CD Reviews: Taylor Eigsti - “Let It Come To You” - CD-2008 Concord Music Group
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Posted by: editoron Monday, May 05, 2008 - 08:17 PM |
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Glenn Astarita
Twenty-three year old jazz pianist Taylor Eigsti is riding in the fast lane these days. With six solo efforts under his belt, and now his second release for Concord, the artist’s maturation process takes a huge leap here. Other than his laudable chops, he shines as a cunning arranger and composer. Moreover, Eigsti spins new slants on vintage gems and sly renditions of comps by Wayne Shorter and Pat Metheny. With shifting pulses and lyrically-resplendent thematic overtures, Eigsti enamors his line of attack with torrid bop grooves and whirlwind unison charts.
The artist uses electric keys as textural additives amid certain pieces or passages that elicit notions of floating on a cloud. On Jobim’s “Not Ready Yet, Eigsti leads the group into a gradual ascension, where they subsequently zoom skyward. Nonetheless, he has quite a few tricks up his sleeve. And there are a few blitzing jazz-fusion forays, teeming with fanciful licks by guitarist Reuben Rogers and young wunderkind drummer, Eric Harland.
Overall, Eigsti covers a gamut of emotive and stylistic perspectives as his artfully constructed solos are designed with rapid arpeggios and fluid single note runs. Good things loom on the horizon for this major young talent! – Glenn Astarita
www.tayloreigsti.com
www.myspace.com/tayloreigsti
www.concordmusicgroup.com
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