Misha Mengelberg Quartet - Four In One (2001) [SACD]

Pianist and jazz restructuralist Misha Mengelberg has received much acclaim for everything from his solo performances to his leadership of the Dutch ICP Orchestra, but the small-ensemble recordings he began making in the U.S. during the '90s are perhaps the best places to begin investigating his wonderfully offbeat charms. Four in One, recorded in September 2000 and subsequently released in "Super Audio CD" format by the Songlines label, is an album with particularly wide-ranging appeal, satisfying for listeners with tastes ranging from the avant-garde to more traditional post-bop, and certainly anyone interested in the commonality between Mengelberg and one of his primary influences, Thelonious Monk.


Tracks:

01. Hypochristmutreefuzz
02. Reef
03. Kneebus
04. Die Berge schuetzen die Heimat
05. Four in One
06. Monk's Mood
07. Criss Cross
08. Blues after Piet
09. Kwela P'Kwana
10. We're Going out for Italian
11. Poor Wheel

Personnel:

Misha Mengelberg - piano
Dave Douglas - trumpet
Brad Jones - bass
Han Bennink - percussion