Contemporary Jazz Quintet, the / Actions 1966 - 67
Album: | Actions 1966 - 67 | Collection: | Jazz | |
Artist: | Contemporary Jazz Quintet, the | Added: | Jul 2005 | |
Label: | Atavistic/Truckstop Audio |
A-File Activity
Add Date: | 2005-07-25 | Pull Date: | 2005-09-26 | Charts: | Jazz |
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Week Ending: | Sep 25 | Aug 21 | Aug 14 | Aug 7 | Jul 31 |
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Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
1. | Sep 23, 2005: | Memory Select
Action #V |
4. | Aug 09, 2005: | Umami Jazz Program
Action #Ii |
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2. | Aug 19, 2005: | Memory Select
Action #VI |
5. | Aug 08, 2005: | Stirling's Approximation
Action #Iv |
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3. | Aug 16, 2005: | Umami Jazz Program
Action #Ii |
6. | Aug 02, 2005: | Umami Jazz Program
Action #Iv |
Album Review
Ben
Reviewed 2005-07-19
Reviewed 2005-07-19
The Contemporary Jazz Quintet – Actions 1966 - 67
Cacophonous free jazz group from Denmark, heavily influenced by the sound of expatriate New Yorkers in Europe at the time such as Albert Ayler and Sunny Murray. They add a musical saw alongside a more traditional sax/trumpet front line for an interesting effect. Despite its limited musical range, the saw adds a haunting dimension to the proceedings and foreshadows the role of electric guitar in free jazz, with its long sustained tones and strange distortion. Recommended.
*1. A beautiful, mournful dirge
2. More subdued, but still slow and exploratory
*3. Faster, builds to frenetic climax
4. Squalls of saxophone, fades to the end
*5. Pensive start builds quickly to improv blowout
Ben B 7/18/05
Cacophonous free jazz group from Denmark, heavily influenced by the sound of expatriate New Yorkers in Europe at the time such as Albert Ayler and Sunny Murray. They add a musical saw alongside a more traditional sax/trumpet front line for an interesting effect. Despite its limited musical range, the saw adds a haunting dimension to the proceedings and foreshadows the role of electric guitar in free jazz, with its long sustained tones and strange distortion. Recommended.
*1. A beautiful, mournful dirge
2. More subdued, but still slow and exploratory
*3. Faster, builds to frenetic climax
4. Squalls of saxophone, fades to the end
*5. Pensive start builds quickly to improv blowout
Ben B 7/18/05
Track Listing
1. | Action #Ii | 3. | Action #Iv | |||
2. | Action #Iii | 4. | Action #V | |||
5. | Action #Vi |