2001
Peter Herbert - Bass
Hannes Löschel - Piano, Prepared Piano
Paul Skrepek - Drums
01. Perilous Nightwalk I.......04:38
02. FADES......................08:59
03. Perilous Nightwalk II......08:01
04. Interlude..................06:26
05. Perilous Nightwalk III.....01:47
06. Perilous Nightwalk IIII....04:29
07. Columbos Hat & Shoes.......10:09
08. Alpland....................06:00
Total 50:33
Sound-Sample
07. Columbos Hat & Shoes
...Not unlike the earlier discs, the pianist moves from subdued to more outrightly swinging sounds, with the cop-show pastiche, “Interlude”, making its appearance again. It’s Herbert who goes the walking bass route this time, while Skrepek, more familiar with its contours, builds his work from a steady snare bang. Löschel again channels Oscar Peterson.
Different versions of “Perilous Nightwalk” bring forth various facets of the prepared piano. Inaudible in some sections of “II”, Löschel creates a harpsichord-like sound that contrasts nicely with Herbert’s woody bass. Despite a fine sandpaper sizzle from Skrepek’s snare, “III” is too truncated to go anywhere. Those sizzles could have easily been left for the subsequent track. But this time, Herbert pulls his bass strings for maximum effect with a strength he hadn’t shown before, while the pianist offers up a prepared piano soundfield.
...Löschel has obviously thought long and hard about how to constitute a trio disc and a trio. He seems to be coming closer with each release and it will be interesting to keep following his progress...
Ken Waxman, JazzWord, July 27, 2002
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