In Tense

Following up his 2019 debut, *Calls to Action*, in-demand bassist Harish Raghavan (Vijay Iyer, Ambrose Akinmusire) partners once again with Joel Ross on vibraphone but otherwise varies his personnel and sonic conception. Rather than piano, Raghavan uses guitar, enlisting Charles Altura in combination with tenor saxophonist Morgan Guerin, whose EWI (electronic wind instrument) on several tracks injects a whole other color to the fleet unisons and dense counterpoint that course through Raghavan’s writing. Drummer Eric Harland, who has featured Raghavan extensively as a sideman, reciprocates here with subtle command as he executes the seamlessly pivoting rhythms built into Raghavan’s improvising structures. This has an electrifying effect on Ross and Altura as they spar and trade, reaching virtuosic heights. Ross’ switch to marimba on the slow, hypnotic title track is an added twist.

PERSONNEL Harish Raghavan - double bass Eric Harland - drums Charles Altura - guitar Joel Ross - vibraphone/marimba Morgan Guerin - tenor saxophone, electric wine Instrument, bass clarinet ALBUM CREDITS Recorded at GSI Studios, NY (December 10-11, 2021) Engineered by Josh Giunta Mixed by Dave Darlington Mastered by Dave Darlington Produced by Executive Producer - Michael Janisch Photography by - Emra Islak Album Artwork by Hugo Piper

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