Ivo Perelman & Dominic Duval
Nowhere to Hide
Label: NotTwo (2010)
Catalogue No: MW 808
Format: CD
Tracks:
1. Nowhere to Hide [12:02]
2. Timeless [15:38]
3. Amisade [23:13]
4. Eyes and Pearls [05:23]
5. Groundwork [02:04]
6. Polish Poles [05:56]
7. Microforms [12:34]
Line-up:
Ivo Perelman - tenor saxophone
Dominic Duval - acoustic bass
Recorded:
and mixed by Jim Clouse at Park West Studios, Brooklyn NY, February 2008.
About :
Dominic Duval (born 1945) is an American free jazz bassist.
Since the 1990s, Duval has been active principally on the New York City jazz scene. He did not begin recording regularly until the 1990s, but since then has appeared on a very large number of albums, particularly on the labels CIMP, Cadence Jazz, and Leo Records. As a result, Duval was described by Allmusic as "unquestionably...one of the most-recorded free jazz bassists on the planet".
Ivo Perelman (born January 12, 1961) is a Brazilian free jazz saxophonist born in Sao Paulo.
Perelman learned to play guitar, cello, clarinet, trombone, and piano while young, and concentrated on tenor sax from age 19. He attended the Berklee College of Music for one semester and then dropped out, moving to Los Angeles in 1986. Perelman released his first album in 1989, which featured Peter Erskine, John Patitucci, Airto Moreira, Elaine Elias, and Flora Purim as guests. After the release of his first album he moved to New York City. Perelman has released many albums since then for a number of different labels, and has played with Dominic Duval, Borah Bergman, Rashied Ali, Jay Rosen, Marilyn Crispell, Matthew Shipp, Paul Bley, Don Pullen, Fred Hopkins, Andrew Cyrille, Joanne Brackeen, Mark Helias, Billy Hart, Mino Cinelu, Nana Vasconcelos, Reggie Workman, William Parker, Louis Sclavis, Elton Dean, and Joe Morris.
Review:
Brazilian saxophonist and visual artist Ivo Perelman has a similar approach
to both arts: refined energy and free expressionism in preferably limited
settings. The rawness of his sound, just like his paintings come only to their
full right if there is no backdrop or even color. It is immediate, introspective
and extravert at the same time. Bassist Dominic Duval is possibly the right
person for him to interact with musically. A free spirit too and a great
listener. Both musicians have played lots of times together, and released quite
some albums together before, twice in duo settings, more often in a trio format.
Perelman's art used to be more muscular and physical than on this album, blowing
hard almost the whole time, but not here. Sensitivity and contemplation are high
on the musical agenda, in very long improvisations, one even clocking at a
little over twenty-three minutes, but that's part of the fun, and throughout his
improvisations, Perelman adds some melodic references to traditional jazz tunes,
but then more like acquaintances he meets on a tonal journey and who happen to
materialise on the road by sheer chance, totally unlike someone like that other
Duval partner, Joe McPhee, who will actually go and look for traditional
references on purpose just to meet them and have a chat. Perelman says hello and
continues on his journey. Some pieces are quite jazzy, rhythmic even, but some
of the other tracks go deep into uncharted tonal territories, with Duval on arco
and Perelman exploring the higher regions of his tenor, as on "Eyes And Pearls".
Some, like "Polish Poles" mix both, starting quite avant-garde, the tune starts
gathering rhythmic momentum as it evolves and becomes jazzy. A nice album for
those who like adventurous intimacy.
(stef, freejazz-stef.blogspot.com)
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