Omer Avital Quintet – Omer Avital Quintet: Live at Smalls (2011) [Official Digital Download 24bit/48kHz]

Omer Avital, hailed by the LA Times as “a pioneer in combining jazz with myriad world music elements,” is a composer, a virtuosic bassist, an oud player and an active force on the world music scene for well over a decade. This recording features Omer Avital’s quintet performing several jazz pieces Live at Smalls Jazz Club in Greenwich Village.

The ever-evolving groups led by Israeli-born, NYC-based bassist Omer Avital are entwined with the institution that is Smalls. A member of the now-legendary Jason Lindner Big Band, its seven-year Smalls residency serving as a hotbed for a host of up-and-coming musicians, Avital co-led the Smalls jam session for a time, in addition to his own ensembles. This live album captures his longstanding collaboration with Lindner, trumpeter Avishai Cohen (also a member of Lindner’s Big Band), saxophonist Joel Frahm and drummer Johnathan Blake.
Avital’s tight-knit quintet blazes through a set of his captivating originals, opening with the doleful yet hopeful “Theme for a Brighter Future.” At 14:25, “Magic Carpet,” driven by a North African gnawa beat, offers everyone plenty of room to shine, with some wonderful interaction between Cohen and Frahm and a scorching solo by Lindner. “One” draws on Avital’s Middle Eastern heritage, and “Bass Intro to Anthem to Life” illustrates the multifaceted nature of Avital’s sound and the broad range of textures and moods he draws from his bass—from bluesy melancholy to classical and Arabic hues. The soul-stirring “Anthem to Life” is infused with a deep gospel feeling, while the closing “(Just Some) Smalls Time Shit” rides a rock vibe, the band and audience joining Avital’s durable vocals.
This live recording captures the quintet’s remarkable synergy and palpable energy, the unique Smalls ambience, and the audience’s enthusiastic response to the stellar musicianship soaring throughout. –Sharonne Cohen, JazzTimes

Tracklist:
01. Omer Avital Quintet – Theme For A Brighter Future (07:46)
02. Omer Avital Quintet – Magic Carpet (14:21)
03. Omer Avital Quintet – One (09:53)
04. Omer Avital Quintet – Bass Intro (04:50)
05. Omer Avital Quintet – Anthem To Life (06:45)
06. Omer Avital Quintet – Blues For Tardy (10:28)
07. Omer Avital Quintet – D Base (07:21)
08. Omer Avital Quintet – (Just Some) Small Time Shit (09:21)

Personnel:
Omer Avital – bass
Avishai Cohen – trumpet
Joel Frahm – tenor saxophone
Jason Lindner – piano
Jonathan Blake – drums

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