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Andy Laster,
Interpretations of Lessness
(SGL 1515-2)

A chamber-jazz suite inspired by Samuel Beckett's short prose work, featuring Laster (baritone and alto sax), Erik Friedlander (cello), Cuong Vu (trumpet), and Kenny Wollesen (drums/ percussion). Laster establishes a richly appealing sound world, catching something of Beckett's rhythms, colors, sadness, and obtuse, oddly-vaudevillian humor. 20-bit recording.

"One of the recent gems of the downtown improvising scene."
—Ben Ratliff, New York Times

"The ever-present architectural tinge is tempered by a vivid sense of humour... This is left-leaning music that eschews the predictability of similar expressions for a pithier, more keenly coherent sound. Its ever-shifting scenes dodge cliché, assuring that every move carries a colorful logic. And adds up to a big triumph."
—Jim Macnie, Jazziz

**** "An abstract, intuitive performance that's also a lot of fun in its own way... Stylistic breaks and subversions are prominent... Laster's musical interpretation comes across in a fancifully aleatoric design that presents some fresh platforms for his impressive group's improvisations."
—Aaron Cohen, Down Beat

  1. Earth Sky Body
  2. Blessed Days
  3. Ruins True Reffuge
  4. Space of a Step
  5. Other Nights Better Days