...."Like flying" is a collection of lively and eclectic songwriting.... (Amsterdam Weekly)
For the last years the German (Amsterdam based) Andy Arnold Trio continuously developed a very personal and fresh sound somewhere between Jazz, Rock, Drum'n'Bass and Country.
The strong and entirely original compositions are often departure or arrival points for extensive improvisations that take unexpected turns due to the band's very strong interplay. Collective Improvisation is a term that might come close to what's happening in the solos but it is usually associated with the free-jazz idiom, whereas this band is definitely into strong grooves (how about free-but-funky?). The simple trio setting allows the musicians to make creative use of effects, loops and prepared drums without overloading the music.
Artists such as Wayne Krantz and The Bad Plus, that in recent years developed a new way of playing jazz influenced music in a more raw and non-intellectual way, influenced this young trio as well as John Coltrane, Brad Mehldau, 70s Miles Davis, David Binney and the Beatles in their late sixties psychedelic phase.
Andy Arnold - Guitar, Loops
Marcel Kroemker - Double Bass
Felix Schlarmann - Drums
All music written by Andy Arnold except "Like Flying" by Felix Schlarmann. Arrangments by Andy Arnold, Marcel Kroemker and Felix Schlarmann. There are no overdubs on this recording. Recorded and mixed by Sebastian Krueger in Duesseldorf, Germany, january 2005. For more information go to www.andyarnold.info
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http://www.andyarnold.infoTrack List:
1. Cowboy Song
2. Junk Jazz
3. Interlude One
4. For whatever Reason
5. Eilidh
6. Kick the Cat
7. Interlude Two
8. Like Your Style
9. Second Chances
10. Interlude Three
11. Like Flying
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