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Phronesis - Alive
Released: 26/07/2010
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Named after an Aristotelian philosophy about achieving goals using a practical approach, Phronesis succeed in making complex jazz rhythms sound relatively easy to perform. Danish double-bassist Jasper Høiby leads the piano trio through this thrilling set, recorded at The Forge in Camden last year.
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The Telegraph“Phronesis don't feel the need to go to extremes...” Bass player Jasper Høiby, a nimble player and intriguing composer, conjures harmonic patterns that generate a compelling tension, but leave enough space for pianist Ivo Neame to spin his shapely patterns...
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The Independent“An exemplary live recording...” Not everything works and there's some annoying noodling, but from the great last number of the first set, things take off...
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all about jazz“Compelling without pause...” Høiby's writing—all the eight tunes here are originals, seven of them from the earlier albums—is complex, and for all their muscular intensity, his grooves and ostinatos are complex and shape-shifting...
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Guardian“One of the hot UK jazz-album contenders of 2010...” They have a precocious compositional strength, hitching striking themes to engaging grooves; they have improv virtuosity to spare, but never show off, and make light of travelling the most devious rhythmic routes...
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