The Cure
Interage, 2022
8/10
The American-Iranian saxophonist and composer Farzin Farhadi brings along Christian Jacob (piano), Trey Henry (upright bass) and a string quartet under the direction of Benedikt Brydern for this romantic jazz outing.
“Love Unexpectedly” opens the listen with warm strings as the soulful and gentle sax enters a very soothing climate, and “After All” follows with the plucked bass and adventurous brass working together with much grace.
In the middle, “Black Rose” places more emphasis on the meticulous strings amid the eloquent piano, while “She Moves Through Me” lands in very intimate territory that emits much beauty from the keys and sax.
“Inside” and “The Cure” exit the listen, where the former moves swiftly with a cinematic quality, and the latter exits the listen with soaring sax, agile piano and calm ebbs of reflective, timeless song craft.
A listen where each track flows with its own unique identity, this is Farhadi’s fist solo album of instrumentals that are all originals, and it sure is executed superbly.
Travels well with: Thomas Heflin- Morning Star; Adam Glaser- Excursions