Three true originals, tenor saxophonist Ivo Perelman, violist Mat Maneri and drummer Whit Dickey have a meeting of hearts and minds on The Art Of The Improv Trio, Volume 2. This unit seems to find its niche in relatively calm, almost delicate miniature improvisations, though that’s not all they’re up to. They turn up the heat to full blast on Part 6, the shortest track at just one minute. Part 10 gets pretty wild as well, with a high-wire chase by tenor and viola. The perfectly paced Part 12 is especially fine, with some pungent exchanges between Maneri and Perelman. Dickey drives the music forward with his imperturbable and forthright style on drums. Equally notable are the bold, propulsive and astonishingly dense soundscape of Part 3 with its slowly rising tonal center, the playful results of the “chase me, I’ll chase you” strategy of Part 5, and the unusually tentative Part 9. Volume 2 is a typically provocative and successful Perelman session.
Leo CD LR 772; Ivo Perelman (ts) Mat Maneri (vla) Whit Dickey (d); Brooklyn, NY, August 2015; Parts 1-13; 50:11. www.leorecords.com
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