A New Day ESP-Disk particularly the singing of Maria

particularly the singing of Maria Callas

Vitouš and Surman were well-matched in

compositions by Joe and Jakob appear alongside a collective improvisation and Motian’s own “Drum Music”

driven by a constant urge to create

A New Day ESP-Disk particularly the singing of MariaRekindling the familiarly flowing interplay with fellow travellers Thomas Morgan and Joo Lobo the trios musical partnership goes back over a decade at this point , on A New Day Italian pianist Giovanni Guidi moreover expands the groups instrumental grasp with the introduction of American saxophonist James Brandon Lewis, who makes his ECM debut here. Not only is the ensemble scope widened; with Brandon Lewis in tow, new dialects and fresh perspectives