Walter Smith III & Matthew Stevens
In Common III
2022 - Whirlwind Recordings: WR4783
https://www.whirlwindrecordings.com/in-common-iii-the-third-album-from-walter-smith-iii-matthew-stevens-featuring-kris-davis-dave-holland-and-terri-lyne-carrington-march-11-2022-euro-tour-and-winter-jazz-fest-show-january-1/
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Common_III
https://incommonwaltersmithiiimatthewstevens-whirlwind./album/in-common-iii

* Walter Smith III     : tenor saxophone
* Matthew Stevens      : guitar
* Kris Davis           : piano
* Dave Holland         : bass
* Terri Lyne Carrington: drums

https://www.waltersmith3.com/
https://www.mattstevensmusic.com/
https://www.krisdavis.net/
https://www.daveholland.com/
https://www.terrilynecarrington.com/

Recorded at Clubhouse, Rhinebeck, New York, USA, on June 4-6, 2021.

Reviews
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By Matt Collar
https://www.allmusic.com/album/in-common-iii-mw0003648081

Saxophonist Walter Smith III and guitarist Matthew Stevens' In Common
collaboration takes on an ever more mutable atmosphere with 2022's In Common
III. Beginning with 2018's In Common, Smith and Stevens showcased their
experimental aesthetic, bringing together like-minded luminaries to craft a
heady blend of modern creative and avant-garde jazz. Past collaborators have
included vibraphonist Joel Ross and bassist Linda May Han Oh. On In Common III
they've joined forces with esteemed veteran bassist Dave Holland, as well as
pianist Kris Davis and drummer Terri Lyne Carrington; each boundary-pushing
players in their own rights. There are several finely rendered compositional
pieces here, including the jaunty, Sonny Rollins-esque "Hornets" with its dual
sax and guitar melody. Similarly, "Familiar" is a noir-ish midtempo number
anchored by Carrington's deft swing and featuring a bluesy solo from
Holland. We also get the R&B-tinged "For Some Time" and the contemporary
modalism of "Prince July." Much of the album feels freely improvised as if the
musicians are playing off each other and creating the song in the
moment. However, rather than a barrage of noise, tracks like "Lite" and "Shut
Out" have an impressionistic quality, as Smith and Stevens craft otherworldly
soundscapes out of vocal-like sax drones, wiry spaceship guitar tones, and
broken glass piano chords. They also bring some of this aural experimentation
to their straight-ahead cuts, as on the roiling, 3/4 piece "Loping" or "Dust,"
in which Davis plucks her piano strings bass-style as Stevens lays down a
shimmering, Middle Eastern-inspired melodies. Elsewhere, they dive into the
hypnotic, Steve Reich-ian prog of "Orange Crush" and "Reds," Stevens' kinetic,
circular guitar riffs propelling the group through a kaleidoscope of
topographical textures.

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By Chris May
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/in-common-iii-walter-smith-iii-and-matthew-stevens-whirlwind-recordings

By Filipe Freitas
https://jazztrail.net/blog/walter-smith-matthew-stevens-in-common-3-album-review

By George W. Harris
https://www.jazzweekly.com/2022/03/matthew-stevens-walter-smith-iii-kris-davis-dave-holland-terri-lynn-carrington-in-common-iii/

By Michael Toland
https://bigtakeover.com/recordings/WalterSmithIIIMatthewStevensInCommonIIIWhirlwind

By Sam Dickinson
https://www.thewholenote.com/index.php/booksrecords2/jazzaimprovised/31925-in-common-iii-walter-smith-iii-kris-davis-dave-holland-terri-lyne-carrington

Dr. Nagy Sándor (hu)
https://www.jazzma.hu/lemezpolc/kulfoldi-eloadok/smith-walter-iii/in-common-iii/kritika/smith-walter-iii-in-common-iii/