The Beauty of Grief
Grief is sombre, but there is beauty in that solemnity on
this album, as with opener Red where
the saxophone and cello accompany one another in a plaintive melodic line, and where
piano and cello break to soothing tones before the sax returns in a slowly
paced meditation.
We might expect next Grey
to delve more into lamenting, and in a way it does, but the beautiful sense of
peace and calm continues and transcends, perhaps as only music can in such
emotive terrain. Adelaide based multi-instrumentalist Page soothes again with a
saxophone that glides eloquently through playing and melody, deeper notes
caverned for their occasional resonances.
Third track Black
begins with a piano roll [played loop] where the saxophone and cello are
layered together as mood, brooding, and there is more intended tension in this,
piano rises signalling.
Page plays piano on fourth track Purple, arriving at quite a beautiful run; fifth Orange highlights the cello in a
strongly emotive contribution, especially at its end, Page’s saxophone suspires
sweetly, and guitar and piano work together wonderfully – this is a gorgeous
track, and closer Green is a group
improvisation, the fine ensemble consisting of Adam Page – Tenor Saxophone and
Piano; Rachel Johnston – Cello; James Brown – Guitar; Brenton Foster – Piano,
and Ross McHenry – Bass.
You can listen and purchase here.
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