LATRALA
LATRALA
For more than four decades, Kenny Wollesen's casually powerful drumming has become an intrinsic component of such robust downtown New York scenes as the Knitting Factory, Tonic, The Stone, Bar 55, and Nublu. He has also served as rhythmic centerpiece for such magical touring combos as Bill Frisell's (finest?) trio, Steven Bernstein's wild-style Sexmob, myriad John Zorn configurations, and many other Names You Would Recognize.
On his colorful and often kaleidoscopic new solo album LATRALA, however, Wollesen showcases his considerable compositional skill, inventive mallet-instrument chops, and career-long experimental tendencies by way of introducing a new quintet.
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Playing together for the first time ever, LATRALA recorded nearly the entire album its first session together in a flurry of extraordinary first takes. "I love that energy, that first-time feeling," says Wollesen. "I'm a big believer in the early stages of creating something. It's really exciting! You don't know where you're going, but you're playing with incredible musicians so it somehow works."