submitted on Wed, 04/02/2008 - 06:06 in Jazz Group by Mike_Longo 
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Founded in 2003, Carla Bley's quartet The Lost Chords interprets her music with emotional depth and superior musicianship. By adding guest trumpeter Paolo Fresu for this session, she has stumbled on a formula that emphasizes camaraderie and spirit-sharing. The five artists fuse well together through blues, ballads, lyrical arias and the occasional ruckus. Far from predictable, Bley's music engulfs the band as if in a cozy den with fireplace and library, where the walls are covered with tapestries that tell stories. Quickly, they jump from one image to the next, seamlessly, without pause. Steve Swallow's bass guitar, Andy Sheppard's tenor saxophone, Bley's piano and Billy Drummond's drum kit blend with Fresu's trumpet and flugelhorn in a gathering that centers on standard classical harmony and a very un-standard rhythmic concept...
Source: allaboutjazz
Author: Jim Santella
