CHRIS WASHBURNE AND THE SYOTOS BAND - LAND OF NOD (2006)
Chris Washburne - trombone, percussion
John Walsh - trumpet
Ole Mathisen - tenor saxophone, clarinet
Barry Olsen - piano
Leo Traversa - bass
Vince Cherico - drums
Wilson "Chembo" Corniel - percussion
Special Guests:
Bobby Sanabria -
percussion
Makien Dernon - Korean gong
Off-Whte
Op-Ed
Oi Ne Khody Hrytsin Tai na Vechornysti
Guantanamo
Peace
Peace
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The
land of nod, referring to Swift’s poem of the same name, is, like
the poem, political, decrying the sonambulance of our country in the
face of, well just read the paper or Washburne’s liner notes. The
music works, with dissonance in the opening piano figure; the tune,
"Pink", then moves into a groove that could have been lifted from
Horace Silver. A three horn line, including Washburne on trombone,
John Walsh on trumpet and Ole Mathisen (see Afro Mantra) on
saxophone, moves through a bunch of Washburne originals, working
over highly funky drums by Vince Cherico and Chembo Corniel on
congas. Washburne, who’s impressive as both an academic and a
trombonist, plays patiently — listen his solo on "Off-White" — and
knows his drummers well enough to have plenty of interaction with
them. The band, which has had a long time residency at Smoke in
Manhattan, sounds like it, tight and cool and measured. It’s some of
the best music New York can offer, which is say a bunch. And he has
the sense to put Ornette Coleman’s "Peace" next to Horace Silver’s "Peace",
both some of the great compositions of the jazz world, second half
the of the 20th century, a long forgotten era.
Highly Recommended. (Peter Watrous, 2007-02-06)
