I Have the Room Above Her
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Edition: Music CDCD Release Date: 2005-02-08
Music Label: Ecm Records
Soundtracks:
- Osmosis Part III
- Sketches
- Odd Man Out
- Shadows
- I Have The Room Above Her
- Osmosis Part I
- Dance
- Harmony
- The Riot Act
- The Bag Man
- One In Three
- Dreamland
Free Music Notes for I Have the Room Above Her
Free Music Review: It kinda works...
Hit: 4 Stars
I heard great things about this album when it came out in 2005 but I wasn't so keen when I researched it further. Even though by then I was a fan of both Joe Lovano and Bill Frisell by that time, I thought: a whole album with just a saxophonist, a guitarist and a drummer? With no bass? And no keys? I just didn't think it would work. But the good reviews kept flowing and I finally decided to give the album a try.
In all honesty, it's not that far off from what I imagined. I think it's an acquired taste and will definitely put some people off but it kinda works, in an abstract, free or freestyle jazz kind of way. The absence of a bass player is taken care of by Frisell's expert playing - he could be playing a baritone guitar but it's not specified on the album - and while I've always known that Lovano's sax would blend well with a guitar courtesy of the work he's done with John Scofield, I didn't know it would be this good. In the end, I didn't even notice the absence of a keyboard player. And that is very rare, for me.
As for Paul Motian, for the person whose name is in bold type on the album cover, he seems happy to take a back seat to the other two players. It's not that his drumming is unnoticeable. Quite the opposite. It's just that to me, the overall impression is one where he's supporting the guitarist and sax player and not the other way round - which is probably how it should be anyway?
It's very minimalist in terms of structure. There's not much melody to hold on to, no groove to get into and not much of the usual melody, hook, melody, hook, improvisation, etc, arrangement that many jazz musicians use but producer extraoridnaire Manfred Eicher pulls it all together somehow. It's slowly grown on me and I don't usually go for this kind of stuff. My overall impression is very similar to another Bill Frisell/Paul Motian collaboration, i.e. Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motian: way too cerebral for this simple-minded listener.
But I guess it was worth picking up. I can foresee an occasion where I'll be in the mood for something like this, and where I'll probably really enjoy listening to it. I just can't think of what that occasion might be, just now.
I Have the Room Above Her Poster
Paul Motian is a sterling example of a musician reaching new heights in their later years. Nearing 75, the drummer and composer continues to explore the innerworkings of the small combo. Frisell and Lovano have worked with him since the beginnings of their careers, decades ago. The interplay of this bass-less trio is remarkably sympathetic, as Frisell's guitar alternates between rhythmic underpinnings and atmospheric flights. There is a buoyancy to the music, whether it's on the gospel structure of "The Bag Man" or the bird-like "Dance" (a piece Motian recorded in the seventies for his album of the same name). The title track is the gorgeous ballad by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein, and underscores the traditional idioms which have contributed to Motian's unique voice. --David GreenbergerJazz Music CDs
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