For those not in the know, pianist Jeff Colella and bassist Putter Smith have an almost otherworldly ability to communicate during the process of improvising.

They do not rely on known improvisational statements, instead it is their musical time spent together, as we hear on this new recording, that is filled with totally spontaneous moments, much to the listener’s benefit.

This quite remarkable new jazz album entitled Between Friends, one wholly built on freedom, deep musical dialogue and decades of experience, is a quite masterful exhibition of piano and bass entwining into a musical conversation that blends post-bop elegance, emotion and timeless creativity seamlessly.

1. For Us
2. Anam Cara
3. Laurie
4. Voyage
5. Locomotive
6. Isfahan
7. Catastrophe Loops
8. A Prayer for the World
9. The Glide
10. We Will Meet Again

The much-anticipated subsequent recording to Lotus Blossom, they open their new album on the seductively alluring For Us and the rhythmically dainty fare of Anam Cara, and then we get gifted the ambient Laurie, the flourishing Voyage and the emotive Locomotive.

Along next is the playful Isfahan which is itself backed seamlessly by the resplendent Catastrophe Loops, the quietly impassioned, yet at times confidently strident A Prayer for the World, the set rounding out on the free flowing The Glide, coming to a close on a pleasantly subdued We Will Meet Again.

Official Purchase Link

www.jeffcolella.com