CONSORT IN MOTION

4 1/2 STARS DOWN BEAT MAGAZINE
“... brilliantly realized ...reaches back to Italian composers of the Baroque and Renaissance, recontextualizing centuries-old themes and melodies via modern improvisation, more an act of resurrection than archaeology “. Down Beat Magazine, November 2011

4 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE

“ ... Blaser is a multifarious artist who intersperses edgy overtones with lushly organized passages...one of the more persuasive jazz releases of 2011 - Glenn Astarita for eJazzNews

PERSONNEL:

SAMUEL BLASER,  trombone, arranger, composer
RUSS LOSSING, piano
THOMAS MORGAN, bass
PAUL MOTIAN, drums

Recorded in New York, December, 2010

Tracks:

01. Lamento Della Ninfa
02. Reflections on Piagn’e Sospira
03. Reflections on Toccata
04. Passacaglia
05. Ritornello
06. Si Dole è I’Tormento
07. Balletto Secondo - Retirata
08. Reflections on Vespro Della Beata Vergine
09. Ritornello
10. II Ritorno D’Ulisse in Patria
- Atto Quatro, Scène II