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American saxophonist and flutist Charles Lloyd started his group The Marvels primarily out of a nostalgic love for the steel guitar. He met steel guitarist Greg Leisz through guitarist Bill Frisell and not much later (around 2016) The Marvels were a fact, with both string wonders in their ranks. Leisz brought inevitable country influences with him, on the album Vanished Gardens (2018) with guest… vocalist Lucinda Williams, for example. Tone Poem is their first pure jazz album, featuring pieces by Thelonious Monk, Gabor Szabo and Ornette Coleman. The latter in particular is honoured in an exuberant version of Ramblin'. The atmosphere is spiritual on Tone Poem, with Lloyd's equally profound and melodic saxophone and flute playing, set against Frisell's glassy arpeggios and Leisz's haunting outbursts. In spaced-out pieces with a high improvisational content, such as the title track and closing Prayer, this company with its own sound within jazz, collectively soars. (MR)more
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