I must really be a sexist; first glance at this disc by Sarah Elgeti
that had a picture of her face, and I’m thinking, “another vocalist.”
WRONG! She plays tenor, soprano and flute, writes all of the stuff
here, and leads a pretty flexible ensemble with Marianne
Markmann-Eriksen/sax, Christian Bluhme Hansen/g, Jens Andersen/b,
Thomas Praestegaard/dr and Ben Besiakov/key. Most of the tunes are
post-bop material that range from the bluesy “Out In The Fields” to the
funky “Downstairs.” Her tenor on “Bossa Among The Trees” is quite
impressive as it veers around Hansen’s guitar, while her flute on
“Ringe I Vand” and alto on “But I Wish I Could” are impressive in their
respective tones. A couple of the songs go a bit askance, as in “Home”
and the Monkish “Blustering Waves,” but the quintet always makes it
back on track. Mature material, and nice thoughtful music.
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