VINIL ACT Scott DuBois: Autumn Wind

2017

Scott DuBois - chitara
Gebhard Ullmann - saxofon tenor, bas clarinet
Thomas Morgan - bas
Kresten Osgood - tobe

DuBois takes the “seasons” concept to a whole new level with a series of pieces in celebration of the restless, unpredictable nature of autumn. At each step of the way, DuBois’ quartet takes us on a mesmerizingly impressionistic musical journey that is an organic yet highly cohesive mix of elements drawn from the likes of modern jazz, contemporary classical music and Americana.

AllAboutJazz :

"When last we heard from guitarist Scott DuBois he was conjuring visceral thoughts of our coldest times on Winter Light (ACT Music, 2015). Now he's turned back the calendar one season, turning his attention toward harvest days with Autumn Wind.

While there are certain similarities between DuBois' two seasonal epics—the presence of bassist Thomas Morgan, multi-reedist Gebhard Ullmann, and drummer Kresten Osgood; the semi-programmatic nature of the music, taking shape within each single song and as a progression from one to the next; and the use of space, atmospherics, tension-and-release play, and rubato to call to mind the appropriate imagery—Autumn Wind goes several steps beyond Winter Light in concept and execution.

DuBois' design work taps into long-game serialism, as the twelve main pieces on the album each start on a different note. The tone row generated by those leaping-off points is then used at various points throughout. Going one step further, DuBois also decided to play on another duodenary level, using personnel as his game pieces. The members of three different quartets—the aforementioned band from Winter Light, a string group, and a woodwind foursome—come into the picture one by one, finally culminating in "Autumn Aurora Borealis."

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