Zony Mash unplugged do justice to 11 distinctive Horvitz tunes, from impressionistic ballads to rootsy mid-tempo ones.

When
Wayne Horvitzdecided to do a new piano record (the first leading his own group since 1987”s Nine Below Zero with Butch Morris and Bobby Previte), he took his time until he found the combination of players that was just right. The wait was worth it: thanks to a great-sounding piano and studio, eleven of his distinctive tunes, and the members of his Hammond B-3 based group Zony Mash playing ””unplugged””, the music shines.

Foregrounding melody and harmony through the gently plangent voicings of the piano/guitar front line, concise solos, and thoughtful group interplay, the program sets a leisurely pace while evoking a range of styles and feelings. Impressionistic ballads that might recall Paul Bley, Ellington/Strayhorn, Debussy, or the wistful and piquant irony of Satie, blend with mid-tempo songs likewise steeped in the history of jazz, r&b/r&r, soul, funk, blues, gospel, and the avant-garde. A chamber-jazz homage to musical roots, Forever is an open-hearted yet serenely beautiful record.

With
Timothy Young (guitars),
Keith Lowe (double bass),
Andy Roth(drums).

Track Listing

• Ben”s Music
• Prepaid Funeral
• Love, Love, Love
• Capricious Midnight
• 9 to 4
• In the Ballroom
• Forever Now
• Disingenuous Firefight
• Tired
• Little Man
• American Bandstand

Additional Details

Label: Songlines

Genre: Jazz

Run Time: 53 mins

Release Date: 03/01/02

UPC: 774355153727