Award-winning New York drummer Eisenstadt's long-running group returns with its 4th and most accomplished record yet.

Canada Day's first gig was in Brooklyn on July 1, 2007 - Canada Day. Their previous release on Songlines, Canada Day III, made many best of 2012 lists. The music features close percussive/textural interplay between gorgeous vibist Dingman and Eisenstadt, who leads from the kit almost like a modern-day Art Blakey, drawing inspiration from non-drumset rhythm concepts, polyrhythmic traditions of Africa and the Diaspora, and particularly Cuban batá drumming. Frontline soloists Wooley (whom Dave Douglas has called 'one of the most interesting and unusual trumpeters living today') and Bauder (who recently toured for a year with Arcade Fire) play the whole jazz/improv tradition with great verve and character, and have their own following as leaders. Pascal Niggenkemper (Gerald Cleaver's Black Host) joins Canada Day and blends seamlessly, showing why he's become one of the busiest young bass players in New York. This eager, quick-witted bunch (highly respected bandleaders all) take full advantage of their opportunities with playing that frequently elicits smiles for its daring and abundant good humor. As Harris says, 'I do think we're at our best when there's a palpable sense of high-wire negotiation of written and improvised materials happening. There's a congeniality amongst us that is also palpable. I value that looseness and trust within the group very much. If you're not enjoying yourselves together, why bother?' The 24 bit/192KHz recording has great dynamics and transparency.

Track Listing

• After Several Snowstorms
• Sometimes It's Hard to Get Dressed in the Morning
• Let's Say It Comes in Waves
• Life's Hurtling Passage Onward
• What Can Be Set to the Side
• What's Equal to What
• Meli Melo

Additional Details

Label: Songlines

Genre: Jazz

Language: English

Run Time: 50:53 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 10/16/15

UPC: 774355161425