(Avant-Garde Jazz, Free Improvisation) [WEB] Secret Keeper (Stephan Crump & Mary Halvorson) - Emerge - 2015, FLAC (tracks), lossless

From the very first notes they played together, Secret Keeper, the innovative duo of "NYC's least-predictable improviser" (City Arts) guitarist Mary Halvorson and Grammy-nominated bassist Stephan Crump had a magical connection.Their debut album, Super Eight, arrived in March of 2013.Now with their second release Emerge, the duo reveals a new level of chemistry.Washington D.C based journalist and NPR contributor Will Layman says: “’Emerge’, the duo’s second release, is the fulfillment of a promise made in their early sessions.The music is at once tender and tough, intuitive and open, ready to let you in on its dazzling intimacy.”Mary Halvorson is one of the busiest musicians around.She plays with Anthony Braxton, Ingrid Laubrock and Marc Ribot to name but a few.Stephan Crump made himself a name with his Rosetta Trio and as the bass player of the Vijay Iyer Trio.