Léandre, Joëlle & Àkosh S. / Kor
| Album: | Kor | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Léandre, Joëlle & Àkosh S. | Added: | Jan 2009 | |
| Label: | Leo Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2009-02-14 | Pull Date: | 2009-04-18 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Apr 5 | Mar 22 | Mar 8 | Mar 1 | Feb 22 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Mar 31, 2009: | Reelin' in the Years Jazz Special
Part 5 |
4. | Feb 28, 2009: | Music Casserole
Part 6 |
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| 2. | Mar 18, 2009: | The Heart of KZSU
Part 7 |
5. | Feb 27, 2009: | Memory Select, sfSound edition: Le Quan Ninh & Michel Doneda
Part 2 |
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| 3. | Mar 07, 2009: | Music Casserole
Part 2 |
6. | Feb 20, 2009: | Memory Select
Part 1 [excerpt] |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2009-02-13
Reviewed 2009-02-13
JOËLLE LEANDRE & ÀKOSH S.: Kor
Leo, 2008
IMPROV – Far-out duets between bassist Leandre and reedist Àkosh Szelevényi, a mix of the sparse intimacy you’d expect from a duo and a surprisingly full, multi-layered sound spiked with vocal growls and grunts. Bristles with raw energy... this will definitely get their attention.
* * * * | Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 6, 7
1. 13:28 – bowed bass & clarinet overlap like a chorus of frogs; barks & squeaks; 2nd half very quiet w/bell, big pauses, then screeching sax
2. 9:00 – starts with rustling/breathing/groaning; then sax tiptoes, skronks & screams over churning waves; becomes calm, then downright evil
3. 1:59 – plaintive horn wails over low bass drone, like a muezzin’s call
4. 5:27 – vibrating flute drone interacts with high bass squeaks
5. 14:00 – melodic solo sax, then close interplay with thin bass (like two flies, aimlessly buzzing). Becomes skittery, then pained, very quiet at midpoint, then inquisitive in second half... ends on a drunken note
6. 3:13 – impressively creaky bowed bass solo: remarkable free technique
7. 4:21 – low drone with whispers; becomes quicker/more sinister, settles back
[ Fo ] 02/13/09
Leo, 2008
IMPROV – Far-out duets between bassist Leandre and reedist Àkosh Szelevényi, a mix of the sparse intimacy you’d expect from a duo and a surprisingly full, multi-layered sound spiked with vocal growls and grunts. Bristles with raw energy... this will definitely get their attention.
* * * * | Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 6, 7
1. 13:28 – bowed bass & clarinet overlap like a chorus of frogs; barks & squeaks; 2nd half very quiet w/bell, big pauses, then screeching sax
2. 9:00 – starts with rustling/breathing/groaning; then sax tiptoes, skronks & screams over churning waves; becomes calm, then downright evil
3. 1:59 – plaintive horn wails over low bass drone, like a muezzin’s call
4. 5:27 – vibrating flute drone interacts with high bass squeaks
5. 14:00 – melodic solo sax, then close interplay with thin bass (like two flies, aimlessly buzzing). Becomes skittery, then pained, very quiet at midpoint, then inquisitive in second half... ends on a drunken note
6. 3:13 – impressively creaky bowed bass solo: remarkable free technique
7. 4:21 – low drone with whispers; becomes quicker/more sinister, settles back
[ Fo ] 02/13/09
Track Listing
| 1. | Part 1 | 4. | Part 4 | |||
| 2. | Part 2 | 5. | Part 5 | |||
| 3. | Part 3 | 6. | Part 6 | |||
| 7. | Part 7 | |||||