Painting Breath Stoking Fire
A session at the CIMP "Spirit Room" yielded Painting Breath, Stoking Fire by recent member of the Burnt Sugar family, saxophonist Avram Fefer. He is joined here by the prodigious bassist Michael Bisio, with whom he has played for many years.

Composed by Fefer, the suite unfolds with copious improvisation. The opening "Ancestral Voices" appropriately evokes exotic primitivism with a repeating flute figure giving way to ghostly sounds and Bisio's percussive bass reminiscent of an African kalimba. The woody tones of bass and bass clarinet match perfectly for the quick, punchy unison passage of "BC Reverie/Inner Child", which provides a platform for both players to embellish. Fefer blows bluesy tenor sax on "Love (Keepin' on)/Rio Largo y Sinuoso", until Bisio sets up a rhythmic, pulsing line and he offers a sweet, folksy clarinet melody. Exciting bluster reigns on "City Life/Tipping Point", with a taut, strummed bass and long, flowing tenor lines. Throughout the recording, Fefer and Bisio transcend the obvious with an array of sounds and moods that illustrate their inclusive acceptance.
Sean Fitzell AAJNY Aug. 2005 allaboutjazz.com/newyork/aaj_ny_200508.pdf

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