“A threesome with an egalitarian outlook, manifest in the how the focus doesn't remain settled on any one participant but shifts restlessly around the group”
Three adept protagonists in the free improv arena assemble in a multinational gathering on A Little Bit Off The Top. Both Italian pianist Giovanni di Domenico and Belgian bassist Peter Jacquemyn are active on the Brussels scene, while American drummer Chris Corsano shares experience with the pianist of hook ups with the likes of guitarist Jim O'Rourke and veteran Japanese saxophonist Akira Sakata. The limited edition LP presents a threesome with an egalitarian outlook, manifest in the how the focus doesn't remain settled on any one participant but shifts restlessly around the group.
The episodic side long "Golondrina" provides a good example of that ethos at work. It begins with tentative clipped piano notes, which bring to mind Cecil Taylor, accompanied by Jacquemyn's taut pizzicato and Corsano's clanking drums. Although evoking a conversation at first, the pace gradually picks up.
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