What I like about it: I like how this album’s contemplative tone sits in a perpetual state of conflict with its lively demeanor. Of equal intrigue are those passages when the trio of pianist Alex Koo, tenor saxophonist Mark Turner and trumpeter Ralph Alessi suddenly erupt in volume and intensity yet never put at risk the album’s guiding peacefulness. I like the interludes spread throughout the recording, and I especially like those pieces where Koo takes a solo spin; it makes me want to know how he’d go about giving shape to a solo recording.
Your album personnel: Alex Koo (piano, keys, drums), Mark Turner (tenor sax) and Ralph Alessi (trumpet).
Mar 19 2019
Album of the Day: Alex Koo – “Appleblueseagreen”
Album: Appleblueseagreen
Label: Clever Tree Records
Style: Moonlight jazz
Favorite Track: “Dune”
Music from: Brussels, Belgium
What I like about it: I like how this album’s contemplative tone sits in a perpetual state of conflict with its lively demeanor. Of equal intrigue are those passages when the trio of pianist Alex Koo, tenor saxophonist Mark Turner and trumpeter Ralph Alessi suddenly erupt in volume and intensity yet never put at risk the album’s guiding peacefulness. I like the interludes spread throughout the recording, and I especially like those pieces where Koo takes a solo spin; it makes me want to know how he’d go about giving shape to a solo recording.
Your album personnel: Alex Koo (piano, keys, drums), Mark Turner (tenor sax) and Ralph Alessi (trumpet).
Available at: Amazon | Bandcamp
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By davesumner • Jazz Recommendations, Jazz Recommendations - 2019 • 0 • Tags: Alex Koo, Brussels (Belgium), Clever Tree Records