Billy Bang Bill Cole
Jazz
| Mar 2012
Reviews
Fo
Reviewed 2012-03-12
Reviewed 2012-03-12
BILLY BANG & BILL COLE: Billy Bang Bill Cole
Shadrack, 2012
FREE JAZZ – Live concert recording of improvisational duets between the late violinist Billy Bang and Bill Cole, who plays a variety of Asian wind instruments. The tones of the reeds can be really harsh, grating and/or wobbly, so this is difficult listening, but the interplay is on a pretty high level. The tracks with didgeridoo or flute (1&4) are less noisy and more accessible. Watch out for applause at end of tracks.
Fo’s Picks: 1, 4, 6, maybe 3
1. 10:12 – slow, meditative: steady didgeridoo drone, mysterious violin
2. 8:23 – melodic violin jostles against sour, whining sound of nagaswarm
3. 7:22 – violin and high-pitched, warbly suona spar and fly around each other
4. 5:31 – perky, abstract violin/flute dialogue, a few vocal interjections
5. 7:12 – unison theme, playful violin solo, shenai wails/scribbles, gets frantic
6. 3:25 – tension: violin & shenai dive right in and bounce off each other
[ Fo ] - March 2012
Shadrack, 2012
FREE JAZZ – Live concert recording of improvisational duets between the late violinist Billy Bang and Bill Cole, who plays a variety of Asian wind instruments. The tones of the reeds can be really harsh, grating and/or wobbly, so this is difficult listening, but the interplay is on a pretty high level. The tracks with didgeridoo or flute (1&4) are less noisy and more accessible. Watch out for applause at end of tracks.
Fo’s Picks: 1, 4, 6, maybe 3
1. 10:12 – slow, meditative: steady didgeridoo drone, mysterious violin
2. 8:23 – melodic violin jostles against sour, whining sound of nagaswarm
3. 7:22 – violin and high-pitched, warbly suona spar and fly around each other
4. 5:31 – perky, abstract violin/flute dialogue, a few vocal interjections
5. 7:12 – unison theme, playful violin solo, shenai wails/scribbles, gets frantic
6. 3:25 – tension: violin & shenai dive right in and bounce off each other
[ Fo ] - March 2012
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Charting
2012-03-17 — 2012-05-19
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| May 20 | 1 |
| May 13 | 1 |
| Apr 22 | 1 |
| Apr 15 | 1 |
| Apr 1 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Improvisation | ||
| 2. | Shades Of Kia Mia | ||
| 3. | Poverty Is The Father Of Fear | ||
| 4. | Improvisation | ||
| 5. | Jupiter's Future | ||
| 6. | Improvisation |