Counterpoint
MARTIN WIND / JIM McNEELY / ED NEUMEISTER
Release Date: August 2023 - on Laika Records
MARTIN WIND / JIM McNEELY / ED NEUMEISTER
Release Date: August 2023 - on Laika Records
The album title Counterpoint stands for the concept of countermovement or opposing poles, which also exists in literature, painting, and dance. "It's about the duality of the two bass instruments, double bass and trombone, while the piano comments," Wind explains.
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"Counterpoint" - The album title "Counterpoint" stands for the concept of countermovement or opposing poles, which also exists in literature, painting, and dance. "It's about the duality of the two bass instruments, double bass and trombone, while the piano comments," Wind explains. Sometimes bass and trombone move with each other, as in the newly arranged standard "Bittersweet," sometimes opposite as in "Counter my Point," or in alternating roles - as in the Baião composition "Rosa." "Counterpoint is a concept that's all about optimism, and it gives the performers tremendous energy" is how American choreographer and ballet master Twyla Tharp sums it up.
Reviews / In The News
Sep 2023 Issue 257 pg. 16 - New York City Jazz Record
Review by George Kanzler
Counterpoint, Martin Wind/Jim McNeely/Ed Neumeister
"All three players explore extended ranges, digging deep, in a series of solos and exchanges that range from dance-adjacent to dissonant, while coalescing into a remarkably cohesive conclusion."
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Nov 2023 - JAZZ WEEKLY - Creative Music and other forms of Avant Garde
Review by George W. Harris
Counterpoint, Martin Wind/Jim McNeely/Ed Neumeister
"Post bopping vets Martin Wind/b, EdNeumeister/tb and Jim McNeely/p form a rich and lyrical trio on a mix of originals and standards on this recent release...It sounds easy here, but this kind of stuff is like watching Astaire dance-it takes years to look this relaxed."
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