Chris Gestrin: With Such Unsettled Heart
With Such Unsettled Heart
Chris Gestrin (piano)
After The City Has Gone: Quiet (Songlines 1568)
Recorded: The Factory, Vancouver. July, 2004
Rating: 91/100 (learn more)
Group improvisation can take many forms and, for the uninitiated, a large ensemble can produce sounds that can overwhelm. This trio slowly builds a live soundscape that is both engaging and illustrative of what improvisation is all about. A series of decaying trombone notes is echoed by the violin, and then the piano, which turns those notes into a descending melody line...which is extended by the violin...and on and on. Ideas born of the moment are handed from musician to musician. The thrill is in observing the reactions.
Reviewer: Mark Saleski