{"id":721,"date":"2009-03-06T11:15:33","date_gmt":"2009-03-06T16:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hightwo.com\/ht\/?p=721"},"modified":"2009-03-06T11:15:33","modified_gmt":"2009-03-06T16:15:33","slug":"boston-phoenix-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hightwo.net\/two\/boston-phoenix-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Review &#8211; Dave Burrell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Author:  Ed Hazell<br \/>\nSource: Boston Phoenix<br \/>\n<a title=\"Boston Phoenix Reivew\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bostonphoenix.com\/boston\/music\/otr\/documents\/04220707.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">link to article<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A sensitive and original interpreter of Ellington and Jelly Roll Morton, as well as a free-jazz player with a clear sense of form and a wide lyrical streak, pianist Burrell has never fit into a neat category. His new trio with bassist William Parker and drummer Andrew Cyrille bridges the entire span of his music and brings it to life with exceptional vibrancy. The whole jazz tradition echoes throughout the collective free improvisation on the title track. Another free piece, &#8220;Double Heartbeat&#8221; has Burrell\u2019s lightly dancing touch spinning out one long continuously evolving line over the interweaving bass and drums. Parker\u2019s rich, cello-like arco bass, with its resemblance to human sobbing, is featured in duet with the pianist on the wrenching &#8220;Crying Out Loud.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Burrell has always been one of the most history-conscious pianists associated with free jazz. His relaxed solo interpretation of the Irving Berlin standard &#8220;They Say It\u2019s Wonderful&#8221; sticks close to the melody and displays his debt to Morton and the stride pianists. The trio meld bebop, stride, and free pulse into a rhythmically elusive blend on &#8220;Coup d\u2019\u00c9tat.&#8221; March rhythms form the basis for an alternately playful and menacing &#8220;About Face&#8221;; a lilting African-influenced pulse is the foundation of a serene &#8220;In the Balance.&#8221; There\u2019s a gentle, almost unassuming, quality to Burrell\u2019s playing that belies his conceptual playfulness and formal rigor. In this trio with players of equal ingenuity, he\u2019s made what may be the best recording of his nearly 40-year career.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a title=\"Boston Phoenix Reivew\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bostonphoenix.com\/boston\/music\/otr\/documents\/04220707.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author: Ed Hazell Source: Boston Phoenix link to article A sensitive and original interpreter of Ellington and Jelly Roll Morton, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_eb_attr":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[47,48,49,50,60],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-721","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-artists","category-dave-burrell","category-ht001","category-releases","category-reviews"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":894,"url":"https:\/\/hightwo.net\/two\/reviews-dave-burrell-3\/","url_meta":{"origin":721,"position":0},"title":"Reviews &#8211; Dave Burrell","author":"admin","date":"March 11, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Author: troy Collins Source: All About Jazz Published: November 07, 2006 Link to this article For the first time in almost thirty years, pianist Dave Burrell returned to the studio to record as a leader with William Parker and Andrew Cyrille on 2004's Expansion (High Two). 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