Review
by Thom Jurek
In
his sixth decade as a professional musician, Jack DeJohnette has
established himself as a musical chameleon. He's led bands and recorded
and performed with an array of jazz legends as well as funk and pop
artists. DeJohnette has even made new age music listenable with Peace
Time and Music in the Key of Om (the former won him a Grammy). And he
has always cultivated and acted on his deep, abiding interest in
indigenous musics from Latin America and Africa. Sound Travels is his
first recording of new material since 2009's Music We Are. True to form,
DeJohnette, who plays drums and piano here, ranges widely. The disc
begins with the brief "Enter Here," a grounded yet ambitious offering
with the sound of a resonating bell that gives way to DeJohnette's
lilting solo piano. "Salsa for Luisto" features the percussionist Luisto
Quintero playing grooved-out, modern Afro-Cuban son. Esperanza Spalding
is the upright bassist in the band, and on this track, she sings
alongside Ambrose Akinmusire's trumpet and Lionel Loueke's guitar.
DeJohnette plays piano and drums. This salsa is of the earthier yet
breezier Caribbean variety. It's lovely. Just as quickly, things shift
into down-home New Orleans-style funky blues with Tim Ries on soprano
and tenor saxophones. Bruce Hornsby appears on vocals singing about not
surrendering in the face of disaster more soulfully than on any of his
own records. Loueke's unique guitar style makes this track sound more
like the Band than Allen Toussaint, though Wardell Quezergue's ghost
inhabits the horn chart. "New Music" is modern, modal post-bop with
Middle Eastern overtones. It features fine traded solos by Ries on
soprano and Akinmusire. Township jazz crossed with Latin groove is the
bedrock for "Sonny Light," with Loueke's lyric solo being the tune's
centerpiece as DeJohnette finds a perfect space to comp behind him and
enhance the guitar's presence. The two horns and Quintero's hand drums
weave a wonderful, rhythmic lyricism around the pair. The title track is
an exercise in rhythm from DeJohnette, Loueke, Quintero, and Spalding
(who really drives this track and shines brightly on the album as a
whole). "Oneness" is a sparse and moving ballad played by DeJohnette and
Quintero, backing vocalist Bobby McFerrin. The song feels deeply
indebted to Milton Nascimento's excellent mid-'70s work. The set's
longest cut is "Indigo Dreamscapes," a breezy, midtempo, fingerpopping
Latin number. DeJohnette's piano work alongside Ries' tenor create an
irresistible harmonic progression even when they move the tune toward
straight-ahead jazz, then walk it back. The closer, "Home," is another
languid, crystalline solo piano piece that is the bookend to "Enter
Here." It's quiet, reverent, warm, and inviting, and it pays an indirect
homage to Abdullah Ibrahim's South African style. Sound Travels is a
current, understated, well-disciplined glimpse into DeJohnette's current
musical world view, which is worth celebrating for its own sake.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/sound-travels-mw0002281927
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Reseña
por Thom Jurek
En
su sexta década como músico profesional, Jack DeJohnette se ha
establecido como un camaleón musical. Ha liderado bandas y ha grabado y
actuado con toda una serie de leyendas del jazz, así como con artistas
del funk y el pop. DeJohnette incluso ha hecho escuchable la música new
age con Peace Time y Music in the Key of Om (el primero le valió un
Grammy). Y siempre ha cultivado y puesto en práctica su profundo y
permanente interés por las músicas indígenas de América Latina y África.
Sound Travels es su primera grabación de material nuevo desde Music We
Are, de 2009. Fiel a su estilo, DeJohnette, que aquí toca la batería y
el piano, se explaya ampliamente. El disco comienza con la breve "Enter
Here", una propuesta sencilla pero ambiciosa con el sonido de una
campana resonante que da paso al cadencioso piano solista de DeJohnette.
"Salsa for Luisto" presenta al percusionista Luisto Quintero tocando un
moderno son afrocubano. Esperanza Spalding es la bajista de la banda, y
en este tema canta junto a la trompeta de Ambrose Akinmusire y la
guitarra de Lionel Loueke. DeJohnette toca el piano y la batería. Esta
salsa es de la variedad caribeña, más terrenal pero más desenfadada. Es
encantadora. Igual de rápido, las cosas cambian a un funky blues al
estilo de Nueva Orleans con Tim Ries en los saxos soprano y tenor. Bruce
Hornsby aparece en la voz cantando sobre no rendirse ante el desastre
con más alma que en ninguno de sus discos. El estilo único de la
guitarra de Loueke hace que este tema suene más a The Band que a Allen
Toussaint, aunque el fantasma de Wardell Quezergue habita en la tabla de
vientos. "New Music" es post-bop moderno y modal con matices de Oriente
Medio. Cuenta con finos solos intercambiados por Ries en la soprano y
Akinmusire. Township jazz cruzado con groove latino es la base de "Sonny
Light", con el solo lírico de Loueke como pieza central de la melodía
mientras DeJohnette encuentra un espacio perfecto para componer detrás
de él y realzar la presencia de la guitarra. Las dos trompas y la
batería de Quintero tejen un maravilloso lirismo rítmico alrededor de la
pareja. El tema que da título al disco es un ejercicio de ritmo a cargo
de DeJohnette, Loueke, Quintero y Spalding (que es el verdadero motor
de este tema y brilla con luz propia en el conjunto del álbum).
"Oneness" es una balada escasa y conmovedora interpretada por DeJohnette
y Quintero, con el apoyo vocal de Bobby McFerrin. La canción se siente
profundamente deudora del excelente trabajo de Milton Nascimento de
mediados de los 70. El corte más largo del disco es "Indigo
Dreamscapes", una canción latina, a medio tiempo y muy ligera. El
trabajo al piano de DeJohnette junto al tenor de Ries crean una
progresión armónica irresistible incluso cuando mueven la melodía hacia
el jazz directo, para luego retroceder. El final, "Home", es otra
lánguida y cristalina pieza de piano solista que sirve de colofón a
"Enter Here". Es tranquila, reverente, cálida y acogedora, y rinde un
homenaje indirecto al estilo sudafricano de Abdullah Ibrahim. Sound
Travels es un vistazo actual, discreto y bien disciplinado a la visión
actual del mundo musical de DeJohnette, que merece la pena celebrar por
sí mismo.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/sound-travels-mw0002281927
1 - Enter Here - 2:14
2 - Salsa For Luisoto - 6:56
3 - Dirty Ground - 4:49
4 - New Muse - 6:02
5 - Sonny Light - 5:41
6 - Sound Travels - 1:42
7 - Oneness - 5:57
8 - Indigo Dreamscapes - 8:02
9 - Home - 4:34
Credits:
Bells [Resonating Bells] – Jack DeJohnette (tracks: 1)
Composed By – Jack DeJohnette
Composed By, Vocals – Bruce Hornsby (tracks: 2)
Double Bass [Acoustic Bass] – Esperanza Spalding (tracks: 2 to 4, 8)
Drums – Jack DeJohnette (tracks: 2 to 6, 8)
Electric Bass – Esperanza Spalding (tracks: 5, 6)
Electric Guitar – Lionel Loueke (tracks: 2, 3, 6)
Percussion – Luisito Quintero (tracks: 2, 3, 5 to 8)
Piano – Jack DeJohnette (tracks: 1 to 7, 9), Jason Moran (tracks: 8)
Soprano Saxophone – Tim Ries (tracks: 3, 4)
Tenor Saxophone – Tim Ries (tracks: 3, 5, 8)
Trumpet – Ambrose Akinmusire (tracks: 2,4, 5)
Vocals – Esperanza Spalding (tracks: 2), Luisito Quintero (tracks: 2)
Vocals, Percussion – Bobby McFerrin (tracks: 7)
Recorded at Avatar Studios NYC; The Clubhouse, Rheinbeck NY; Bass Hit Studios NYC; Hornsby Studio
Label: eOne – EOM-CD-2403, Golden Beams Productions – EOM-CD-2403
Country: US
Released: Feb 12, 2012
Genre: Jazz
Style: Contemporary Jazz
https://www.discogs.com/release/3485252-Jack-DeJohnette-Sound-Travels
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