REVIEW: Clowes in Step Tempest
Writer Richard Kamins has reviewed the new album by Trish Clowes on his step Tempest blog!
He discusses the album’s final track:
The program closes with “Almost“. The piece opens rubato, scurrying brushes on snare, scattered piano chords, atmospheric guitar phrases, and disjointed saxophones phrase that slowly take shape into a lilting ballad. Nobody rushes but the song seems to grow more soulful as Ms. Clowes rides the guitar chords and the piano glissandos forward. A shift in direction so that the guitarist can push the song forward and, as the intensity builds, the leader’s soprano sax rises up above the rhythm section for a moment, like a colorful bird riding the thermals. Stunning, stirring, a momentary burst of pure joy.
Read the full review here.
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