Wintertides
Self-Released, 2024
8/10
The guitarist and songwriter Sam Wilson is aligned with Jen Yakamovich and Geordie Hart for this 4th album that focuses of folk and jazz ideas.
“Light Through The Bend” gets the listen off to a warm start, where flowing guitar is met with Hart’s sublime bass for the poetic mood, and “Sandlines” follows with more emphasis on Yakamovich’s rich drumming amid the mesmerizing guitar tone.
The middle spot belongs to the intimacy of “The Moon Song”, where a breezy melody surrounds the coziness, while “Dance Of The Fungi” is a frisky moment of playful progressions and jazz rock nods.
“Waterside” and “Winterides” exit the listen, where the former allows for Wilson’s mesmerizing guitar to captivate us alongide the glowing rhythm section, and the latter emits a distinct ambience via the manipulated guitar.
An effort that arrived after a residency in British Columbia, the trio illuminate Wilson’s finger-style playing with strong attention to mood and melancholic moments steeped in minimalism that can often bring to mind the almighty Low.
Travels well with: Rodney Sharman- Known And Unknown: Solo Piano Works By Rodney Sharman; India Gailey- Problematica