Pure and Simple, by Samo Salamon, Arild Andersen & Ra Kalam Bob Moses

Pure and Simple

by Samo Salamon, Arild Andersen & Ra Kalam Bob Moses

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	1.	Tell Yourself 08:00
	2.	Rooms of Clouds 04:02
	3.	The Golden Light of Evening 07:28
	4.	You Take My Arm 07:42
	5.	Something Unusual 03:16
	6.	The Moon Departing After a Night with Us 03:38
	7.	Little Song 07:30
	8.	Pure and Simple Being 07:32
	9.	Ghosts 06:28

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Man, this trio is really a dream come true - two of my favorite jazz players of all time. I first heard Bob on the Pat Metheny: Bright Size Life album and he just blew my mind with his open approach to playing. The same story goes with Arild; hearing him on the early Jan Garbarek and Terje Rypdal records. It was so easy to play with these two masters of creativity and jazz… hopefully more to follow… tx so much, Arild and Bob!!!!

GREAT REVIEWS ABOUT THE ALBUM:

"Intellectually provocative, emotive and moving Pure and Simple is demanding yet rewarding work. The balance between the ethereal and the earthy as well as the sublime synergy within the band make it a high point in Salamon's uniformly superb career."
(ALLABOUTJAZZ, USA)

“If you are a guitar player, well listening to this album might make you think twice about your future. If you love great Jazz, this album is an absolute must!”
(THE SOUNDTRACK OF MY LIFE, Israel)

“The music creates the impression of an opening space. You have to think of seas of color while listening. At the same time, the music also has something meditative...”
(JAZZHALO, Belgium)

“This is an excellent record from three musicians, two of whom can be considered veterans, while the "youngster" in the band follows the two veterans to the door with brilliant playing.”
(SALT PEANUTS, Norway)

"The music is adventurous and travels paths far from the mainstream. In one light and airy piece, in the next heavy and distorted, under the rule of the three musicians, she explores unsuspected territories in sinuous diagonals, seeks goals to achieve, builds herself on the playing of each member of the trio."
(CITIZEN JAZZ, France)

"This is warm, melodic and exploratory music created by three musicians at a very high level. Wonderful, tough and very personal!"
(NETTAVISEN, Norway)

"Samo, of course, absolutely shreds on this album, and Arlid serves as one of the best anchors in the history of jazz, but for me, the one stealing the show is the utterly mad percussion of Ra Kalam Bob Moses, who gives this album a frantic heartbeat."
(MUSICYOUNEEDTOHEAR, USA)

"A brilliant culmination tying all the personalities, styles, sounds and timbres together in way that personifies this trio."
(FREEJAZZBLOG, Belgium)

"An acoustic guitar floats through a polyrhythmic yarn in You Take My Arm, followed by Something Unusual with a wonderful double bass improvisation. Norse melancholy is also present in Andersen's composition Little Song, condensed, however, by a swelling guitar chorus. It is followed by an animal the sunlit joy and comfort of Moses' Pure and Simple Being, with its percussive flow and relaxed acoustic guitar. Then there's the frothy and swirling emotions of The Moon Departing After and Night With Us, and you'll definitely want to play the CD again."
(HIS VOICE, Czech Republic)

"And so the guitarist Samo Salamon – with all the improvisational interaction – is carried here above all by two great jazz musicians, who let his artistic expressiveness flourish. On the other hand, Samo delivers everything it takes to make Arild Andersen's dreamy double bass solos shine even more. A dream team!"
(GITARRE & BASS, Germany)

"Following the two searching, iridescent numbers that open the set, Šalamon breaks the spell on The Golden Light Of Evening with some stonking fuzz-infused guitar replete with frenetic shredding."
(JAZZ JOURNAL, UK)

credits

released June 1, 2022

Samo Salamon – electric guitar (1,2,3,5,6,7,9) and acoustic 12-string guitar (4,8)
Arild Andersen – double bass
Ra Kalam Bob Moses – drums and percussion

All tunes by Salamon, Andersen & Moses, except 4 by Salamon/Moses, 7 by Arild Andersen, 8 by Ra Kalam Bob Moses and 9 by Albert Ayler.

Recorded in June 2021.
Produced, mixed and mastered by Samo Šalamon.

Samo Records, 2022

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Samo Salamon Maribor, Slovenia

Slovenian jazz guitarist and composer, recording artist for Clean Feed Records, Not Two Records, Fresh Sound New Talent, who has recorded 30 CDs with players such as Howard Levy, Paul McCandless, John Hollenbeck, Mark Turner, Michel Godard, Drew Gress, Tony Malaby, Mark Helias, Tom Rainey, Tim Berne, Donny McCaslin, Dave Binney, Josh Roseman, Gerald Cleaver, John Hebert, Julian Arguelles, etc. ... more

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