US TARIFFS UPDATE | August 2025 | No impact expected on your Presto orders | Read full details
Dance of the Elders
Wolfgang Muthspiel, Scott Colley & Brian Blade
Awards:
-
Jazzwise, Editor's Choice, November 2023
-
Presto Recording of the Week, 29th September 2023
-
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
A gift of an album, which words are too clumsy to describe. Just buy it.
Dance of the Elders
Wolfgang Muthspiel, Scott Colley & Brian Blade
Purchase product
Other available formats
Awards:
-
Jazzwise, Editor's Choice, November 2023
-
Presto Recording of the Week, 29th September 2023
-
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
A gift of an album, which words are too clumsy to describe. Just buy it.
About
Wolfgang Muthspiel and his working trio with Scott Colley on bass and Brian Blade on drums reaches a new creative peak on Dance of the Elders. The album is the group’s follow- up to the much-lauded Angular Blues, which The Times called a “quietly impressive album” that highlights “Muthspiel’s fluidly melodic playing style“. Here Wolfgang’s successful stride continues, with his unique compositional signature on the one hand and particularly vibrant exchanges with his trio colleagues on the other. The guitarist’s own writing and approach to jazz is heavily folk-induced but equally inspired by classical music – both aspects are presented clearly throughout the album. Brian’s floating percussive injections and Scott’s nimble counterpoint on bass complement the guitarist’s acoustic and electric playing in fluid interplay over intricate polyrhythms and adventurous harmonic landscapes.
Contents and tracklist
- Dance of the Elders
Spotlight on this release
-
An error occurred.
Try watching this video on www.youtube.com, or enable JavaScript if it is disabled in your browser.
-
Wolfgang Muthspiel - Dance of the Elders
29th Sep 2023
The Austrian guitarist's sophomore outing with previous sidemen Scott Colley and Brian Blade proves to be a winning formula in this symmetrical slice of electric and acoustic enchantment.
Awards and reviews
-
JazzwiseEditor's ChoiceNovember 2023
-
Presto Recording of the Week29th September 2023
-
Presto Recordings of the YearFinalist 2023
November 2023
A gift of an album, which words are too clumsy to describe. Just buy it.
The interplay between the trio is intricate yet natural, with space and energy that helps the music breath as it winds its way through thoughtfully changing harmonic landscapes.
In summary, three simpatico players at the top of their game, broadening the horizons of the guitar trio.
