Jim Hart Cloudmakers Trio & Leo Genovese - A Drop Of Hope In The Ocean Of Uncertainty [CD]

Cat. no: WR4828
Format: CD
Barcode: 5065014356555
Release Date: 13 Dec 2024
Genre: Jazz

In 2009 Jim Hart frst came together with Michael Janisch and Dave Smith to create Cloudmakers Trio

Since then their powerfully original vision has grown and sustained an international touring career, keeping them at the forefront of contemporary instrumental music in an exciting, horizon- spanning space where jazz, European improvisation, rock and global beats co- exist in an ever- shifting skyscape of creativity. Through all their various collaborations, the vibes- bass- drums trio has remained the core of the Cloudmakers sound. Now, ffteen years after their inception, the concept has come full circle with the inclusion of a new collaborator, the Grammy-winning Argentinian piano master Leo Genovese, already a veteran of the bands of Esperanza Spalding, Jack DeJohnette, and Wayne Shorter. The quartet went into the fabled Abbey Road Studio 3 to record with legendary engineer Sam Okell: A Drop Of Hope In The Ocean Of Uncertainty is the result, the utterly assured, compelling sound of a meeting of musical masters.

Opening track 'Winds of Change' was inspired by Jim's childhood by the Cornish coast, with Leo adding virtuosic classical fourishes to the Weather Report inspired form. 'Voodoo Grave' is a near-anagram of 'Dave's Groove' - a Caribbean derived rhythmic fgure that mutates into a New Orleans shufe. 'Back From the Brink' hovers on the edge of chaos "Somehow we make it back, as we always do," while by contrast 'The Silver Lining' leans into Michael Janisch's American jazz roots with a driving swing spiced with some metric stretching from Dave Smith. Other tracks include 'Dearly Departed', a ballad tribute to Wayne Shorter, leading to the album closer - 'New Beginnings' - a reference to the fresh partnership with Leo.

Jim Hart: vibraphone and compositions
Leo Genovese: piano and Sequential Prophet 6 synthesizer
Michael Janisch: electric and double basses
Dave Smith: drums and percussion

LP 2LP set Tracks: Winds Of Change / Voodoo Grave / Back From The Brink / Before And After / The Silver Lining / True At The Same Time / Faithfully / Where There's A Will / Quick Fix / Dearly Departed / An Ocean Of Drops / New Beginnings

CD Tracks: Winds Of Change / Voodoo Grave / Back From The Brink / Before And After / The Silver Lining / True At The Same Time / Faithfully / Where There's A Will / Quick Fix / Dearly Departed / An Ocean Of Drops / New Beginnings