The program kicks off with “Returning,” which after floating in with quiet pizzicato statements, takes the listener through several building movements that variously feature two channels of fiddle doing a sonic duel, acoustic then steel guitar appearances, and nice unison follow through by Mailander as it jumps into the fusion pool with both feet.įans of Joni Mitchell will recognize the first cover, of her “Borderline.” Mitchell had made her case as an inventive jazz figure by the time of this track from the Turbulent Indigo project, and Kristina Train doesn’t reinvent the wheel on a vocal that echoes the original while it pays homage to Mitchell. The material is fully realized, the six tracks fill 37 minutes but are continuously turning over new ground. Some songs are soft and ethereal mood pieces, while some others offer a sonic time machine trip to the salad days of fusion jazz last century. The album is a triumph of eclecticism, offering songs that mix acoustic and electric instruments and are often launching pads for improvisation by the instrumental aces in the band there are Americana flavors, raucous and inventive jazz, and interesting covers.
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Besides Mailander (on fiddle, loops, gong, and Wurlitzer organ on one track,) the crew is David Williford (tenor sax and bass clarinet), Jake Stargel (guitar), Mike Roudabaugh (drums), Chris Lippincott (pedal and lap steel guitars, Wurlitzer), and Ethan Jodziewicz (bass), plus there are featured vocalists on two of the tracks. It is a showpiece for Mailander and his band members. The music on the six tracks, four of them Mailander compositions, is drawn from just about every conceivable source and genre, on a disc recorded “Live in one room, masked, socially distanced, and musically close” last summer. Look Closer is the full-length debut by the fiddle specialist and multi-instrumentalist as a bandleader. Former San Diegan John Mailander has relocated to Nashville, and since his last solo album in 2019 he has put together a band, John Mailander’s Forecast.
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