Touchstone

Ariel Pocock - Touchstone (2015) {Justin Time JTR 8592-2} (Complete Artwork)
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© 2015 Justin Time Records | JTR 8592-2
Jazz / Contemporary Jazz / Piano / Vocal Jazz

With its pairing of a neophyte vocalist-pianist with four jazz heavyweights, this album might better have been titled Post-Millennial All-Stars Featuring Ariel Pocock. Not that the 22-year-old Floridian can’t hold her own in the company of tenor saxophonist Seamus Blake, guitarist Julian Lage, bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Eric Harland. Indeed, she is gifted well beyond her years.

This is a fine collected edition of Azimuth's three ECM recordings from the 1970s; the trio of John Taylor - keyboards, Norma Winstone - voice and Kenny Wheeler - trumpet/flugelhorn, were quietly producing highly experimental and deeply rewarding music in these studio recordings that have since become classics of their kind and have influenced many of today's young musicians. Taylor contributed all the compositions across the three albums with Winstone providing lyrics on some tracks; guitarist Ralph Towner guested on the third album.
At this time many musicians were exploring the possibilities of synthesisers and sequencers, something Taylor took full advantage of, together with some overdubbing on some compositions. All four musicians were experienced in third stream music and free improvisation; elements of these forms are part of the soundscape…