Featuring: Lou Grassi
Klaus Treuheit - piano
Lou Grassi - drums
SIDE A
1. MISTERIOSO I
2. MISTERIOSO II
3. MISTERIOSO III
4. MISTERIOSO IV
5. L’ESPACE SONORE I
6. L’ESPACE SONORE II
SIDE B
1. L’ESPACE SONORE III
2. L’ESPACE SONORE IV
3. LAMENT # PB I
4. LAMENT # PB II
5. LAMENT # PB III
6. LAMENT # PB IV
Mark Keresman - New York City Jazz Record
Port of Call is a studio-recorded duet by Klaus Treuheit and Lou Grassi. The latter is an American drummer who runs the gamut of ragtime (Max Morath) to no time (Gunter Hampel, Burton Greene). Treuheit is a German pianist who studied under Herbie Hancock and modern classical composer George Crumb. Mostly co-composed, this Port takes in the elemental blues, as on “Mysterioso IV”. This series of duos has a somewhat free-ish conversational cast, especially in “L’Space Sonore”, while “Lament #PB III” is wry, spiky bebop, Grassi swinging like Max Roach, Treuheit like Bud Powell. While heavy on mostly cerebral free/out playing, both apply a harmonious touch throughout and bits of swing when perhaps least expected.
