It's an outstanding album with some interesting compositions and performances alike.
Q.E.D. is a unique and adventurous trio of multi-instrumentalists and composers who create music that simultaneously challenges the intellect while inviting the soul to dance. Ben Thomas, Chris Stover and Alex Chadsey share an intense passion for the music they perform together. With a broad instrumental palette, including trombone, vibraphone, piano, bandoneon, cajon, and congas, they're able to navigate through a wide range of rhythms and textures while drawing on eclectic influences such as American jazz, 20th century chamber music, and traditional and popular music from Cuba, Brazil, Peru, and Argentina, crafting a sound that is fresh and contemporary while rooted in some of the world's great music traditions.
Track Listing:
1 A Multiplicity of Drops
2 Lilies from the Escritoire
3 Put the Ball in the Box
4 Tangent 5
5 Soft Lights
6 Poza Azul
7 Prize and Battlefield
8 Waltz
9 Day One
Performers:
Q.E.D. is:
BEN THOMAS - vibes, cajon, bandoneon, percussion
CHRIS STOVER - trombone, congas, chekere
ALEX CHADSEY - piano
Production Info:
Produced by Q.E.D.
Recorded & mixed by Masa Fukudome
at Ice Station Zebra, Seattle, WA
July 26-27, 2010
Mastered by Mark Guenther
at Seattle Disc Mastering, Seattle, WA
Photography by Maria Jeffs
Cover design by John Bishop
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Cadence (Jerome Wilson)
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All Music (Adam Greenberg)
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