Erik Truffaz - 1999 - Bending New Corners - 04 Less

Personnel Patrick Muller: Fender Rhodes, Piano Marc Erbetta: Drums, Percussion Marcello Giuliani: Electroacoustic Bass, Double Bass Erik Truffaz: Flugelhorn, Trumpet Composers Erik Truffaz Marc Erbetta Marcello Giuliani Patrick Muller An odd reissue of sorts, Bending New Corners combines tracks off two of trumpeter Erik Truffaz’s previous albums. It is unclear why Blue Note felt the need to repackage these tracks yet again; however, here they are and they are worth a listen. Containing tracks from the sessions that produced The Mask and its European version, The Dream, Bending New Corners is a groove-oriented work that draws heavily on late-’60s and early-’70s Miles Davis. To these ends, Truffaz is a forward-thinking improviser with a plangent tone and knack for writing funky, modal compositions. Adding to the hip quotient, rapper Nya guests on a few tracks, delivering a gruff, philosophical vibe that is more G. Love than G Unit. Recorded in 1999, the tracks