Albey on Bass "more bass than human" Bass Player Magazine

I met the Maestro in 2004, I felt an instant connection as we spoke and it flowed into our music. We spoke on many music genres (especially James Brown and Marvin Gaye,) art, architecture, politics, conversations were frivolous and serious and deeply personal. It is an honor to call him my friend. Rest in Peace Maestro, you are missed.
"An Amazing Trio"
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"The orchestra performed seven sets in the three nights that I attended that did nothing but lift the soul
a mind-blower...absolutelystunning
Patrick Fresno
"Albey Balgochian on bass, backing the ever-fleet avant-maestro along with drummer Jackson Krall...to call Cecil Taylor's Trio setting "sparce" would be like referring to the current US administration's capacity for self-scrutiny."
Blue Note - Alan Lockwood July 19th, 2005
"Flying off the Edge of the world ... The big band operates more like a large-format expansion of Mr. Taylor's trio: when the leader begins one of his phrases, the bass and drums will try to compliment it and the rest of the band follows. the resulting dynamics and tonal colors are remarkable: the slithery sound of 3 altos, the whimsicality of 3 muted trumpets whimpering, the deep grunts of the trombones and tuba and the surprisingly rich sound Mr. Balgochian coaxes out of his electric bass.
"the set began with a long held note on the trumpets...a slow, dirge-like theme remeniscent of Ornette Coleman's early works. Mr taylor entered cautiously with just a single bass note, then another, gradually outlining a pattern with his left hand matched by the bassists's skittering response....the piece resembled a duel between the piano and bass with the rest of the group choosing sides... while jazz lovers disagree about whether he falls more than he flies...he was certainly flying Wednesday night at the Iridium."
Will Friedwald   The New York Sun
"Taylor, entered dramatically, this time in his striped socks after his bassist and drummer had opened the set as a duo, Balgochian doing some interesting moanful bow-work with the lowest portion and register of his bass strings."
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