Chris Gestrin - The Distance '2016

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	       "... van der Schyff exhibits a keen perception of tonal color, rhythmic
and textural variety and improvised form. The more I listen to van der Schyff
and his cronies, the more I'm impressed."
- JazzTimes.com

"... an expansive set, demonstrating the instant and infinite affinity possible
when like musical minds meet ... documents a fast and freely composed concert of
chamber jazz ... an impressive and impressionistic set ... this free-form
free-for-all finds kindred jazzers in sync and in sympathetic simpatico with
each other."
- All About Jazz

In 2004, New York guitarist Ben Monder performed with Vancouver pianist Chris
Gestrin and drummer Dylan van der Schyff at the Vancouver International Jazz
Festival. The concert was recorded as part of a planned Gestrin duos/trios
project, however with the addition of two trio improvs that ended a short
afternoon rehearsal, the entire recorded performance was deemed worthy of
release on its own in 2006. Both Gestrin and Monder are masters of jazz harmony;
all three musicians are very sensitive to texture and timbre and the subtle give
and take of free improvisation. This album is wholly improvised apart from two
tunes each by van der Schyff and Gestrin, yet there’s a cumulative sense of
continuity and flow.

Tracklist:
01 - Ferns
02 - Treacle
03 - #47
04 - Dark Engine
05 - Treant
06 - View from the Road
07 - Extrinsic
08 - The Distance
09 - Voice in the Night
10 - Second Approximation 

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