Anthony Ortega Trio
Scattered Clouds
© 2001 HAT HUT Records Ltd.
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This trio performance with Mike Wofford on piano and Joe LaBarbera on drums was produced by Art Lange in Los Angeles in 2000. Spontaneity is the key to Anthony Ortega's improvising. His forms sometimes become wild free associations, and other times suggest cycles of alternating inside and outside passages. The unusual setting--it's a bop combo without a bassist to fix tempo and harmony--enhances the daredevil feeling. Unlike some advanced players, Ortega does not exhibit technique for its own sake, but uses it in the service of beauty and to explore the essence of the song.