Acclaimed trumpet player, improvisor, and composer based in New York City, Peter Evans 'Ars Ludicra' as the best jazz avant-garde experimental out-there album of the the year!
This time last year, Evans made his debut on We Jazz records with an album called 'Extra' (see review HERE) so is 'Ars Ludicra' the "extra mile"? We'll, we should say that this is the 'extra Miles (Davis) in his fusion era ludicrous extremes! Possibly in the relm of 'Panthalassa' as re-imagined, not by Bill Laswell, but as a live jazz band trio plus Evans.
Recorded in the Van Gelder Studios, Evans in joined in the band by Joel Ross (vibraphone, synth), Nick Jozwiak (bass, synth) and Michael Shekwoaga Ode (drums) and it's fantastic; and hats off to the mixing/mastering/production as the sound is so pure it's like being there.
Of the top of my head, trumpet and vibes albums? Dizzy and Cal Tajder but nothing near this. Donald Ayler and? No, this is definitive. And Nick and Michael as a drum and bass unit are superb. And to top it off, added synth features is a further bit more.
Every track sounds better than the last so I'm not going to mention whether one is better than another but if you a fan of previous single, 'Pulsar' for it's full on attack of trumpet in a musique concrète setting of blending synths, you're going to love 'My Sorrow Is Luminous' (that features a guest appearance of Alice Teyssier on flute).
It's not all battering you senses as 'Images' is a gentle at dawn and contradictory, closes the album.
It might only be a five track album but it takes 'Jazz Not Jazz' over the 'More Is More' threshold and this was captured after a period of extensive touring so if you have seen them at any of their sell-out show this year, you will not be disappointed.
A great follow-up to 'Extra' as Evans' style of Davis' fusion is pushed further in to relm of "controlled abandom" and fans from BBC 6 Music New Music Fix, Bandcamp Weekly, Jazz FM, New York City Jazz Record and Peter Margasak's Nowhere Street will be please to hear that there's rumours of a follow-up too! Don't mis out.
BUY LINK / PRE-ORDER (Vinyl): Ars Ludicra | Peter Evans, Being & Becoming | Peter Evans
Artist: Pete Evans - Being & Becoming
Title: Ars Ludicra
Release date: 17th October, 2025
Label :More Is More Records
Catalog Number : TBC
Format: LP / Digital / Bandcamp
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