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Dream Life is the potent follow-up to 1999's Lines and Ballads,
again featuring tenor saxophonist Matt Renzi, drummer Jimmy
Weinstein, and bassist Masa Kamaguchi. The trio returns with
another charged and unusual assortment of tunes, beginning with an
ethereal, pedal-point treatment of Ornette Coleman's "Blues
Connotation," the fast bop line becoming more of a pensive
incantation in Renzi's hands. Coleman surfaces again with the
hymn-like "All My Life" (with an extended Kamaguchi intro), as well
as the reprise of "Blues Connotation" that closes the record. Other
highlights include Tony Scott's rubato "Israel" (not to be confused
with the well-known John Carisi tune), the Denny Zeitlin gem "Quiet
Now," and a roughened-up reading of Carla Bley's "Ida Lupino."
Weinstein provides the one original, a bluesy free bop line that
gives the album its title. (The comparatively dry sound of "If I
Should Lose You" is explained by the fact that it's a home
recording from a different day. Some may like it even better.) ~
David R. Adler
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