{"id":2538,"date":"2018-12-02T02:25:03","date_gmt":"2018-12-02T01:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.murielgrossmann.com\/?page_id=2538"},"modified":"2018-12-02T02:29:27","modified_gmt":"2018-12-02T01:29:27","slug":"honourable-mention-golden-rule-album-of-the-month-dec-2018","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/murielgrossmann.com\/?page_id=2538","title":{"rendered":"Honourable mention! \u2018 GOLDEN<\/span> RULE<\/span> \u2014 ALBUM<\/span> OF<\/span> THE<\/span> MONTH<\/span> DEC<\/span> 2018\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>The ques\u00adti\u00adon: What would you say defi\u00adnes \u201cspi\u00adri\u00adtu\u00adal jazz\u201d? A powerful expe\u00adri\u00adence? An evo\u00adca\u00adti\u00adve jour\u00adney? Music that tran\u00ads\u00adcends all time and place? Music that tou\u00adch\u00ades your heart and streng\u00adthens your soul? A sound that is at once explo\u00adra\u00adti\u00adve and free, whilst also giving a satis\u00adfy\u00ading sen\u00adse of belon\u00adging? An incom\u00adpre\u00adhen\u00adsi\u00adble cos\u00admic ener\u00adgy that helps you feel groun\u00added within an ever-chan\u00adging uni\u00adver\u00adse? The ans\u00adwer: Yes. All of this and more. Abo\u00adve all it is a con\u00adnec\u00adtion, with yours\u00adelf, man\u00adkind, and the world around you, a kind of medi\u00adta\u00adti\u00adve awa\u00adke\u00adning, as if to say \u201cAhh yes, this is it\u201d. You can feel it. Your sen\u00adses rea\u00adwa\u00adken and your mind is quiet\u00adly focus\u00adsed. You let it all in, and breathe. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Few albums tru\u00adly cap\u00adtu\u00adre this spi\u00adrit in such a con\u00adsis\u00adt\u00adent\u00adly start\u00adling and beau\u00adtiful way. This one most defi\u00adni\u00adte\u00adly does. Muri\u00adel Grossmann\u2019s \u201cGol\u00adden Rule\u201d embraces the ground\u00adbrea\u00adking, explo\u00adra\u00adto\u00adry jazz of Sun Ra and John Col\u00adtra\u00adne, gives a very respectful nod to fel\u00adlow con\u00adtem\u00adpo\u00adr\u00ada\u00adri\u00ades Nat Birch\u00adall and Shaba\u00adka Hut\u00adchings, and immer\u00adses its\u00adelf in a swirl of tran\u00ads\u00adcen\u00adden\u00adtal expres\u00adsi\u00adon. Tim\u00ade\u00adl\u00adess and inno\u00adva\u00adti\u00adve, this is one migh\u00adty state\u00adment of a recording.<\/span><\/p>\n

Born in Paris to Aus\u00adtri\u00adan par\u00adents, saxo\u00adpho\u00adnist and com\u00adpo\u00adser Muri\u00adel Gross\u00admann grew up in Vien\u00adna, start\u00ading clas\u00adsi\u00adcal stu\u00addies at the age of 5. When she swit\u00adched to saxo\u00adpho\u00adne, dis\u00adco\u00adve\u00adring jazz at the age of 21, her musi\u00adcal direc\u00adtion chan\u00adged. Alt\u00adhough lear\u00adning most\u00adly from lis\u00adtening to records, Gross\u00admann also cre\u00addits Ger\u00adman jazz pia\u00adnist Joa\u00adchim K\u00fchn, with whom she later stu\u00addi\u00aded, as having a gre\u00adat impact on her musi\u00adcal\u00adly. Her sources of inspi\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon are wide, inclu\u00adding a ran\u00adge of jazz giants from saxo\u00adpho\u00adnists such as Eddie \u201cLock\u00adjaw\u201d Davis, to gui\u00adta\u00adrists like Grant Green. It is howe\u00adver, the sym\u00adbio\u00adsis of sounds crea\u00adted on this album, with Ser\u00adbi\u00adan gui\u00adta\u00adrist Rado\u00admir Milo\u00adj\u00adko\u00advic, Aus\u00adtri\u00adan bas\u00adsist Gina Schwarz, and Ser\u00adbi\u00adan drum\u00admer and per\u00adcus\u00adsio\u00adnist Uros Sta\u00admen\u00adko\u00advic, that clo\u00adse\u00adly link the music back to the works of Coltrane.<\/span><\/p>\n

There\u2019s an intri\u00adguing sonic palet\u00adte to Grossmann\u2019s music. As the album beg\u00adins, ope\u00adning with the title track, I was imme\u00addia\u00adte\u00adly drawn to the almost whispe\u00adred sounds that move and shim\u00admer, acting as a back\u00addrop to the tune its\u00adelf. Per\u00adhaps my musi\u00adcal adven\u00adtures in life have been less adven\u00adtur\u00adous than I thought, but this is some\u00adthing quite uni\u00adque in the way that the sounds are sen\u00adsi\u00adtively and intel\u00adli\u00adgent\u00adly laye\u00adred. It\u2019s a litt\u00adle like ASMR<\/span> (Auto\u00adno\u00admous Sen\u00adso\u00adry Meri\u00addi\u00adan Respon\u00adse), only in a good way! (I\u2019m not a fan). And it\u2019s a stro\u00adke of musi\u00adcal geni\u00adus, allo\u00adwing the musi\u00adci\u00adans to explo\u00adre and impro\u00advi\u00adse on top of the core of the tune, and the sonic land\u00adscape that lives and brea\u00adthes behind that. <\/span><\/p>\n

The initi\u00adal bass-line on \u201cGol\u00adden Rule\u201d to my mind quiet\u00adly echo\u00ades the spo\u00adken words \u201cA Love Supre\u00adme\u201d, as Grossmann\u2019s sax sets off on a new and evol\u00adving jour\u00adney. \u201cCore\u201d con\u00adti\u00adnues in a simi\u00adlar vein, with per\u00adhaps more of a kno\u00adwing glan\u00adce to fel\u00adlow con\u00adtem\u00adpo\u00adra\u00adry Nat Birch\u00adall. A fea\u00adture of the who\u00adle recor\u00adding is the depth of sound, lar\u00adge\u00adly crea\u00adted by the drums and per\u00adcus\u00adsion, hid\u00adden secrets are gra\u00addu\u00adal\u00adly reve\u00ada\u00adled and the more I lis\u00adten, with luscious bass dri\u00adven groo\u00adves fuel\u00adling the fire as a beau\u00adtiful sax shaped Phoe\u00adnix rises from the fla\u00admes, the more I can hear the traces of histo\u00adry pro\u00adpel\u00adling the music for\u00adward into new, unknown territories.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>Pro\u00admi\u00adse\u201d is a tune I can lose mys\u00adelf in time and time again. It somehow speaks to me. This is the beau\u00adty of Grossmann\u2019s com\u00adpo\u00adsi\u00adti\u00adons, but more over, the sen\u00adse of con\u00adnec\u00adted\u00adness I feel with the musi\u00adci\u00adans them\u00adsel\u00adves. It\u2019s as if I\u2019m sha\u00adring their jour\u00adney whilst dis\u00adco\u00adve\u00adring my own. The slower, con\u00adtem\u00adpla\u00adti\u00adve \u201cDirec\u00adtion\u201d is one of tho\u00adse tunes you just don\u2019t want to end. It\u2019s a medi\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon, expres\u00adsi\u00adve and inclu\u00adsi\u00adve, sear\u00adching and expe\u00adri\u00aden\u00adcing, rea\u00adching and gras\u00adping, rela\u00adxing and finding. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>Tran\u00ade\u00ading In\u201d is the lon\u00adgest pie\u00adce on the album. It opens with vibes, per\u00adcus\u00adsion and expe\u00adri\u00admen\u00adtal sounds, remin\u00adding me of Keith Jarrett\u2019s \u201cSpi\u00adrits\u201d. Milojkovic\u2019s gui\u00adtar takes cent\u00adre-place, lea\u00adding the other instru\u00adments on an adven\u00adture into their own con\u00adscious\u00adness. And then it all comes tog\u00ade\u00adther in a spar\u00adk\u00adling burst of light as the band-leader\u2019s sopra\u00adno sings out with an effer\u00adve\u00ads\u00adcent bridge of light. This is exci\u00adting and rich\u00adly rewar\u00adding music.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>Tra\u00adne\u201d is almost trance-like, using mul\u00adti-laye\u00adred saxes to crea\u00adte a won\u00adderful palet\u00adte of sound. The tex\u00adtu\u00adral ope\u00adning gives way to an infec\u00adtious groo\u00adve, with bass, drums and gui\u00adtar all com\u00adbi\u00adning per\u00adfect\u00adly to allow the tenor sax to soar with unbrid\u00adled aban\u00addon. The clo\u00adsing track \u201cLight\u201d is like a homage to what has come befo\u00adre, warm\u00adly cele\u00adbra\u00adting its musi\u00adcal ances\u00adtors in an uplif\u00adting and respectful way, step\u00adping through doors ope\u00adned by pre\u00adde\u00adces\u00adsors and wal\u00adking bold\u00adly into the light.<\/span><\/p>\n

For tho\u00adse of you who enjoy your spi\u00adri\u00adtu\u00adal jazz, this album is an abso\u00adlu\u00adte must-have. Muri\u00adel Grossmann\u2019s Quar\u00adtet evo\u00adke the true beau\u00adty, sin\u00adce\u00adri\u00adty and joy of Col\u00adtra\u00adne, whilst suc\u00adcessful\u00adly musi\u00adcal\u00adly sin\u00adging out in their own voice, crea\u00adting new ide\u00adas with a refres\u00adhing ver\u00adve and skill. \u201cGol\u00adden Rule\u201d is quite sim\u00adply an incre\u00addi\u00adble album, inven\u00adti\u00adve, full of cha\u00adrac\u00adter, and to my ears, a musi\u00adcal joy to behold.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mike Gates<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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The ques\u00adti\u00adon: What would you say defi\u00adnes \u201cspi\u00adri\u00adtu\u00adal jazz\u201d? A powerful expe\u00adri\u00adence? An evo\u00adca\u00adti\u00adve jour\u00adney? Music that tran\u00ads\u00adcends all time and place? Music that tou\u00adch\u00ades your heart and streng\u00adthens your soul? A sound that is at once explo\u00adra\u00adti\u00adve and free, whilst also giving a satis\u00adfy\u00ading sen\u00adse of belon\u00adging? An incom\u00adpre\u00adhen\u00adsi\u00adble cos\u00admic ener\u00adgy that helps you \u2026 Hono\u00adura\u00adble men\u00adti\u00adon! \u2018 GOLDEN<\/span> RULE<\/span> \u2014 ALBUM<\/span> OF<\/span> THE<\/span> MONTH<\/span> DEC<\/span> 2018\u2019<\/span> weiterlesen<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2538","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/murielgrossmann.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2538","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/murielgrossmann.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/murielgrossmann.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/murielgrossmann.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/murielgrossmann.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2538"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/murielgrossmann.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2538\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2718,"href":"https:\/\/murielgrossmann.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2538\/revisions\/2718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/murielgrossmann.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}