…And Then There’s This - Artifacts (2021)

Artifacts is Tomeka Reid (a jazz cellist who often plucks the cello like a bass), drummer Mike Reed and Flutist Nicole Mitchell

This is a collection of trio tracks that take different approaches but are all quite interesting.

tracks i liked

pleasure palace - straight ahead driving rhythm section with some cello chords and intervals, and the flute following the cello’s melody and building on it.

dedicated to alvin fielder - chilled out, with the percussion just kind of clanging away, plucked cello, and a lot of different sounds for the flute

in response to - bouncing beat again, with a wandering flute line that’s melodic but also driving.