Abstract Quantities by Bram Weijters-Chad McCullough Quartet
For their third outing, the multi-national band led by pianist Bram Weijters and trumpeter Chad McCullough firmly establish a musical style and concept that's equal parts melancholic and hopeful.
The group covers even more musical ground than before, seamlessly weaving the tapestry of colors present throughout the tunes.
The opening track, "Billions" hits the ground running, and the tunes stretch from gospel-inspired ("Glorious Traffic Jam") to pensive ("Hesitation"), and folk-like ("Winter's Lament").
The two co-leaders explore an intimate duo setting on "The Same Prelude" and "Before Acceptance" which provides a stark contrast to the full band, and continues to delve into the compositional and tonal beauty of these artists.
Tracklist
| 1. | Billions | 9:00 |
| 2. | Still More | 1:47 |
| 3. | Mr. Rubato | 4:28 |
| 4. | Glorious Traffic Jam | 8:00 |
| 5. | Hesitation | 5:35 |
| 6. | The Same Prelude | 2:31 |
| 7. | The Same but Different | 4:29 |
| 8. | Little Song (for Mirthe) | 6:10 |
| 9. | Winter's Lament | 7:33 |
| 10. | Before Acceptance | 1:26 |
| 11. | Acceptance or Denial | 7:09 |
Videos
Credits
Chad McCullough, trumpet
Bram Weijters piano, keyboards
Piet Verbist bass
John Bishop drums
All music composed by Bram Weijters, except track 3, 8 & 9 composed by Chad McCullough
Produced by Bram Weijters & Chad McCullough
Recorded by Joël Grignard at Rubens Studio, Brussels, Belgium
Recorded on May 10th & 11th, 2014
Mixed by Chris Weeda at Studio Rapenburg, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Mastered by Brian Schwab, Chicago, IL
Cover images by Elenamiv
Cover Design by John Bishop
License
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Bram Weijters is a belgian, Antwerp based piano and keyboard player, who focuses on jazz, impro and alternative music.
He plays in several jazz formations but performed with people from the alternative pop/rockscene as well. Besides his own bands, Bram currently plays with a.o. Hamster Axis of the One-Click-Panther, Zygomatik, Piet Verbist Quartet, Jelle Van Giel Group, Mazzle, Misstriohso,...