John Fremgen leads a trio of Brannen Temple/dr and Jeff Hellmer/p and guest tenor saxist Elias Haslanger on this collection of rich and accessible originals. The trio bounces with buoyant delight on the quasi-fugue “ All In” as Hellmer’s touch on the ivories is confident and clean, while Fremgen’s bass throbs a rich pulse on the driving “Perfect Leather Coat.” The trio is also able to display spaciousness and use of silence on the reflective “2nd Wednesday From Epiphany” as Temple’s brushes flicker like candles in the Narthex. Haslanger’s musty toned horn makes for nice shadows on “Blue World” and groans like an antique garage door on “The Song I Never Wrote.” Impressive post-bop moods.
Longhorn Music
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