Leonid Vintskevich, Nick Vintskevich, Joel Taylor & Kip Reed
Release Date: 10 July 2013
Label: SLAM Productions
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5028386052227
Genres: Jazz Contemporary
Description
The seeds were sown for this recording in 2003 when drummer Joel Taylor played in Moscow; a couple of years later bassist Kip Reed played the Jazz Province Festival in Russia, with Russian pianist/composer Leonid Vintskevich and his son Nick Vintskevich, a saxophonist and composer. This matured into the quartet and this studio recording in 2008.
Leonid Vintskevich: Fender Rhodes piano
Nick Vintskevich: saxophones
Kip Reed: bass guitar
Joel Taylor: drums
"There is a constant funk element due to the presence of a Fender Rhodes piano, but the overall sound is more flowing and ambient. The most impressive piece is the title track which starts semi-abstractly before rolling into a furious uptempo stomp notable for some testifying alto by Nick Vintsekvich and Joel Taylor's busy, chatterfunk drumming. Vintsekvich's hot Latin alto on "Dominicana," the creeping Funk groove of "Penguins," and soprano sax dancing over lively piano on "Sad Sunday" are also highlights." - Jerome Wilson, Cadence
"Composing duties are equally shared between the father and son, and the resultant material is mostly slow-building and insistent, relying for its effect as much on subtle variations of texture and timbre as on outright propulsiveness. Fusion aficionados might be reminded of a cruelly under sung band of 20-odd years ago, the Jimmy Giuffre 4, which produced some superb albums for Soul Note that are more ethereal than 'Singularity', but share many of its musical values: fluent interaction, sinuous grace and supple power." - Chris Parker, The Vortex
Tracklisting
David Bitelli & Ollie Usiskin
Paul Dunmall & Kevin Figes
Kevin Figes & Julie Tippetts
Toni Germani Quartet
Howard Riley, Art Themen, Mario Castronari & Trevor Tomkins
HackOut!
Lol Coxhill
George Haslam & Friends
Sultan Stevenson
John Patitucci
Tommy Whittle & Alan Barnes
Xhosa Cole
John Clayton & Mulgrew Miller
George Cables
Sylvaine Helary & Orchestre Incandescent
The Exu
