Rodrigo Amado & Peter Evans - The Freedom Principle (2014)

Rodrigo Amado Motion Trio & Peter Evans
The Freedom Principle
2014 - NoBusiness Records: NBCD 67
http://www.nobusinessrecords.com/NBCD67.php

* Rodrigo Amado: tenor saxophone
* Peter Evans: trumpet
* Miguel Mira: cello
* Gabriel Ferrandini: drums

http://www.rodrigoamado.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Evans_%28musician%29
http://www.allmusic.com/artist/peter-evans-mn0000055024
http://www.allmusic.com/artist/miguel-mira-mn0002483652
http://www.allmusic.com/artist/gabriel-ferrandini-mn0002373840

Recorded by Joaquim Monte at Namouche Studios, Lisbon, March 18th, 2013


Reviews
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By Tim Niland

This is a potent collective improvisation group featuring Rodrigo Amado on
tenor saxophone, Peter Evans on trumpet, Miguel Mira on cello and Gabriel
Ferrandini on drums recorded in Lisbon in March of last year. The obvious
precedent of this group given the instrumentation would be the classic quartets
led by Ornette Coleman in the late 50's and early 60's. But while those bands
improvised freely from Coleman's own quirky compositional ideas, this band
takes things a step even further by collectively improvising without a net and
molding the fear and exhilaration of such an endeavor into the music. "The
Freedom Principle" lays things on the line as the group moves valiantly through
sections of loud and exciting free jazz as a full unit and also sections for
soloists supported by the fellow members and and sections of whisper quiet
music where the listener must pay rapt attention to what is happening,
considering that the music is being played at a low volume and a slow pace.
The two remaining pieces, "Shadows" and "Pepper Packed" continue this sense
of dynamism further with Evans sounding much different than he does on discs
by Mostly Other People Do the Killing where he plays in more of a
post-bop/free jazz sensibility, and in this case he takes quite a few risks
in his trumpet playing and Amado follows suit moving from gutsy squalls of
tenor saxophone to long lines of of ominous wind. The rhythm section is
interesting also as Mira's cello gives him a lighter and sharper sound than
a traditional bass and Ferrandini's drums add a depth of texture that makes
for a successful recording.

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By Stefan Wood
http://www.freejazzblog.org/2014/06/rodrigo-amado-motion-trio-peter-evans.html

By Mark Corroto
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/the-freedom-principle-rodrigo-amados-motion-trio--peter-evans-nobusiness-records-review-by-mark-corroto.php

By Grego Applegate Edwards

Par Luc Bouquet (fr)

Por Pachi Tapiz (es)
http://www.tomajazz.com/web/?p=13228