Joe Cohn • Restless

 

 

Review by Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr.
Guitarist Joe Cohn is joined by pianist Hod O'Brien, alto saxophonist Dmitry Baevsky, bassist Dennis Irwin, and drummer Chuck Riggs on Restless, a small jazz band outing grounded in the past. Five of the songs, including "Two Marvelous for Words," the title track, and "Shadow Waltz" date back to the '30s, and another, "I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone," from the '40s. Four of the remaining five tunes, however, were written by Cohn, Harry Allen, and O'Brien; they're pieces that build on the band's roots. The band also expands to a sextet on five numbers with guest tenor saxophonist Allen. Cohn runs a tight ensemble, limiting most pieces to five or six minutes, and the range of material, from the bluesy "Woody's Lament" to the frenetic "Fast,," is expansive. For some fans of guitar music, setting the guitar among one or two horns may seem somewhat distracting; whenever the horns chime in, the guitar is shunted to the sidelines. Because of this, the instrumental mix doesn't always jell the way many guitar-centered trios and quartets do. Other mainstream jazz fans will find much to like about Restless, appreciating Cohn's willingness to explore both old and new material in this setting.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/restless-mw0000481787

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Reseña de Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr.
El guitarrista Joe Cohn está acompañado por el pianista Hod O'Brien, el saxofonista alto Dmitry Baevsky, el bajista Dennis Irwin y el baterista Chuck Riggs en Restless, una pequeña banda de jazz anclada en el pasado. Cinco de las canciones, entre ellas "Two Marvelous for Words", el tema que da título al disco, y "Shadow Waltz" se remontan a los años 30, y otra, "I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone", a los años 40. Sin embargo, cuatro de los cinco temas restantes fueron escritos por Cohn, Harry Allen y O'Brien; son piezas que se basan en las raíces de la banda. La banda también se amplía a un sexteto en cinco números con el saxofonista tenor invitado Allen. Cohn dirige un conjunto compacto, limitando la mayoría de las piezas a cinco o seis minutos, y la gama de material, desde el blues "Woody's Lament" hasta el frenético "Fast", es amplia. Para algunos aficionados a la música de guitarra, el hecho de situar la guitarra entre uno o dos instrumentos de viento puede resultar algo molesto; cada vez que los instrumentos de viento intervienen, la guitarra queda relegada a un segundo plano. Por este motivo, la mezcla instrumental no siempre funciona como lo hacen muchos tríos y cuartetos centrados en la guitarra. Otros aficionados al jazz convencional encontrarán mucho que gustar en Restless, apreciando la voluntad de Cohn de explorar tanto el material antiguo como el nuevo en este entorno.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/restless-mw0000481787

Tracklist:
1 - Never Look Back - 5:49
2 - Too Marvelous For Words - 5:58
3 - Little Juicy - 4:58
4 - Restless - 6:42
5 - Fast - 4:11
6 - Woody's Lament - 6:06
7 - Diffusion Of Beauty - 5:54
8 - I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone - 6:29
9 - Shadow Waltz - 5:45
10 - Comes Love - 6:32
11 - I Hadn't Anyone Till You - 4:40


Credits:
    Alto Saxophone – Dmitry Baevsky
    Bass – Dennis Irwin
    Drums – Chuck Riggs
    Executive-Producer – Mat Domber, Rachel Domber
    Guitar, Producer – Joe Cohn
    Liner Notes – Ira Gitler
    Photography By, Design – Zoe Matthiessen
    Piano – Hod O'Brien
    Recorded By – Bill Moss, Jim Czak
    Tenor Saxophone – Harry Allen  (tracks: 1, 4, 6, 7, 10)

Notes
Quintet session recorded March 8 + 9, 2006.


Label: Arbors Records ‎– ARCD 19329
Released: 2007
Genre: Jazz
Style: Bop, Cool Jazz
https://www.discogs.com/Joe-Cohn-Restless/release/9587484

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