Vu, Cuong

Nonesuch, 2016CD
Instrument: Trumpet


Issue: 22.2

Jazz Ruler Type: Fusion
O's Jazz Ruler

Performance: 3
Performance Chart

Sound: 5
Sound Chart

Score:
Score Chart

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.


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Publicist: Nonesuch