RIMBAUD
John Zorn
Tzadik, 2012Stephen Gosling/piano
Kenny Wollesen/drums
TD/bass
On this suite of 'classical' works inspired by the French poet, I play on an 11-minute piece called Illuminations. The piano part is completely written note-for-note. The bass & drums improvise --reacting to and conversing with the piano. Think: Xenakis walks into the 5-spot in 1959 and asks to sit in with Ornette's quartet. Ornette and Don pause to contemplate why Bb is really F and in the meantime Charlie and Billy continue to do what a rhythm section does best. Iannis pulls out a 15-page score and has at it. Red Garland and Coleman Hawkins walk out. Varése jots down some notes.