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Elasticity of Time and Space

from Rites of Ascension by Nick Maclean Quartet

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Maclean's wit and musical intelligence are in full flower on Elasticity of Time and Space, which is a bit like a collage of several facets of Hancock's influence as well as some unexpected urban influences. The tune shifts from burning-swing to hip-hop with metric modulations and tempo changes which were a hallmark of the Davis rhythm section (bassist Ron Carter and drummer Tony Williams), but presented in a way that Hancock would likely never do himself. After a percolating melody whose Blue Note era resemblances are clear, -- the band suddenly shifts from uptempo swing to a much slower, groove-infused hip-hop framing -- stretching the time before snapping back to the original tempo and feel. Brownman takes a blistering swing solo -- his mastery of line construction on energetic display. After a full-band melodic statement the group settles into earthy hip-hop space for a soulful solo by Maclean, this time on Rhodes, punctuated by an appropriately cosmological statement by the illustrious physicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. Goertzen increases the tempo with insistence, building intensity and urgency before launching into a bombastic solo of his own, punctuated by band shots. The dramatic shifts and varied influences feel as though they snap between markedly different points in our musical history -- a true journey through Time and Space.

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from Rites of Ascension, released October 31, 2017
Composed by Nick Maclean
Solo order: trumpet, keys, drums

Nick Maclean - piano
Brownman Ali - trumpet
Jesse Dietschi - bass
Tyler Goertzen - drums

recorded by Jeremy Darby and Julian Decorte at Canterbury Studios
mixed by Josh Bowman at Bowman Sound
mastered by Nick Blagona at Psychotropic Studios
produced by Brownman Ali

cover art by Dean Shu

liner notes by Dave Restivo

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Nick Maclean Quartet Toronto, Ontario

This contemplative and often thrilling quartet's explorations of modern, original repertoire delivers jazz between the two poles of thoughtful introspection and powerhouse conveyance, taking influences from Herbie Hancock's primordial 1960's Blue Note era recordings featuring Freddie Hubbard, while simultaneously paying apt tribute to some of the greatest improvisers in jazz history. ... more

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