KinAesthetic-The Pin Oak Sessions; Escshatology Records, 2016

 

Totally not odd at all, that this great recording from brothers Ben and Tim Cohen, on woodwinds and drums respectively, has floated its way to the top of Disaster Amnesiac's listening pile after some ruminations on the dynamics of brother bands. I have Tucson band Young Eucalyptus to thank for that. Tim and Ben thank their parents by way of Dedication on The Pin Oak Sessions. Mr. and Mrs. Cohen certainly did some kind of somethings that allowed their sons to evolve into compelling players of Jazz and Improvised Music, as evinced on this 2016 CD. Ben displays adeptness at pulling multi-phonic lines from his 'winds, and Tim always plays along on drums in ways that show sensitivity and also the needed brashness that enables a tune's drum arrangement to stand out. The Cohen boys hit on many different strains that can variously be grouped under the Jazz umbrella and all of them sound great and interesting on The Pin Oak Sessions. Ben and Tim were clearly inspiring each other to heights of improvisational flight on the date 4/20/2015. Here's to hoping that that's still a family dynamic over there. Excellent music to be found on this one.