David Liebman
Plays Ornette Coleman - Turnaround (JW 079)
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2009
Plays Ornette Coleman - Turnaround
David Liebman
Jazz Werkstatt
4250079758364
JDW 123010
JW 079
JAZZ
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4 STARS DOWN BEAT (March 2011)
Eric Boeren bent him. John Zorn and Tim Berne ran him through the grinder. Old And New Dreams Kissed his ring. Improvisers have tried all sorts of ways to tackle Ornette Coleman. On this sashay through the iconoclast’s songbook, Dave Liebman has his ultra-light group re-imagine 10 of the maestro’s pieces – some usual suspects, some oddballs – illustrating just how pliable the material is. In doing so he somehow liberates Coleman, or at least cracks apart the now codified architecture of those classic Atlantic quartets. Liebman has no interest in mirror images, however. During several of these feisty little performances, it takes a second to hear Coleman floating around the room.
That, of course, speaks to Liebman’s individuality. This homage stresses his imagination as much as it illustrates sax prowess. From the wooden flute of ‘Lonely Woman’ to the Steve Lacy-like chirps of ‘Bird Food’, these are discrete approaches to each tune. Using a series of ballsy exclamations, ‘Turnaround’ enjoys several slants, the most convincing of which are a strip club swagger and a momentary barroom shuffle. Somewhere between the space guitar and the cracked second line allusions, Liebman finds a way to bring the bluesy side of Texas to the table while dodging honking-and-shouting orthodoxy.
Tecnique has its place. ‘Kathelin Gray’ is one of Coleman’s most plaintive ballads and the smooch it gets from Team Liebman places its elegance front and center. The leader’s reeds are full of grace, and guitar foil Vic Juris comes off with lithe lines on nylon strings. The foursome has an aggressive side, though. It’s also a kick to hear them tumble though. It’s also a kick to hear them tumble though the turf of ‘Cross Breeding’ a pithy investigation into freedom.
With Coleman, Liebman comes up with one of his most novel celebrations yet – Jim Macnie
Personnel:
DAVE LIEBMAN, soprano & tenor sax
VIC JURIS, electric & acoustic guitar
TONY MARINO, Acoustic bass
MARKO MARCINKO, drums, percussion
Recorded in Germany, January 5 & 6, 2009.
Tracks:
01. Enfant
02. Turnaround
03. Kathelin Gray
04. Bird Food
05. Lonely Woman
06. Cross Breeding
07. Face of the Bass 7 Beauty Is A Rare Thing
08. Una Muy Bonita
09. The Blessing
10. The Sky
