Vu, Cuong
Nonesuch, 2016, CD
Instrument: Trumpet
Issue: 22.2
Jazz Ruler Type: Fusion
Performance: 3
Sound: 5
Score:
O’s Notes: Vietnamese/American trumpeter Cuong Vu plays mostly free jazz-fusion with his Trio that includes drummer Ted Poor and Stomu Takeishi on bass. They expand to a quartet as the Trio Meets Pat Metheny. This is a familiar collaboration for Vu and Metheny as Vu played with his idol earlier in his career. The share elements of style and a generous use of electronics to flesh out the background. This effort includes a wealth of friendly fire and spontaneous creativity as the two headliners rekindle hot flames.
Publicist: Nonesuch