Pianist/composer Jon Cowherd is known for employing a fluid language and sincere approach to the keyboard. Pride and Joy showcases his fantastic trio - with bassist John Patitucci and drummer Brian Blade - attacking eight tracks that show their powerful chemistry and technical wizardry. The album celebrates the pianist’s two-and-a-half-year-old daughter on one hand, also signaling his recent move from New York City to Grand Junction, Colorado.
The opening track, “Grand Mesa” reflects this new environment - surrounded by mesas and red mountains - he currently enjoys with his family. This is the first of three pieces where the trio is augmented by two distinguished guests: the powerful saxophonist Chris Potter and the understated percussionist Alex Acuña.
An out-of-time post-bop outlook prevails on the formerly described tune, as well as on “Little Scorpio”, which gently develops in seven with a perfectly singable soprano sax melody on top of a tight chordal sequence; and also on the title track, another soulful effort that crackles with energy, especially in the vamp toward the end where Potter blows with verve and stamina. Both these numbers refer to Cowherd’s daughter, Simone.
Patitucci and Blade confirm their highly musical association through elegant underpinnings that elevate the trio pieces, namely Cowherd’s “The Colorado Experiments”, which, surrounded by an impressionistic aura, carries echoes of Chick Corea; and “Chickmonk”, Patitucci’s double tribute to the just mentioned pianist and Thelonious Monk. Here the trio opens up by delivering loose-limbed solos with a swinging posture.
Waltzing with a dragging beat and demonstrating control at every point, “Honest Man” was written for Cowherd’s first jazz teacher, Ellis Marsalis. The album finishes in solo piano mode with “Quilt City Blues”, which Blade composed for Cowherd. Both share more than two decades of musical partnership.
Rooted jazz lineage branches out in all directions over the course of a repertoire that, not being surprising, feels all the more compelling for moving effortlessly between written passages, spontaneous interactions, and individual statements.
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El pianista y compositor Jon Cowherd es conocido por emplear un lenguaje fluido y un enfoque sincero al teclado. Pride and Joy muestra su fantástico trío, con el bajista John Patitucci y el baterista Brian Blade, atacando ocho pistas que muestran su poderosa química y magia técnica. El álbum celebra, por un lado, a la hija de dos años y medio del pianista, y también señala su reciente mudanza de la ciudad de Nueva York a Grand Junction, Colorado.
El tema de apertura, “Grand Mesa”, refleja este nuevo entorno, rodeado de mesas y montañas rojas, que actualmente disfruta con su familia. Esta es la primera de tres piezas en las que el trío se ve complementado por dos distinguidos invitados: el poderoso saxofonista Chris Potter y el discreto percusionista Alex Acuña.
Una perspectiva post-bop fuera de tiempo prevalece en la melodía descrita anteriormente, así como en “Little Scorpio”, que se desarrolla suavemente en siete con una melodía de saxo soprano perfectamente cantable sobre una secuencia de acordes apretada; y también en la canción principal, otro esfuerzo conmovedor que chisporrotea con energía, especialmente en el vampiro hacia el final, donde Potter sopla con brío y resistencia. Ambos números se refieren a la hija de Cowherd, Simone.
Patitucci y Blade confirman su asociación altamente musical a través de elegantes bases que elevan las piezas del trío, a saber, “The Colorado Experiments” de Cowherd, que, rodeada de un aura impresionista, tiene ecos de Chick Corea; y “Chickmonk”, el doble homenaje de Patitucci al recién mencionado pianista y Thelonious Monk. Aquí el trío se abre ofreciendo solos relajados con una postura oscilante.
Con un ritmo arrastrado y demostrando control en cada punto, “Honest Man” fue escrita para el primer profesor de jazz de Cowherd, Ellis Marsalis. El álbum termina en modo de piano solo con “Quilt City Blues”, que Blade compuso para Cowherd. Ambos comparten más de dos décadas de asociación musical.
El arraigado linaje del jazz se ramifica en todas direcciones a lo largo de un repertorio que, como era de esperar, resulta aún más convincente al moverse sin esfuerzo entre pasajes escritos, interacciones espontáneas y declaraciones individuales.
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1 - Grand Mesa
2 - Little Scorpio
3 - The Colorado Experiment
4 - Honest Man
5 - Pride & Joy
6 - Plainfield
7 - Chickmonk
8 - Quilt City Blues
Credits:
Acoustic Bass – John Patitucci
Co-producer – Andy James, Jon Cowherd, Piero Pata
Drums – Brian Blade
Engineer – Josh Connolly
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
Percussion – Alex Acuña
Piano – Jon Cowherd
Saxophone – Chris Potter
Label: Le Coq Records (2) – 808391158368
Country: US
Released: Aug 26, 2022
Genre: Jazz
Style: Contemporary Jazz
https://www.discogs.com/release/25506646-Jon-Cowherd-Pride-and-Joy?srsltid=AfmBOoqvvmkFzewhX6n3uut-KpQ-P1aGLMYpMD3IRITzyEX1K6AJlxwE
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