Time Will Tell
Sunnyside, 2024
8/10
Andy Milne, John Hébert and Clarence Penn come together with some guests for these personal songs that are quite contemporary and experimental in nature.
“Purity Of Heart” starts the listen with Milne’s fluid keys alongside Penn’s agile drumming for a particular mood that makes great use of Ingrid Laubrock’s glowing tenor sax, and “Lost And Found” follows with Yoko Reikano Kimura’s koto that plucks with beauty amid the dreamy climate.
The middle spot belongs to “Solotude”, where a lower register adds a hint of mystery to the minimal delivery, while “No Matter What” puts more emphasis on drums, as Hébert’s skilled bass suits the soft versus loud dynamics.
Arriving deeper on the back half, “Broken Landscap” showcases Milne’s intimate piano playing with beauty, and “Apart” exits with a warm ambience that uses the cautious rhythm section to accent the poetic key progression.
The record surrounds Milne’s discovering of his birth family history, and emotions that came with meeting his birth mother, which set in motion the introspective and avant-garde moments of this exciting and thoughtful effort.
Travels well with: Triad- Triad; Gerald Cannon- Live At Dizzy’s Club: The Music Of Elvin & McCoy