Word: blakeã
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Dates: during 2001-2001
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...reaching quotations in his work, it never seemed that Scofield was derivative or stretched for motivation. Grasped by the inspiration for a musical idea, he would push it to the limits of creative invention, feeding off his sidemen until grasped by a fresh concept that he would subsequently exhaust. Blake??s tenor provided particularly potent fuel, as they, face to face, improvised harmonies, some of which melded seamlessly with the tune. Others that didn’t quite work were nonetheless commendable for their innovation. Free to experiment beyond the confines of chords or melodic conventions, Scofield...
...Loose Cannon,” allowing the audience to catch a true glimpse of his virtuosity. He constructed polyrhythmic extrapolations onto the initial simple patterns, building on the rhythm and blues flavored hooks and then subsiding into sparse, off-putting snare shots as he tried to push Blake??s more cool and subdued solo into another, more frenzied direction. Blake??s resistance to percussive prodding created a palpably apparent tension, until Stewart resolved the matter, asserting his authority in the first of many explosive solos. Building up from a simple extended interplay between nothing...