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Martin Fabricius Trio
Out Of The White

Album DK 2014 on Gateway Music label
Jazz (Contemporary Jazz)

From "allaboutjazz" By BUDD KOPMAN, Published: January 12, 2015: The opening sounds of the title track of Out of the White herald that this is going to be something different. Electronic sounds begin the track, but closer listening reveals that these are being made ingeniously by Martin Fabricius' vibes. Bassist Christian Hougaard Nielsen enters, stating the theme supported by the quasi-electronic vibe sounds. Fabricius takes over to recap the theme now as a recognizable vibraphonist. At the turnaround, Mathias Heise adds his harmonica to the mix, eventually with drummer Jacob Hatholt setting up an unexpected lilting world-rhythm aided by Neff Irizarry's perfect comping. "Out of the White" turns out to imply sand, not snow. All of the above happens within the first ninety seconds, completely overturning any preconceived notions about what a Danish trio (with guests) is going to sound like. Fabricius has known Hougaard and Irizarry since the nineties, Heise for the last eight years and Hatholt has been in the trio since 2011. Thus, his band knows his particular musical personality and brand of composition. Each tune (all written by Fabricius) tells its own story and has its own sound, but the album most decidedly has a unifying style. Each musician is a virtuoso in his own right, with the sound produced when all are playing extremely attractive and ingratiating. No lead instrument is played in a conventional manner, especially Fabricius, who many times uses extreme sustain to envelop the other players with a shimmering curtain of sound.

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	Martin Fabricius Trio , album by
	Christian Hougaard double bass
	Jacob Hatholt dr, drums
	Neff Irizarry guitar
	Mathias Heise h, key, *1993 harmonica
	Martin Fabricius vib, vibraphone

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