Lew Tabackin Trio
CD Release
Club Bonafide Thursday, November 17th
Lew Tabackin, tenor & flute
CD Release
Club Bonafide Thursday, November 17th
Lew Tabackin, tenor & flute
Boris Kozlov, bass
Mark Taylor, drums
Mark Taylor, drums
Club Bonafide
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At the urging of noted jazz photographer Jimmy Katz, I agreed to let him record my trio
with Boris Kozlov, bass and Mark Taylor, drums. The concept was to
create a kind of organic, unpretentious approach. Recording at Steve
Maxwell’s drum shop in Manhattan, we set up in very close proximity.
Sometimes you can actually hear the sympathetic vibrations from the many
drum sets in the shop―good vibrations.
We
played as if “live” in a club, with no real editing. As my old friend,
the great Zoot Sims would say, “You turn on the tape and gets what you
get”. Playing the flute in this space and in that system, however, was a
bit problematic since the room is quite “dead”. I had to try to play
without over compensating and remembered a Jean Pierre Rampal
masterclass several years ago where he discussed trying to overcome a
dead acoustical hall, with unsatisfactory results. Lessons learned.
Ultimately, with help from David Darlington’s magic, the results are
transcendent.
Most
of the tunes require little explanation; I was just trying to retain
some of the more traditional jazz values in an open, communicative way.
Not much was pre-set. The three originals are a kind of Japan trilogy. Garden at Life Time was
inspired by the garden of Yoshinobu, the last shogun of the Edo era.
The garden is adjacent to a wonderful jazz club, Life Time, owned by Mr.
Yutaka Kubota, who loves to play bebop piano and is a great supporter
of jazz and other arts. I am so proud of the way Mark and Boris captured
the kind of “gakaku” free improvisation throughout this piece. Bb Where It’s At,
is a light-hearted tune written for Bb, a wonderful venue in Akasaka,
where Mr. Akira Suzuki has given us unconditional support for several
years. Our performances there are like playing for old friends.
Minoru was
written for one of the last great, old school saxophone technicians,
Minoru Ishimori, who literally saved the musical lives of so many of us
through the years when we encountered instrument problems during tours
in Japan. His passing was a great loss and he is dearly missed. Playing
at Ishimori Gakki’s performance space during our yearly tours rekindles
memories of this special individual. It’s always great to connect with
his sons Tomo and Shinji and the wonderful staff at this special oasis
in Tokyo.
A little explanation of my “derangement” of Sunset and the Mocking Bird is in order. I tried to incorporate as much Bird shit as I could, even quoting a little Yard Bird in
my opening solo. I hope Duke purists are not too offended. Finally, I
would like to acknowledge the amazing contributions of Boris and Mark
and look forward to continuing on our path.
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