McDonnell, Dave - The Time Inside A Year
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28-DLM5020.2
Dave is a little known, under appreciated talent. He's a fine player but he's a killer composer, which gives this album an edge and makes it more than 'just' a jazz release. Recommended.
"One of Dave McDonnell's biggest takeaways from putting time in with dozens of outfits is a desire for his own music to be immediate and reactive, mindful of pulse and the body's innate rhythm but also cerebral. A groove-oriented framework functions as rhythmic scaffolding for his complex harmonic motifs: witness the stacked polyrhythms on the hard-driving 'Bullitt' and lithe 'Vox Orion,' or the lively Latin feel of 'Nodes of the Moon. ' 'Brandywine' is hook-laden and swings hard, similar to the bookends of 'Bakers Man,' the bulk of which is dominated by explosive free-improv fireworks."
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