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Lars Danielsson/Verneri Pohjola/John Parricelli: Trio review | John Fordham's jazz album of the month
Bassist Danielsson, guitarist Parricelli and trumpeter Pohjola combine folksy melodies, Latin grooves and free-roaming improv on this lustrous album
When ACT boss Siggi Loch asked the three European musicians who created this glowing collage of folksy melodies, Latin-grooving and freely roaming improvisations for their three favourite jazz records, they all included one by Keith Jarrett. Photograph: Evelyn Freja The Bad Plus brilliantly redefined the role of jazz’s classic piano/bass/drums trio (embracing influences from Kurt Cobain to Stravinsky) but after founding pianist Ethan Iverson’s 2017 departure, they’ve been evolving a different mix. A gleefully swinging 2024 incarnation of the legendary Sun Ra Arkestra(Lights on a Satellite, In+Out Records) heralds the still-active presence of remarkable saxophonist/leader Marshall Allen’s 100th year on this planet; and UK singer/artist Paula Rae Gibson ’s dark, personal, but compelling interior world on The Roles We Play to Disappear (33 Xtreme) is creatively embraced by the avant-jazz/experimental quartet of Kit Downes, Matthew Bourne, guitarist Rob Luft, and trumpeter Alex Bonney.
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