Contrasting his concurrent piano trio album with Nate McBride and Luther Gray, "Pools", "Cliff" is a first encounter between Boston-area pianist and composer Pandelis Karayorgis and drummer Eric Rosenthal with double bassist Damon Smith, recently migrated from the West Coast, as the three present a concentrative album of collective improvisation revealing three masterful players.
Label: Driff Records Catalog ID: 1803 Squidco Product Code: 26604
Format: CD Condition: New Released: 2018 Country: USA Packaging: Cardboard sleeve, sealed Recorded in Cambridge, Massachustus, on July 18th, 2018, by Pandelis Karayorgis.
"Cliff explores density, pulse and texture in four extended trio improvisations. Karayorgis and Rosenthal share a long musical relationship dating back to the early nineties. For this session they are joined by bassist Damon Smith who has recently relocated to the Boston area and has played with both several times over the past couple of years. This CD captures their first encounter as a trio in June 2018 during an informal house recording session."-Driff