RODRIGO AMADO - THE BRIDGE – Further Beyond
TROST |
TR266 | CD | 2025
Cover painting by Miguel Navas –
'#10', from the series "Uncertain Smile - Paisagens de um tempo incerto"
The fiery Portuguese tenor saxophonist Rodrigo Amado returns with the sophomore album from his fine quartet the Bridge, spanning modern jazz history with a deeply experienced line-up: German free jazz pioneer Alexander von Schlippenbach on piano, veteran Swiss-based American Gerry Hemingway on drums, and the explosive Norwegian Ingebrigt Håker Flaten on bass.
Amado's Bridge is the span linking the spirit of improvisation Rollins applied to composed music and modern free improvisation -
Mark Corroto / All About Jazz
It’s some of the most vibrant improvised music I’ve heard all year, a reminder of the bracing power of creation in real-time. For all the power and density of the music, it’s got a fleetness and elegance to it at all times. The four-way conversation is supersonic throughout, with a vitality and momentum that’s outside the lines
Point of Departure
'#10', from the series "Uncertain Smile - Paisagens de um tempo incerto"
The fiery Portuguese tenor saxophonist Rodrigo Amado returns with the sophomore album from his fine quartet the Bridge, spanning modern jazz history with a deeply experienced line-up: German free jazz pioneer Alexander von Schlippenbach on piano, veteran Swiss-based American Gerry Hemingway on drums, and the explosive Norwegian Ingebrigt Håker Flaten on bass.
Amado's Bridge is the span linking the spirit of improvisation Rollins applied to composed music and modern free improvisation -
Mark Corroto / All About Jazz
It’s some of the most vibrant improvised music I’ve heard all year, a reminder of the bracing power of creation in real-time. For all the power and density of the music, it’s got a fleetness and elegance to it at all times. The four-way conversation is supersonic throughout, with a vitality and momentum that’s outside the lines
Point of Departure
CREDITS:
| Recording: | Marc Schots at Bimhuis, Amsterdam, April 9th, 2023 |
| Mix: | Joaquim Monte and Rodrigo Amado |
| Mastering: | David Zuchoski |
| Photos: | Geert Vandepoele |
