Grassroots

The quartet (!) of Chamber 3 consists of Christian Eckert/g, Steffen Weber/sax and Matt Jorgensen/dr along with "guest" Phil Sparks/b (as if he really weren't needed). Sparks sounds like he deserves have the band re-named to "Chamber 4" as he provides some rich pulse work along with Eckert on "Tattooed By Passion" and his thick line on "Enemy of Inspiration" is a thick mist for the brooding tenor of Weber. Eckert's guitar gets sinewy and dangles like a thread on "Lack of Concentration" and delvers some affects on the gentle "Uphill Struggle." The moods here are mostly gentle, calm with hints of stark grays and blacks; Weber's alto pulses well on "Zosia" while the band closes with a funky "E-Flat Stop." Lots of long shadows here.