Grass Catching the Wind

PRODUKTBESCHREIBUNGEN
KURZBESCHREIBUNG
With Yelena Eckemoff on piano, Mads Vinding on double-bass, and Morten Lund on drums, this extra long (78 minutes) album explores the seasons of spring, summer and fall. In her original music, Yelena continues experimenting with merging post-bop jazz improvisations and modern classical structures, resulting in groovy, elegant, complex, and deeply meaningful music.

REZENSION
The trio does generate some nice interaction on Rain Streams and Somebody Likes Jogging, the pensive title track and the ECM-ish Summer Heat, the classically flavored Overcast and Sonnet for the Flowers, but a little of this hyper-delicate stuff goes a long way. --Bill Mikowski on November 23, 2011

A well balanced and focused jazz trio can create a superb ambiance. Yelena Eckemoff is using the trio format to capture the essence of seasons. Cold Sun was released last year and it reflected the bleakness of winter with icy, crystalline notes and reserved arrangements. She is exploring spring with and the compositions on Grass Catching the Wind are warmer, brighter. The trio has changed slightly. Eckemoff is still at the piano and Mads Vinding is still the bassist; however, Morten Lund has replaced Peter Erskine on the drums for this consideration of the season following winter. They perform sublimely. Once the idea of spring was planted it was easy to hear it expressed in the music. Anticipation of Spring is the opener and the solitary notes of Eckemoff s piano portray the sprouting of new grass and blossoms; you can hear the effects of hibernation wearing off. The song is like a fresh breath, the feeling of emergence is tangible. The bass lines capture the essence of yawning and creaking after a long sleep. Morten Lund s drumming, especially his imitation of raindrops pattering on the cymbals combined with an occasional whack on the splash, add reality to the visions of Rain Streams , the second song. Somebody Likes Jogging and Emerald World bring out the playfulness of spring, Vinding s bass briskly walking us through the warmth and joy of the season. The title song, Grass Catching the Wind is evocative of the that wind, light and peaceful, with Vinding s bass providing the intro and outro. This quiet peace is followed by Overcast which is just a beautiful song that highlights Eckemoff s depth on the piano. The CD ends with Neverland a quiet conclusion to this meditation on spring. --Gray Hunter, Word Press, April 23, 2011

Eckemoff demonstrates a completely original sound; no Tyner, Jarrett, Hancock etc. A few hints of the Romantics like Chopin and Schubert pop up once in awhile. The music itself is musical journey through seasons, climates and geographies, with musical waxings and wanings creating a seamless sonic panorama. The music is intelligent without being pedantic, sophisticated without being sterile, creative without being indulgent and sensitive without being desultory. Tunes bounce, weave, collide and open up as temperatures and musical barometric pressures change. A surprise that will stand the test of time. Look for this one! --George W. Harris, Jazzweekly.com, May 3, 2012