Tenor saxophonist/clarinetist/composer Chris Speed is widely recognized as a major talent on the downtown New York scene. The third release by his superbly interactive quartet Yeah No further refines the individual mix of intense jazz improvisation, haunted soundscapes, rock/funk punch and tunefulness, and the free use of Balkan-inspired rhythms and melodies, that sets this band apart from all others. If sharing the joy of collective musical creation is the special promise of jazz as an art form, Yeah No delivers.
ARTISTS Chris Speed (clarinet, saxophone); Skuli Sverrisson (bass); Cuong Vu (trumpet); Jim Black (drums, melodica)