![]() ![]() ![]() Hornsby has never been shy about inviting special guests to play on his albums, and in addition to Jack DeJohnette, Bon Iver's Justin Vernon makes an appearance on two of Absolute Zero's most compelling cuts. "Voyager One," on the other hand, is pleasantly frantic, propelled by a tight funk-fusion groove and Hornsby's playfully spry vamping on the piano. And sure enough, one of ECM's staple signees in the '70s, the virtuoso jazz drummer Jack DeJohnette, makes a guest appearance on Absolute Zero's title track, a minimalist meditation on time and perception that evokes an uncanny illusion of weightlessness. "Voyager One," "Fractals," "Echolocation," "Absolute Zero": They're all names that could have appeared on one of the 1970s releases from the legendary jazz label ECM. The song titles alone are hints that Hornsby is up to something. ![]()
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