Jeremy Pelt

The centerpiece of this collection is an absorbing five-part suite inspired by Rodin’s sculptures. It finds New York trumpeter Jeremy Pelt in a sonically expansive mood, supplementing a core sextet with the adroit guitar of Alex Wintz and the prismatic Rhodes and effects of Frank LoCrasto. The four non-suite tracks, more steeped in acoustic jazz, bristle with the same energy and harmonic seeking. The new presence here is vibraphonist Chien Chien Lu, who makes an outsize contribution both as a captivating improviser and as a colorful and attentive ensemble player. She lends Pelt’s music a certain Bobby Hutcherson-like flavor, shimmering and thoroughly modern. Pianist Victor Gould swings and stretches out with authority; drummer Allan Mednard and percussionist Ismel Wignall give a three-dimensional quality to every groove. And Pelt achieves some of his most commanding and lyrical trumpet playing on record.

PERSONNEL:

• JEREMY PELT, trumpet, effects
• VICTOR GOULD, piano
• VINCENT ARCHER, bass
• ALLAN MEDNARD, drums
• ISMEL WIGNALL, percussion
• CHIEN CHIEN KU, vibes
• ALEX WINTZ, guitar
• FRANK LOCRASTO, fender rhodes

Recorded in New York, September 13-14, 2018.

TRACKS:

• THE RODIN SUITE
• 01. Pt. 1: L'Appel aux armes
• 02. Pt. 2: Dignity and Despair (Burghers of Calais)
• 03. Pt. 3: I sol tace (Gates of Hell)
• 04. Pt. 4: Camille Claudel (L'Éternel printemps)
• 05. Pt. 5: Epilogue
• 06. Ceramic
• 07. Feito
• 08. Watercolors
• 09. As of Now