The hope I hold

"I admire every piece of this band and every recording, and I find the combination of voices often daring and thrilling. With so much brilliance on the table (and, well, maybe some extra stuff that is thrilling or honest but not sublime), the challenge may now be to direct the music toward a more focused identity. If anyone is up to that challenge, it is Ryan Keberle, whose music seems to grow each year in depth and daring".

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"Trombone, guitar and voice are a scarce combo in jazz, which is why this version of Ryan Keberle's unit, Catharsis, often wanders into interludes of a preeminently striking character ... While the nine originals here are attentive to pacing, dynamics and timbre, the thematic atmosphere is thin and powdery; they don't adhere easily in emotional memory. The exception is "Zamba De Lozano," an evocative Portuguese song sung with overdubs, but still with a plush Brazilian intimacy".