Rodrigo Amado The Bridge - Beyond the Margins (Live) (2023)

New formations involving musicians from different countries and generations are often put together with laudable intentions, but rarely live up to the expectations. One notable exception is Rodrigo Amado’s The Bridge quartet, its name a reference to Sonny Rollins' 1962 comeback album, but presumably also to the determination to establish strong connections despite different backgrounds. And this band truly delivers: there is the level of interplay, the malleable sound these four conjure up; there is the freedom and the eagerness to push things forward; and finally, there is the tangible gravitas of their combined artistry. The band’s founder must have known what he was getting himself into.

Rodrigo Amado – tenor saxophone
Alexander Von Schlippenbach – piano
Ingebrigt Håker Flaten – double bass
Gerry Hemingway – drums, voice

Tracklist:
1.01 - Rodrigo Amado The Bridge - Beyond the Margins (Live) (40:30)
1.02 - Rodrigo Amado The Bridge - Personal Mountains (Live) (7:42)
1.03 - Rodrigo Amado The Bridge - (Vísiting) Ghosts [Live] (7:47)