Helias, Mark: Current Set (The)
Download links and information about Helias, Mark: Current Set (The) by Mark Helias. This album was released in 1987 and it belongs to Jazz genres. It contains 7 tracks with total duration of 47:43 minutes.
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| Artist: | Mark Helias |
| Release date: | 1987 |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Tracks: | 7 |
| Duration: | 47:43 |
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Tracks
[Edit]| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | The Current Set (featuring Greg Osby, Tim Berne, Robin Eubanks, Victor Lewis, Herb Robertson) | 7:10 |
| 2. | No Passport (featuring Tim Berne, Robin Eubanks, Victor Lewis, Herb Robertson) | 7:15 |
| 3. | Rebound (featuring Tim Berne, Robin Eubanks, Victor Lewis, Herb Robertson) | 6:52 |
| 4. | Greetings From L.C. (featuring Tim Berne, Naná Vasconcelos / Nana Vasconcelos, Robin Eubanks, Victor Lewis, Herb Robertson) | 6:32 |
| 5. | Nuclear One (featuring Greg Osby, Tim Berne, Robin Eubanks, Victor Lewis, Herb Robertson) | 6:02 |
| 6. | Ellipsis (featuring Greg Osby, Tim Berne, Robin Eubanks, Victor Lewis, Herb Robertson) | 8:33 |
| 7. | Lism (featuring Tim Berne, Robin Eubanks, Victor Lewis, Herb Robertson) | 5:19 |
Details
[Edit]Bassist Mark Helias' work as a leader has always been a touch more straight-ahead than many of the musicians for whom he's worked as a sideman, but his heart seems to be with bouncy heads and elastic grooves and that's not a bad thing. For The Current Set, he assembled a very strong band and steers them through six varied original pieces. The title cut has all the earmarks of a boppish piece by one of his former employers, Anthony Braxton, with a delightfully singing theme and delicious solos by Greg Osby and Robin Eubanks. On "Rebound," the irrepressible Herb Robertson threatens the poise of the proceedings with wild smears of sound while altoist Tim Berne successfully attempts to widen the boundaries even further, taking a brief, incendiary solo. "Greetings from L.C." introduces Brazilian percussionist Nana Vasconcelos into the mix, strongly evoking the carnival spirit. Throughout, Helias is supple and steady, always providing (with the fine drummer Victor Lewis) a touchstone for this set that nimbly treads the border between mainstream and the avant-garde.