Freedom of Assembly

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Pianist Bert Seager has done some label hopping since his debut in the mid-1980s. More importantly, he's done a lot of creative growing. As a result, his style on Freedom of Assembly is all over the spectrum. He might dollop a little Keith Jarrett-style expressionistic soar amid a twirling, concave Bill Evans-like episode. And then he might dip icily into Paul Bley's realm, which is where he fits most adroitly, taking abstractions toward romantic phrasing and alternately running all around drummer Nat Mugavero's rhythms with dancing, clean--if a tad skewered--harmonic lines. The trio Seager fields here is incredible, easily cooperative and downright bluesy on "I Got it Bad (And That Ain't Good)" and then woolly on "Bottom's Up." The tunes are largely a collective affair, with all three members credited as composers, and they stand distinctively in the crowded piano trio lineage. There's something here for everyone. --Andrew Bartlett

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