Close Encounter by Martin Sasse Trio with Vincent Herring
The Sasse-Herring link was forged in New York in the spring of 2001, when Martin played a session with Vincent at his regular Monday night gig at the Up Over Jazz Café in Brooklyn. And then later in October / November 2002, Vincent Herring and the Martin Sasse Trio went on the road for a short tour in Germany.
"There was a time when there was a big gap between the level of American musicianship and that of the rest of the world. But all that has changed. Today you find excellent players everywhere. I really enjoyed this session – the trio has a great feeling for the music and a flair for interpreting it expressively. And they admire the same area of the jazz spectrum as I do. This is not the normal routine form of jazz – there are some really innovative elements. And I wouldn’t have it any other way!"
– Vincent Herring
"It was an inspired idea to unite the abundant and homologous talents of Vincent Herring and the Martin Sasse Trio – a fact to which this album bears eloquent testimony…
Jazz has often been described as “the art of surprise” and this album offers a number of unpredictable, unexpected moments which add great vitality to the music…
'Close Encounter', the product of the meeting of highly compatible musical minds, is a most satisfying album, full of well-conceived ideas, inspired solo work and artistic integrity."
– Mike Hennessey
Tracklist
| 1. | Don't Let It Go | 6:21 |
| 2. | Blue Herring | 5:23 |
| 3. | Bishop's Place | 7:08 |
| 4. | Nelson's Dilemma | 6:08 |
| 5. | I Will Sing You a Lullaby | 4:06 |
| 6. | M.R.'s 12 Bars | 5:15 |
| 7. | Folklore | 5:37 |
| 8. | Over The Rainbow | 5:47 |
| 9. | Groove Machine | 5:48 |
Credits
Martin Sasse - piano
Henning Gailing - bass
Hendrik Smock - drums
with
Vincent Herring - alto saxophone
Recorded on August 15, 2003 at Tonstudio Vagnsson, Hamburg, Germany.
License
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The Martin Sasse Trio has existed in changing formations for almost thirty years. Even their first album "Here we come" (2000) received best international reviews. Later albums include Vincent Herring, the Miles Davis saxophonist Steve Grossmann and the guitarist Peter Bernstein. For the album "Good Times" with Charlie Mariano, the trio received the famous German Record Critics' Award in 2010.