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Dave Anderson And Mike Wingo Collaborate On Conversations
- Artist(s):
- Genre: Jazz - Improvisation
- Personnel:
Dave Anderson – piano, Mike Wingo – percussion
- Tracks:
It Might As Well Be Spring, Gentle Rain, I’ve Grown Accustomed To Her Face, Lucky Southern, Song Of You, Autumn Leaves, Spring Is Here, La Fiesta, Sunrise, In A Sentimental Mood, Light Of Darkness, If You Never Come To Me
The rapport between pianist Dave Anderson and percussionist Mike Wingo shows a freestyle fluidity that oscillates between agile bantering and gingerly feathered strokes. Their latest collaboration Conversations from the label Dave Anderson Music displays the duo’s expressive combinations and vigorous crisscrossing. Bending and twisting around each other, Anderson and Wingo travel alongside one another like two old friends who enjoy each other’s company.
The duo’s parts are segmented so the sway of the subdued bongo beats along “Gentle Rain” is interlaced with the sedate pulsations of the piano keys. The merriment ejected through “It Might As Well Be Spring” is piston by jiggling keys and wobbling beats as the softly strutted keys of “Song Of You” ring like a gentle soliloquy and the twinkling chimes of “Autumn Leaves” engulf the listener in a pleasing atmosphere. The bewildering arrangement of sprigs sprawled across “Lucky Southern” show the duo’s inclination for impromptu bouts, and the elegantly layered strands of “I’ve Grown Accustomed To Her Face” weave chambers of warm sensations. The mellow mood of “Sunrise” is soothing to the spirit, while the tottering keys of “La Fiesta” produce a flirtatious rhythm that compliments the gyrating beats of the percussion.
Dave Anderson and Mike Wingo’s rapport is emblematic of friends who understand where the other one is coming from while being able to add on new ideas and impromptu attachments. Their exchanges are spontaneous while keeping within the themes of the tracks. Their combinations are all natural and well-crafted to project an intended image in each piece putting a vivid picture in the mind’s eye from track to track.
