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Charged Particles er et (endnu)
forholdsvis ukendt amerikansk jazzband, der opererer inden for genrerne
neojazz-fusion og moderne post-bop. Men det med det ukendte kan
lynhurtigt gå hen og blive en saga blot. For kvaliteten i trioens
originale musik, samspil og instrumenthåndtering er så usædvanlig høj,
at man må imponeres. Ikke blot sender denne, gruppens anden cd,
tankerne i retningen af navne som Chick Corea, Weather Report, The
Yellowjackets, Herbie Hancock og The Brecker Brothers. Den bekræfter
også, at trioens musik i stort omfang er på niveau. Cd'en er energisk,
udfordrende og pågående. En sand gavebod. Caleb Hutslar på keyboards er
lige så vital og vidtfavnende som Corea og Hancock, eller Joe Zawinul
for den sags skyld. Michael Rak på bas er næsten som Jaco Pastorius i
Weather Report. Og Jon Krosnick på trommer og percussion er som snydt
ud af næsen på hans mentor, den anerkendte trommeslager Peter Erskine. Denne
forfriskende trio fra Columbus, Ohio, bliver - om Gud og salgstallene
vil - en af fremtidens helt store, på verdensplan.
Charged
Particles is a (still) relatively unknown American jazz band that
operates in the genres of neo-jazz fusion and modern post-bop. But
being unknown can very quickly become a thing of the past. The quality
of the trio's original music, of the way they play together, and of
their handling of instruments is so unusually high that one can only be
impressed. Not only does this second CD of the group bring to mind
names like Chick Corea, Weather Report, The Yellowjackets, Herbie
Hancock, and The Brecker Brothers, but it also confirms that the trio’s
music to a great extent is on their same level. The CD is energetic,
challenging, and comes right at you. A true treasure trove. Caleb
Hutslar on keyboards is as vital and widely embracing as Corea and
Hancock or Joe Zawinul, for that matter. Michael Rak on bass is almost
Jaco Pastorius of Weather Report. And Jon Krosnick on drums and
percussion is the spitting image of his mentor, the respected drummer
Peter Erskine. This refreshing trio from Columbus, Ohio,
will, if God and record sales permit, become one of the future's really
big ones on a world wide scale.
Af Ivan Rod
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