GOAT’S NOTES – Cosmic Circus
Leo Records CD LR 736
Goat’s Notes are:
Grigori Sandomirskii, piano; Vladimir Kudryavtsev, double bass; Maria Logofet, violin; Piotr Talalay, drums; Andrey Bessonov, clarinet; Ilya Vilkov, trombone;
Their French guests are:
Hugues Vincent, cello; Sabine Bouthinon, violon; Pierre Lambla, alto saxophone
Recorded in La Rochelle and Moscow in 2014
The apparent effect of this intermingling nonet is to have a string quartet playing alongside a jazz quintet, with each in its own way trying to play the same ‘compositions’. No, it’s nothing like as horrific as that might sound: on the contrary, it is very, very circus-like, colourful and boisterous, more molten perhaps than fluid, utterly jazz-improv and free.
Goat’s Notes was originally formed by pianist Sandomirskii and bassist Kudryavtsev, both fervent devotees of unprompted music. Working with the sextet and bringing together artists from diverse directions and objectives has resulted in total capriciousness for both sides of this eclectic, jazz collective. Its catalogue embraces uncluttered playing from an extensive range of improvised music genres, from experimental jazz to free improvisation and noise.
Reviewed by Ken Cheetham
Leo Records CD LR 736
Goat’s Notes are:
Grigori Sandomirskii, piano; Vladimir Kudryavtsev, double bass; Maria Logofet, violin; Piotr Talalay, drums; Andrey Bessonov, clarinet; Ilya Vilkov, trombone;
Their French guests are:
Hugues Vincent, cello; Sabine Bouthinon, violon; Pierre Lambla, alto saxophone
Recorded in La Rochelle and Moscow in 2014
The apparent effect of this intermingling nonet is to have a string quartet playing alongside a jazz quintet, with each in its own way trying to play the same ‘compositions’. No, it’s nothing like as horrific as that might sound: on the contrary, it is very, very circus-like, colourful and boisterous, more molten perhaps than fluid, utterly jazz-improv and free.
Goat’s Notes was originally formed by pianist Sandomirskii and bassist Kudryavtsev, both fervent devotees of unprompted music. Working with the sextet and bringing together artists from diverse directions and objectives has resulted in total capriciousness for both sides of this eclectic, jazz collective. Its catalogue embraces uncluttered playing from an extensive range of improvised music genres, from experimental jazz to free improvisation and noise.
Reviewed by Ken Cheetham
