Walking an extraordinary tightrope between free jazz and song, this album us another testimony to the power of duos. Ben is mainly on his cornet, though he does add a little synth and vocals in there too, and matched perfectly to drummer Tommaso Moretti.
It’s a match made with searing chemistry, both artists expressing perfectly together. It hits all my favorite jazz adjectives: questing, nocturnal, spiritual, instinctive, ecstatic, experimental – sometimes simultaneously.
I never heard a cornet sing like this before and damn me if that ain’t the perfect drummer for it to bounce off.
Sweet sounds.