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Land Over Water

by Hugo Costa

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1.
Live at Noorse Kerk 18:35
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2.
Burning Toes 02:39
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3.
Wortel Schieten 14:33
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4.
Land Over Water 06:10
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Land Over Water

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released July 5, 2022

Hugo Costa - alto sax
Raoul van der Weide - Double bass, percussion objects
Onno Govaert - Drums

Recorded at Okapi Recordings studio in Rotterdam by Rogier Hemmes
''Live at Noorse Kerk'' recorded by Sebastian Pappalardo

Mixed and mastered by Daniele Martini

Cover design by Carlos Santos

Released by : Creative Sources



The music heard in “Land Over Water” is totally improvised, with no pre-prepared material. The album opens with “Live at Noorse Kerke”, with more than 18 minutes, a theme recorded live at the aforementioned first concert of the trio, in Rotterdam. It all starts with the serene speech of the saxophonist, based on melodic motifs that are repeated with small variations, using multiphonics or rapid changes of octaves on the saxophone; drums, especially cymbals, and van der Weide joining with percussion objects, introducing details, which gradually add thickness until the piece quiets down; everything is metamorphosing, with Costa at the center of what happens, playing multiphonics in the lowest register and the trio experimenting with different textures. After a solo by Govaert, the saxophone reintroduces the initial melodic motif and the trio surrenders to joint improvisation, opening the gas tap until the climax.

“Burning Toes” is a more abstract vignette, marked by the haughty sound of the saxophonist; to a dialogue between saxophone and bass – van der Weide uses his implement as if it were a percussion instrument – ​​the drummer joins in a decisive collective effort. “Wortel Schieten” (which means “making roots” in Dutch) is more flat, with whispers from the saxophonist, and Weide alternating between the double bass and various percussions; Costa, on the other hand, is mercurial, adopting extended techniques. A new soloist intervention by the drummer launches a thunderous section, with all instruments at full power.

With a more chamber nature, the title piece begins again with the bassist setting the tone, using the bow to add gravity, delicate percussions and a saxophone playing harmonics and peeking into melodic cracks, always in close association with the chordophone. The narrative develops in a crescendo of lyricism and depth.

With “Land Over Water” saxophonist Hugo Costa broadens his sonic horizons even more, and reinforces a wealth that makes him one of the most interesting national saxophonists of our time and someone whose steps we must continue to follow carefully.

António Branco- Jazz.pt

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