Testimonial 1
“The venerable piano trio tradition gets a much-needed shot in the arm on The Natural Order Of Things, an eight-track collection of thematically beguiling and rhythmically stunning performances that will excite even the most jaded listener. Leader, composer and drummer Ted Moore provides a never-ending kaleidoscope of pulses that shape the distinctive melodic character of each track. Pianist Phil Markowitz’s fertile imagination and technical wizardry produce improvisational forays that are orchestral in their complexity. Kai Eckhardt’s electric bass playing injects the sizzle of a contemporary vibe to the program. This bracing session has all the earmarks of a classic in the making.”
Mark Holston, JAZZIZ and All About Jazz
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Testimonial 2
“Drummer Ted Moore and bandmates Phil Markowitz (piano) and Kai Eckhardt (bass) deliver a captivating trio date on The Natural Order of Things with eight original compositions that touch upon the drummer’s international palette of influences, from Spain (“El Prado” and “Theme and Variation in Db”) to Brazil (the buoyant “Amorzinha”), and from Miles Davis (allusions to the trumpeter’s meditative “In A Silent Way,” and especially Moore’s dynamic, Tony Williams-inspired drumming, infuse Moore’s “Beyond Silence”) to shades of Aaron Copeland’s orchestral ode to Appalachia (expressed here in trio form with the set-closing “Simple Gifts”).”
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