Moods are created here.
Drummer Jerry Granelli forms a lithe rhythm team with 3 stringed-bassist Simon Fisk to create an undercurrent for the horn heavy team of Mike Murley/ts, Dani Oore/ts-ss, Andrew McKelvey/as and Andrew Jackson/tb. As Grenelli describes it, the music is in “that place between too tight and too loose,” with moody reeds on “Prologue” that veer and meander through your conscious and subconscious on “Walter White” and “Mystery.” The saxes coalesce and veer away like various thicknesses of lava, with some rabbit trails on “Another Place” while “The Swamp” includes Jackson’s trombone creating a rich texture. Like your thoughts slowly wandering before getting back to your main point.
Eden MacAdam-Somer goes quite Spartan, using simply her voice and violin in accompaniment of songs ranging from originals to Ralph Vaughan Williams with even Ellingtonia thrown in. The pieces are renditioned deeply personally, almost like a confessional. She shows some soulful and gospel spunk on”Jump For Joy” and classical ventures on “Along the Field,” whereas for the most part the multi-parted pieces such as “Rumi Songs” and “Along The Field” are free from stories told. Think of late night camp fires and you get the gist.