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Live at the Outpost by Conference Call
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5 tracks | 50 minutes
Released Apr 2006
on 482 Music
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"Conference Call is making some amazing music under everybody's radar." Cadence Magazine
Editorial review
Conference Call has matured into one of the best working bands of its time. Their fourth opus (and their third recorded live) also features their fourth drummer (Gerry Hemingway), but the quartet's chemistry remains intact. This set can be viewed as a suite full of introspective and contemplative musings bookended by two fiery segments featuring Gebhard Ullmann's acrid soprano and tenor out front. The rather mellow atmosphere gives us an opportunity to hear pianist Michael Jefry Stevens and bassist Joe Fonda stretch out at length and display the scope of their respective talents. The former is versatile but focused while the latter makes his instrument sing with glee. What is most admirable about this band is how efficient they are as a unit. Ullmann and Stevens sound particularly attuned to each other ("Mala Dr'?le") and the four musicians come together to reach new levels of intensity on "As I Wait." Despite its obvious qualities, the music tends to pale when compared to the band's previous output; the themes are not as memorable as their debut's (Final Answer), for instance. As a result, this one might be best remembered for Ullmann's outstanding soprano excursions and his cohorts' valuable contributions. ~ Alain Drouot, All Music Guide
Bio / Background
Live at the Outpost Performance Space is the fourth CD from the all-star collective, Conference Call. As the title indicates, this follow-up to 2004's Spirals: The Berlin Concert (482 Music 482-1028) was recorded live at Albuquerque, New Mexico's Outpost Performance Space during the band's Fall 2003 tour of the Western United States and Canada. It also features the band's fourth drummer in as many recordings, with drummer Gerry Hemingway joining core members Gebhard Ullman (reeds), Michael Jefry Stevens (piano) and Joe Fonda (bass) in place of longtime drummer George Schuller due to a tour scheduling conflict.
"Conference Call as a whole swings with a gleeful impetuosity that's hard if not impossible to dislike," wrote JazzTimes' Chris Kelsey in his review of Spirals. "Kinda sounds like what the late '60s Miles Davis band might have become had they stayed the course.
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