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DISORIENT
Disorient (Quirkworks, 2002) is Bone's world-music album. As usual, Bone's starting points are Brian Eno's impressionistic vignettes ( In Japa , with a whiff of Enya-esque ether and romantic piano figures) and Eno's static watercolors ( A Splendid Flow Of Grace ), and, as usual, Bone displays his skills at crafting sensual and exotic jazz themes ( Sudanaram ). The ten pieces caress different scenarios and settings, careening through visions of medieval Marrakesh, jesters and caravans ( Barhoom ), and mirages of transcendence drenched in languid symphonic passages and propelled by funk beats ( Buddha's In Baghdad ). Other standouts include the African ragas Intricate Autumn and Templenet (imagine Dollar Brand dueting with tribal tablas) and the psychedelic suite with rhythm and blues overtones Arabaya . Perhaps not as "disorienting" as the title suggests, but certainly setting a new standard for Bone's research in jazzy melody, syncopated rhythm and exotic arrangement.
Review by
Piero Scaruffi |