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Jeremy Rose - Within and Without (Earshift Music EAR 018)
Jeremy Rose - Within and Without (Earshift Music EAR 018) One defining characteristic integral to the success of any recording is the cast of players…
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One defining characteristic integral to the success of any recording is the cast of players one surrounds themselves with. On that score the award winning musician/saxophonist/composer Jeremy Rose has chosen wisely on his newly released album of music Within and Without
The music featured on the album was written at a time of great change in Rose’s life and is inspired by travel, personal relationships and a newfound creative inspiration that traverses variances in mood and tempos appropriately accommodating its inspirational sources - the Atlas Mountains of Morocco, the Islands of Indonesia and even the outback of Australia on Flash Jack From Gundagai. Throughout the album, Rose exquisitely displays his musical prowess on instruments of choice, alto sax, and bass clarinet, on eight distinctively original compositions alongside his longtime collaborator, pianist Jackson Harrison, who contributes one outstanding composition and playing gracefully and sublimely on all tracks of the album. Alongside them both is the American Kurt Rosenwinkel, now a Berlin resident where the album was recorded and highly regarded as one of the jazz world’s most acclaimed and influential guitarists. Rosenwinkel uses a wide variety of effects units, each with a specific function and effect on the guitar’s sound throughout all of the compositions which are complimented by a terrific rhythm section, bassist Andreas Lang from Denmark and drummer Tobias Backhaus also from Berlin. On Zombie and Second Chance, Rosenwinkel lustrously shines on his guitar alongside Rose’s Alto, with the rhythm section especially on track on From The River to You clearly demonstrating to the listener Jackson Harrison’s prowess in pianism and composition. Rose’s deft ability on alto saxophone and bass clarinet permeate throughout the whole album weaving all the musicians performances into a magic web of harmony and creativity, a total kaleidoscopic affair, full of contrasting moods and tonal colours.
Barry O’Sullivan
