Ended Thursday and started Friday with Here Be Dragons by Oded Tzur, released on ECM in 2020.
Tyran Grillo wrote on ECM Reviews:
"Born in Tel Aviv and based in New York, tenor saxophonist Oded Tzur could not have found a more suitable home than ECM for his gentle brand of jazz. His uniquely tonal approach to the instrument, channeled through a rare melodic purity, make for a powerful combination. Heavily schooled in Indian classical music, he treats each tune as a raga in and of itself, and uses likeminded structures in distinctly jazz-oriented parallels to unleash the inner life of every motif. Ensuring that nothing goes to waste are his trusted crew of pianist Nitai Hershkovits, bassist Petros Klampanis, and drummer Johnathan Blake.
After a tender yet angular introduction, “To Hold Your Hand” ushers in a dimly lit performance that relies more on the contour of sound than on the sound of contour.."
https://ecmreviews.com/2020/06/02/oded-tzur-here-be-dragons-ecm-2676/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAYqF0hBrOE&list=OLAK5uy_lMM2PKNaDr87oznxlOmdQOCi7KMgc44I4
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