


Unexpected directions in this meeting between Swedish saxophonist Mats Gustafsson and Chicago vibraphonist Jason Adasiewicz, in an introspective album of beautiful tonal conversations, relaxed and sophisticated dialogs that mostly eschews the more aggressive side of both musicians in deference to a thoughtful, reflective and elegant set of tunes.
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Mats Gustafsson-alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
Jason Adasiewicz-vibraphone, balafon
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UPC: 608887586626
Label: Corbett vs. Dempsey
Catalog ID: CVSD043CD
Squidco Product Code: 25775
Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2018
Country: USA
Packaging: Cardboard Gatefold
Recorded at Experimental Sound Studio, in Chicago, Illinois, on October 1st, 2017, by Alex Inglizian.
"Discussing this impending studio date, the indefatigable saxophonist Mats Gustafsson and intrepid vibraphonist Jason Adasiewicz decided to compose new pieces for one another. The resulting tracks -- which also include a hallucinogenic arrangement of "Timeless", dedicated to its composer, the recently deceased guitarist John Abercrombie -- show a markedly different side of both musicians.
Quiet, at times tender, this meeting of like-minded musicians evoked a new kind of tension, not one birthed out of screams and wallops, but instead one marshaling the power of restraint. Gustafsson's work with groups like The Thing and Fire! Orchestra have made him one of the most renowned figures in contemporary energy music, and Adasiewicz's joyous noise in his own bands and with Peter Brotzmann, Rob Mazurek, and many others have likewise earned him top status in the pantheon of today's free musicians.
On Timeless, they explore low dynamics, static soundscape, and melodic lyricism, infused with passion and intellect. One track features the wooden-keyed African balafon, coaxing a buoyant response on alto from Gustafsson, while their mutual boyhood love of highly select fusion records provided an unforeseen jumping off point for the whole record. On the cover, a painting by Charline von Heyl; across the interior, a photo portrait of the musicians."-Corbett Vs. Dempsey

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• Show Bio for Mats Gustafsson ^ Hide Bio for Mats Gustafsson • Show Bio for Jason Adasiewicz "Jason Adasiewicz was born in Wichita, Kansas in 1977, but raised in Crystal Lake, Illinois. He studied jazz drums at DePaul University for three years. He only eased into the vibraphone after leaving school, playing it in the indie-rock scene around Chicago with bands like Pinetop Seven and the singer-songwriter Edith Frost. In the early 2000s he began his collaboration with cornetist Josh Berman and drummer Mike Reed. Since then he was worked in the Chicago jazz and improvisation scene with multiple bands, including Rob Mazurek's Starlicker and Exploding Star Orchestra, Mike Reed's Loose Assembly, Josh Berman and His Gang, Nicole Mitchell's Ice Crystal, James Falzone's Klang and Ken Vandermark's Topology and Audio One. Adasiewicz formed his Chicago-based jazz quintet, Rolldown, in 2004, while living in Madison. In 2008 he founded the trio Sun Rooms, with Nate McBride and Mike Reed." ^ Hide Bio for Jason Adasiewicz
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Track Listing:
1. Time Is Less 9:28
2. See Them Cold, But See Them Last 4:36
3. Dagger 4:10
4. A Fall They Call It 4:48
5. Memory Is A Voice 6:50
6. Valerie 5:22
7. Timeless 9:06

Improvised Music
Jazz
Free Improvisation
European Improvisation and Experimental Forms
Chicago Jazz & Improvisation
Duo Recordings
Mats Gustafsson
Melodic and Lyrical Jazz
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