Matt Ulery - Wake An Echo (2013)

Really great stuff from bassist Matt Ulery – a player with an imagination as rich as his sound, and an artist who's really becoming a force on the scene here in Chicago! Matt works here in that mix of arrangements and freedom used by some of his contemporaries on the left side of the scene – but he's also got a wider vision, too – one that has the longer pieces stretching out with a compositional vision that goes way beyond just small combo jazz – a really wonderful sense of tones, timings, and layers – served up by a quintet that includes Geoff Bradfield on bass clarinet, Marquis Hill on trumpet, Rob Clearfield on piano and accordion, and Jon Dellemyer on drums. The mix of bass clarinet and trumpet is wonderful – all fluttery and shimmery over the blocky rhythms of the group – and the record has a bold sense of energy that never lets up. Titles include "In Every Lonely Chamber", "Coriander", "Over Under Other", "My Favorite Stranger", "Carefree", and "All The Riven".

Tracklist:

1. The Lady Vanishes
2. In Every Lonely Chamber
3. Coriander
4. Over Under Other
5. My Favorite Stranger
6. Carefree
7. All The Riven

Personnel:

Marquis Hill - trumpet;
Geof Bradfield - bass clarinet;
Rob Clearfield - piano / accordion;
Matt Ulery - double bass;
Jon Deitemyer - drums / cymbals.