Brett Sroka (trb): "Hearsay" (FSNT, 2002), w/ Avishai Cohen (tp), Aaron Stewart (ts), Jason Moran (p, ep), John Sullivan (b), Eric Harland (d)

[Rooster_Ties]

An obscure CD I've had for 15-ish years, that I've always loved.  I seem to recall thinking of starting this thread several times before, but never was able to find uploads to share -- but the whole thing seems to be up on YouTube now.

LOTS of collective improv (or at least multiple-simultaneous-soloists, if you think there's a distinction) -- and just the right amount of dissonance for my taste (quite a bit, but the timbre of the instruments isn't 'crazy' out-there).  Anyone else have this one?  I'm pretty sure I traded emails with him 15-ish years ago too, just to tell him how much I dug this album when I first got it.

http://brettsroka.com/bio.html

https://www.discogs.com/release/4054339-Brett-Sroka-Hearsay

http://www.brettsroka.com/

"Hearsay" (13:48) - title track...

 

"Happy-Go-Lucky-Ism" (6:20)

 

"Tabula Rasa" (6:50)

 

Edited January 26, 2022 by Rooster_Ties

[Rooster_Ties]

Looks like started another thread about this album, way back in 2003 (so I've had it more closer to 20 years)...

 

[Rooster_Ties]

Here's the other half of the album (it's 6 long tracks total)...

"A Sound Caresses the Breast of the Negres" (7:57)

 

"Undecided" (6:42)

 

"Beloved" (2:58)

 

[Rabshakeh]

Looks interesting. It's a good line up.

[mjazzg]

Yeah, I have that. Haven't listened to it in probably a decade but remember good impressions.

Thanks for the reminder  All my CDs are boxed up so can't revisit it immediately.

[Kevin Bresnahan]

It's too bad that Brett never made his way over here from the Jazz Corner (or was it the Blue Note BB?), where he posted under the pseudonym "Hearsay". I seem to remember pre-ordering this when he told us about it.