{"id":3268,"date":"2014-01-01T22:21:10","date_gmt":"2014-01-01T22:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jazzusa.com\/tim-odell-before-my-life\/"},"modified":"2011-01-01T22:21:10","modified_gmt":"2011-01-01T22:21:10","slug":"tim-odell-before-my-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jazzusa.com\/?p=3268","title":{"rendered":"Tim O’Dell – Before My Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"BeforeBefore My Life<\/font>
Tim O’Dell
<\/font> (Southport – 2001)
by John Barrett <\/font><\/p>\n

This nervy group has much in common with Henry Threadgil: restless compositions, lots of percussion, and deep rhythmic brass(Ryan Shultz’ bass trumpet, which sounds like a tuba at times.) “Id” has a split personality: Shultz duels with Tim O’Dell’s soprano, then both fade to the background. In their place is a guitar (Steve Grismore)whose cool tone is grainy on the edges. Shultz whoops, trombone-like, through his solo; Tim starts peaceful before rust grows on his horn. This leads to “Before My Life”, where all is peace \u0096 meditating on alto, Tim sounds like Trane did on “Central Park West”. (Shultz is subdued, his effort a low-level hum.) As the guitar gains strength, you expect a storm to break out; this never happens, which makes it seem more peaceful. “The Fire Ants” scamper: Tatsu Aoki strums a bad bass and the two drummers chase each other. Ryan has a nice solo but the focus is Aoki, whose effort clicks like clockwork. The same applies to “Mr.Aoki”, whose namesake walks down a funky street. Marking time in metallic chords, Grismore sounds like a Fender Rhodes; Tim runs through a maze with his worried soprano. While his steps are measured, Steve’s are all over \u0096 his solo starts on a slow whine, then he raves like a rock star. The roles reverse on “Free by twelve”: over Grismore’s calm strum, an alto snarls. With each turn Tim’s phrases get longer and grittier \u0096 Shultz rises like a mad parent, with a stern fanfare. The storm then ends, but the feeling remains. Alone on “Angel and the Boys”, Tim plays it sweet;the theme combines hope with anxiety. The most straightforward of his tunes, I’d call it the most memorable. Shultz gently groans on”Ship’s Wake”, through a wave of cymbals. Tim sounds like an oboe; Grismore is nice and watery. And for “Jackslap”, everyone is in the act. The drummers go berserk, Shultz drawls a trombone-like bit, and Grismore riffs like an organ. Here’s where O’Dell takes off: he bleats the blues, in the tone of a dirty clarinet \u0096 and then he blares, a sound of the rainy night. Whether you like structure or emotion, there’s something here for you. <\/font>\t <\/p>\n

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