Ernesto Cervini Quartet - Water Pistols At Dawn [TPR Records 0020]

Scheduled for release via the Canadian TPR Records label is "Water Pistols At Dawn", the latest album by the Ernesto Cervini-led and freshly re-formed Ernesto Cervini Quartet which sees the drummer working with a new group of younger musicians from Toronto - Kae Murphy on drums and EVI, Andrew Marzotto on guitar and Mark Godfrey on bass. The six tracks and 37 minutes spanning journey opens with "Waiting For The Win" which combines emotionally longing trumpet lines with a deep, slightly vintage late night twist and an astoundingly complex drum backing with carefully executed guitar workouts whereas the title track "Water Pistols At Dawn" gets deep into spine-tingling and mostly fast-paced territories which would sit well in the score of a late 70s spy flic for a reason whilst the quartets take on Glenn Miller's "Moonlight Serenade" provides depth and a well expected musical romanticism brought forward in a rather reduced, yet beautiful manner. Furthermore we see "A Resonant Space" on a trajectory even deeper into tender, loving and romantic realms paired with a certain underlying melancholy, the groups interpretation of Thelonius Monk's "Evidence" probably shines the most in terms of technical execution, especially when it comes to the dialogue unfolding between the highly intricate and detailed guitar playing and Kae Murphy's trumpet before their take on Radiohead's "Free In The Knowledge" transfers the sound of an established Alternative Rock staple into a warm and comforting Deep Jazz affair for a closing.