Excerpt From Liner Notes by PEK

“… A great set by the core trio. Most of the time Leap of Faith has one or more guests, and the Leap of Faith Orchestra ranges from 10 to 25 players, so core trio sets are somewhat infrequent. In the larger units, the trio is the bellweather that the other players latch onto for the anchor of the work. What I have observed is that when we do the trio by itself, we have become tighter as a result and the results have been consistently outstanding…”

Review by Bruce Lee Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery

LEAP OF FAITH With PEK / GLYNIS LOMON / YURI ZBITNOV – Vector Space (Evil Clown 9165; USA) Featuring Dave PEK on tenor & bass saxes, clarinets, tarogato, contrabassoon, sheng, melodica, game calls & siren, Glynis Lomon on cello, aquasonic & voice and Yuri Zbitnov on drums & percussion. Recorded live at the Outpost in Cambridge, MA on December 9th of 2017. This set features just the three core members of Leap of Faith with no guests and it is the smallest version of this ever-evolving ensemble whose membership goes from quartets to orchestras. This is also the least amount of instruments that Dave PEK usually brings, just over a dozen. The sound here is more stripped down and takes its time to build into the normal, ritualistic, organic vibe. The trio start off with just hand percussion, rustling chimes, metal or cymbals until Ms. Lomon starts plucking on the strings of her cello. It takes a while before Ms. Lomon uses her strange voice to evoke the twisted side of our ritualistic journey while PEK answers her quietly on melodica. There is strong yet restrained duo section for bass sax and bowed cello slowly builds into a more frenzied midsection for weird vocals from all three members (Mothers-like freak-out stuff), layers of percussion ands whistles. Things later seems to move in slow motion with those eerie blasts of bass sax, intense cello flurries and majestic mallet-work from Mr. Zbitnov, always a great navigator through the rapids. Thing wind down to a more calm section for somber double reeds, quiet plucked strings and nimble percussion. This disc shows that Leap of Faith actually have a more mellow side at times, strange as it may seem. This is still tasty medicine for those who need that ancient free spirit.

Bruce Lee Gallanter, DMG