Benjamin Taubkin, Sergio Reze, Zeca Assumpcao + Joatan Nascimento
Trio + 1
Adventure Music
www.adventure-music.com
By George W. Harris

Here’s a release from the Brazilian focused label that is a bit
different than the normal Adventure Music Fare. Pianist Taubkin,
drummer Reze, bassist Assumcao and trumpeter Nascimento play free
flowing and almost spontaneous music that sounds and feels like a live
concert performance. There is lots of group interplay within the rhythm
section, particularly on the liquid “Solace=E
2” and the hard driving “The
Desert Is Here.” The most attractive moments are the more subtle and
supple moments, as on “Pearls” and “The Sabia Flew” which include
shifting meters, moods and directions like street paths in Fez.
Nascimento’s trumpet blends in with the team, and gives highly
punctuated work throughout this stimulating set.