Gabriel Zucker
Weighting
Zucker's first ESP-Disk' album, Evergreen (Canceled World) (ESP5017), was made with his big band, The Delegation. His second is a quartet, with Delegation members Adam O'Farrill and Eric Trudel joined by acclaimed drummer Tyshawn Sorey. A suite inspired by Rachel Kushner's novel The Flamethrowers,Weighting is a spacious mix of composition and improvisation, frequently intimate — sometimes consisting of just intertwined sax and trumpet lines —but occasionally punctuated with rowdy outbursts or densely woven passages.
Track Listing:
1. Would It Come Back To You?
2. The Uselessness of Truth / Not To Be Anything More
3. The Stream of New York / and art, of course
4. Missing Our Appointments With Each Other
5. What's left (when we are always honest) / The Future Was A Place
6. a movie, a lover
7. Dissimulation / Not Knowing It At The Time
8. the stones in my pockets
Personnel:
Gabriel Zucker: piano, compositions; Tyshawn Sorey: drums; Adam O'Farrill: trumpet; Eric Trudel: saxophone
Press:
The Vinyl District review grade: A
NYC Jazz Record “Best Debuts of the Year” list
“Zucker's advanced compositional work is knotty, unpredictable, and utterly satisfying. Spinning with freshness and maturity, Weighting is put forward with a sterling avant-garde posture that reflects the artistry and commitment of the musicians involved.” – jazztrail.net
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