, in demand multi-reedist Alexa Tarantino and hellfire saxophonist Nicole Glover), catch fire, and watch it spread.
An early, sure-fire contender for the tops-of-twenty-three list barrage, In Real Time is really very hard to resist, even when it falls out of step. "Balance of Time," though intoxicating in texture, seems out of sequence just when the pace is hitting another early high. (As a kindly piece of advice, perhaps its placement in future set-lists should succeed trumpeter Ingrid Jensen's split tempered or split tempo'ed "Timber," a taut, hot-wired reverie held together by Renee Rosnes' ringing Rhodes. Just sayin.')
Multi-cultural as well as multi-generational, Artemis continue blending the best of us into a froth which never goes flat. One listen to their sly take on the late Lyle Mays' twisting "Slink" is all the proof needed, which makes the remaining seven performances on In Real Time a full blown bonus all the way around.
With its constantly rotating switchbacks, "Bow and Arrow" is a modal, bareback ride through Blue Note sessions past and present, with a sparkling "March of the Wooden Soldiers"-like front line. Presided over by composer Allison Miller's core urban swing, the tune ignites with the hooky exaltations of Jensen's biting tenor and Tarantino's pure alto. "Bow and Arrow" is a tune which—like "Slink" before it, like In Real Time as a whole—never lets up from start to finish.
Born from a one week residency at Birdland, NYC, the music retains and multiplies the tensile strength and elasticity which only comes from a week of live workouts; the women in the band made sure of that. Bassist Noriko Ueda especially pops in all the right places. Her upbeat "Lights Away From Home," is one example of many, but her supple, just-under-the-surface movements throughout Tarantino's freewheeling waltz, "Whirlwind," just might take the prize.
"Empress Afternoon," from Rosnes' Life on Earth (Blue Note, 2002) with Christian McBride and Zakir Hussain, is no less electric and adventurous here than it was there. Spearheaded by the whole rhythm section and given wings to fly by Glover and Tarantino's hyper drive call-and-response, the performance wraps and unwraps, wraps and unwraps at a grand, roller coaster pace.
Rosnes, who may be at the peak of her powers here, arranges an impassioned, fragile blues for Wayne Shorter's "Penelope." First heard on Etcetera (Blue Note, 1965) "Penelope" is a melody which has always seemed present as well as prescient, and Jensen's emotional, muted trumpet and Rosnes' freeform arpeggios give way to Glover's late night, afterglow sax; she picks up where the master—Shorter—left off. A triumph of no small degree.
By Mike Jurkovic
May 12, 2023
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/in-real-time-artemis-blue-note-records
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Artemis redobla la apuesta en su ardiente pero regio debut autotitulado de 2020 en Blue Note con un toque punzante y caligráfico (gracias en parte a sus contemporáneas más jóvenes, la solicitada multireedista Alexa Tarantino y la infernal saxofonista Nicole Glover), prende fuego y observa cómo se extiende.
In Real Time, uno de los primeros y seguros aspirantes al bombardeo de las listas de los mejores de los veintitrés, es realmente difícil de resistir, incluso cuando desentona. "Balance of Time", aunque con una textura embriagadora, parece fuera de secuencia justo cuando el ritmo está alcanzando otro punto álgido. (Como amable consejo, quizás su colocación en futuras listas de temas debería suceder a "Timber" de la trompetista Ingrid Jensen, una ensoñación tensa y excitante sostenida por el timbre del Rhodes de Renee Rosnes. Es un decir).
Multiculturales y multigeneracionales, Artemis siguen mezclando lo mejor de nosotros en una espuma que nunca se desinfla. Una escucha de su astuta versión de la retorcida "Slink" del difunto Lyle Mays es toda la prueba que se necesita, lo que convierte a las siete interpretaciones restantes de In Real Time en un bonus en toda regla.
Con sus giros constantes, "Bow and Arrow" es un paseo modal a pelo a través de las sesiones de Blue Note del pasado y del presente, con una primera línea chispeante a lo "March of the Wooden Soldiers". Presidida por el núcleo de swing urbano de la compositora Allison Miller, la melodía se enciende con las exaltaciones con gancho del tenor mordaz de Jensen y la contralto pura de Tarantino. "Bow and Arrow" es un tema que, como "Slink" antes que él, como In Real Time en su conjunto, nunca decae de principio a fin.
Nacida de una residencia de una semana en Birdland, Nueva York, la música conserva y multiplica la resistencia a la tensión y la elasticidad que sólo da una semana de entrenamiento en directo; las mujeres de la banda se aseguraron de ello. La bajista Noriko Ueda destaca especialmente en todos los lugares adecuados. Su alegre "Lights Away From Home" es un ejemplo de muchos, pero sus movimientos suaves y discretos en el vals de Tarantino, "Whirlwind", podrían llevarse el premio.
"Empress Afternoon", de Life on Earth (Blue Note, 2002) de Rosnes con Christian McBride y Zakir Hussain, no es menos eléctrica y aventurera aquí que allí. Encabezada por toda la sección rítmica y con alas para volar gracias a la llamada y respuesta hiperactiva de Glover y Tarantino, la interpretación envuelve y desenvuelve, envuelve y desenvuelve a un ritmo de gran montaña rusa.
Rosnes, que puede estar en la cima de sus poderes aquí, arregla un blues apasionado y frágil para "Penelope" de Wayne Shorter. Escuchada por primera vez en Etcetera (Blue Note, 1965), "Penelope" es una melodía que siempre ha parecido tan presente como clarividente, y la emotiva trompeta silenciada de Jensen y los arpegios de forma libre de Rosnes dan paso al saxo nocturno y de ultratumba de Glover; ella retoma la canción donde la dejó el maestro-Shorter. Un triunfo nada desdeñable.
Por Mike Jurkovic
12 de mayo de 2023
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/in-real-time-artemis-blue-note-records
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Tracks:
1 - Slink
Arranged By – Renee Rosnes
Written-By – Lyle Mays 7:05
2 - Bow And Arrow
Arranged By – Renee Rosnes
Written-By, Arranged By – Allison Miller 6:18
3 - Balance Of Time
Written-By, Arranged By – Renee Rosnes 6:18
4 - Lights Away From Home
Written-By, Arranged By – Noriko Ueda 4:52
5 - Timber
Written-By, Arranged By – Ingrid Jensen 7:30
6 - Whirlwind
Written-By, Arranged By – Alexa Tarantino 7:03
7 - Empress Afternoon
Written-By, Arranged By – Renee Rosnes 5:34
8 - Penelope
Arranged By – Renee Rosnes
Written-By – Wayne Shorter 5:36
Credits:
Alto Saxophone – Alexa Tarantino (tracks: 2, 4, 5, 7, 8)
Bass – Noriko Ueda
Drums – Allison Miller
Electric Piano [Rhodes] – Renee Rosnes (tracks: 1, 5, 7)
Executive-Producer – Ted Kurland
Flute – Alexa Tarantino (tracks: 1, 6)
Mastered By – Mark Wilder
Photography By – Ebru Yildiz
Piano – Renee Rosnes (tracks: 1 to 4, 6 to 8)
Recorded By, Mixed By – James Farber
Soprano Saxophone – Alexa Tarantino (tracks: 3, 4)
Tenor Saxophone – Nicole Glover
Trumpet – Ingrid Jensen
Vocals – Renee Rosnes (tracks: 1)
Label: Blue Note – B003695002
Country: USA & Canada
Released: May 5, 2023
Genre: Jazz
Style: Post Bop, Modal
https://www.discogs.com/release/27025266-Artemis-In-Real-Time
https://www.bluenote.com/spotlight/artemis-in-real-time/
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