Minimal post-jazz from the forest.

8 MP3 Songs in this album (24:57) !
Related styles: Jazz: Modern Creative Jazz, Avant Garde: Modern Composition, Mood: Dreamy

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Details:
Elemental Trio consists of David Lord (The Wonder Revolution, Solagget, Francis Moss) on guitar, Mark Foley (Wichita Symphony Orchestra, Kirk Rundstrom Band) on double bass and Steve Hatfield (Bodo Ensemble, Steve Hatfield's Band) on drums. They have a unique approach to the jazz trio format. Many of the compositions are based off of the chord progressions of jazz standards and then reharmonized, rearranged and rewritten to the point that the original song is buried deep within the composition and unrecognizable. A standard such as "There is no Greater Love," is morphed into "Tiny, Invisible Nymphs, Greeting Life" and "I'm an Old Cowhand" becomes "Inside an Orange Cave." The compositions are minimal with no soloing or swing rhythms, instead focusing on polychordal harmony and mood. The unifying theme and inspiration for Elemental Trio is the forest. "Acorn Life" is what happens when a jazz trio enters the forest.