Ivo Perelman: The Art Of The Improv Trio, Volume 6

Joe Morris moves over to acoustic bass for the final Volume 6 of Ivo Perelman's The Art Of The Improv Trio, a live date recorded at a club in Brooklyn. (Click here for previous volumes.) Tenor wizard Perelman is in a positively jaunty mood to open the lengthy Part 1, with a vividly energetic Gerald Cleaver providing rhythmic excitement and a deep groove. Morris, whose attack on guitar is jittery and anxious, plays the bass with a smoother approach to sound, although he retains much of his fractured approach to rhythm. The on-stage nature of the performance gives the trio plenty of opportunities to react both to one another and to the energy of the audience. As you might expect, the 42-minute Part 1 goes through a lot of changes in tempo, volume, and dynamics, along with a few embedded solos and duos. The only constant is the restless exploration of pure improvisation. exhilarating as ever, and with a brief, boisterous encore, this rare concert appearance by a Perelman ensemble makes a fitting conclusion to The Art Of The Improv Trio series.
Leo CD LR 776; Ivo Perelman (ts) Joe Morris (b) Gerald Cleaver (d); Brooklyn, NY, July 2016; Parts 1-2; 46:42. www.leorecords.com