The contemporary sound is strong in this sparkling, eponymous debut from new European quartet Scopes, led by Austrian drummer Mathias Ruppnig and German bassist Tom Berkmann. Available on CD and High quality, 180 gram, 12 LP - comes with download code containing the digital album in multiple formats. Originally meeting up when based in New York for several years, performing there in various projects with French pianist/keyboardist Tony Tixier, they created the basis of a striking collaboration completed by acclaimed Dutch alto saxophonist Ben van Gelder. Their roots in jazz tradition are evident, yet Scopes quest for a sense for the pulse time has shaped a young, sleek sound world incorporating wider influences - a melting pot of original, melodic composition and improvisation infused with textural synthscapes and liquescent sax. Its a confidently joyous partnership, Tom Berkmann describing their band name as a frame inside which we can be endlessly creative- a musical pl Echo Of Their Own Prejudices / Mode / Lakeview / Nostalgia / Chamberlain / Balance / Aquaponies / Whistle Internal ID: JITRE Format: Vinyl Handling Note: **Please allow an additional 72 hours for this item's shipment.** Format Detail: LP 180g Genre: Jazz Released: 8/16/19
