The guitarist David Gilmore has a pronounced fondness for metric convolution, jigsaw complexity and a near-mystical spirit of intrigue. So it makes sense that Numerology is the name he has chosen for his new suite, created with a grant from Chamber Music America and presented at the Jazz Standard this week. With its whiffs of occult practice and brow-furrowed calculation, that title could apply to Mr. Gilmores entire body of work.
So far his output consists of a pair of accomplished albums--Ritualism (Kashka), his 2001 debut, and Unified Presence (RKM/Koch), from 2006--along with African Continuum, another commission, never released. Some of this weeks shows were recorded for future use; at the end of his first set on Wednesday he had his band repeat a coda, yielding fodder for a digital splice.
Mr. Gilmore was leading a group similar to the one on Unified Presence, which featured the bassist Christian McBride, the drummer Jeff (Tain) Watts, the singer Claudia Acua and the tenor saxophonist Ravi Coltrane. Here he had the alto saxophonist Miguel Zenon in place of Mr. Coltrane, as well as a pianist, Luis Perdomo, and a percussionist, Mino Cinelu. Exhibiting deep concentration and a whip-smart rapport, the ensemble worked deftly with some difficult music.
So far his output consists of a pair of accomplished albums--Ritualism (Kashka), his 2001 debut, and Unified Presence (RKM/Koch), from 2006--along with African Continuum, another commission, never released. Some of this weeks shows were recorded for future use; at the end of his first set on Wednesday he had his band repeat a coda, yielding fodder for a digital splice.
Mr. Gilmore was leading a group similar to the one on Unified Presence, which featured the bassist Christian McBride, the drummer Jeff (Tain) Watts, the singer Claudia Acua and the tenor saxophonist Ravi Coltrane. Here he had the alto saxophonist Miguel Zenon in place of Mr. Coltrane, as well as a pianist, Luis Perdomo, and a percussionist, Mino Cinelu. Exhibiting deep concentration and a whip-smart rapport, the ensemble worked deftly with some difficult music.
