With his album and ECM debut Trio Tapestry (2019), American saxophonist Joe Lovano made his first move to European jazz. This was a bit forced, but now he finds his place fully with the Polish Marcin Wasilewski Trio. This band once accompanied trumpeter , but then, under the direction of the gifted pianist Marcin Wasilewski, found a profound and hushed European jazz sound that belongs entirely to
… the ECM label. Lovano feels the group well on Arctic Riff. He plays in an extremely moody and passionate way and, like the other members, dares to drop large and charged silences in his playing. The album is dominated by group compositions and improvisations, in addition to compositions by Wasilewski, Lovano and Carla Bley. The extremely moody Arctic Riff is primarily a group album with Lovano in his element as the fourth member. (MR)more
