Anna Webber's Percussive Mechanics - Refraction (2014) [Hi-Res]

Anna Webber and her young seven-piece ensemble play even the trickiest sections with a vitality and feeling for the beauty of the moment. And as the CD's title implies, Webber's compositions reflect humor and depth. The way she and her band members expand and enrich the music affords an outstanding experience for those listeners with ears that thrill for the adventure of discovery. Transparent sounds permeate the brilliantly played pieces, with surprises around every twist and turn. The compositions may be complex at times, but they sparkle with jazz-inspired spontaneity.

„I consider myself to be 100% a jazz musician. Improvisation is my native language, and also the native language of everyone who I choose to be in my bands. I am interested in ‘new music’, have played it, and look to it for compositional inspiration, but I would never claim to be a classical musician. I just like good music, especially music that doesn’t sound like things that I’ve heard before. I seem to hear a lot more things like that in the classical world than in the jazz world.“ (Anna Webber)

Anna Webber, flute, alto flute, tenor saxophone
James Wylie, clarinet, alto saxophone
Julius Heise, vibraphone, marimba
Elias Stemeseder, piano
Igor Spallati, bass
Max Andrzejewski, drums (marimba on track 4)
Martin Kruemmling, drums

01. Anna Webber's Percussive Mechanics - Five (Action) (5:54)
02. Anna Webber's Percussive Mechanics - Tacos Wyoming (7:15)
03. Anna Webber's Percussive Mechanics - Climbing on Mirrors (9:40)
04. Anna Webber's Percussive Mechanics - Theodore (14:16)
05. Anna Webber's Percussive Mechanics - Relentless! (3:55)
06. Anna Webber's Percussive Mechanics - The All Pro 3 Speed (13:45)
07. Anna Webber's Percussive Mechanics - Friction/Vif (Reflection) (10:09)
08. Anna Webber's Percussive Mechanics - Shortlis (Bonus Track) (8:52)