Bang, Billy & Bill Cole / Billy Bang Bill Cole
Album: Billy Bang Bill Cole   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Bang, Billy & Bill Cole   Added:Mar 2012
Label:Shadrack  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2012-03-17 Pull Date: 2012-05-19 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: May 20 May 13 Apr 22 Apr 15 Apr 1
Airplays: 1 1 1 1 1

Recent Airplay
1. May 18, 2012: No Cover, No Minimum
Improvisation
4. Apr 13, 2012: No Cover, No Minimum
Improvisation
2. May 12, 2012: Jazz Catharsis
Improvisation
5. Mar 30, 2012: No Cover, $5 Minimum
Improvisation
3. Apr 19, 2012: maximus mane
Improvisation

Album Review
Fo
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

Track Listing
1. Improvisation   4. Improvisation
2. Shades Of Kia Mia   5. Jupiter's Future
3. Poverty Is The Father Of Fear   6. Improvisation