Blue Shift
Line Art, 2021
8/10
A trio consisting of Carol Liebowitz (piano), Adam Lane (bass) and Andrew Drury (drums), and as In Real Time the 3 bring a wealth of experience and skill to improvisational, jazz and classically influenced songs.
“Crosstown” opens the listen with frisky drumming and strategic bass as a very curious brand of jazz unfolds with Liebowitz’s inimitable piano guiding the climate, and “Curve” follows with a dreamy and adventurous blurring of the trio’s respective talents.
The title track occupies the middle spot and moves calmly, initially, and then methodically as hypnotic keys, bouncy bass and firm drumming aligns with awe, while “Sequoia Moon” emits a darker quality amid the rumbling and atmospheric gesturing.
“Passacaglia” exits the listen, and spends 12 minutes impressing us with its free jazz exploration that never stays in one place too long.
An extremely creative outing that explores the boundaries of the piano-bass-drums story, Lane, Drury and Liebowitz don’t waste a moment here, and it results in a very absorbing 46 minutes.
Travels well with: Carol Liebowitz & Birgitta Flick- Malita- Malika; Amos Gillespie- Unstructured Time