Guitarist Andrew Green is prolific at creating sonic visuals in his music, producing arousing archways and glowing craters framed in atmospheric dales and waves of turbulence moat by a chamber-jazz sonorous. His record Narrow Margin from Microphonic Records places Green in the additional roles of composer, arranger, producer, and bandleader. Joining Green on the recording are Bill McHenry on tenor saxophone, Russ Johnson on trumpet, JC Sanford on trombone, John Hebert on bass, Mark Ferber on drums, and Benny Cha Cha on the Wurlitzer. Green keeps the band on the move, coursing natural fluctuations which create new manifestations that arise along the band's travels. It is an album that incites spontaneity and new discoveries in the world of chamber-jazz.
The instrumentation has an organic roaming as the band plunges into film noir territory along the dunes of "Midnight Novelette" and the illusionary-tint of the stardust that coats "Black Roses." The band scatters their energy in different directions while gravitating to a melodic consistency. Their mobility is comfortable with a poetic bebop traction in numbers like "Honeymoon In Ipswich" and the peachy hues of "Miro." The arrangements provide space for each member to shine and contribute substantive cuts and poignant punctuations in the compositions. A special track "Totally Joe" is a tribute to the legendary tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson. The music crafts complex harmonies in the instrumentation making lovely summits and falls along the melodic passages encased in glassy atmospherics. Green's guitar solos are subtle and often placed in the backdrop of the main lines while adding texture and movement to the pieces.
Based in New York, Andrew Green concentrates on his instrumentals sounding cohesive and making the solos tertiary to the main themes in the tracks. Whether the instruments are galloping or waddling at a slow rate, Narrow Margin is tunneled in shafts of bop-splendor and harmonious splashing. The music sparkles with aural illustrations woven from a refined sense of twining instrument parts and amassing opulent chamber-jazz ruffles. The band nourishes each other to sprout generous crescendos as they crisscross their stitching along the seams and create a rapport that is perfectly cued and attractively aligned.
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