Eisenstadt, Harris / Golden State
| Album: | Golden State | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Eisenstadt, Harris | Added: | Jan 2014 | |
| Label: | Songlines Recordings | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2014-01-17 | Pull Date: | 2014-03-21 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Mar 16 | Mar 9 | Mar 2 | Feb 23 | Feb 16 | Feb 9 | Feb 2 | Jan 26 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Mar 13, 2014: | Rebop
What Is A Straw Horse, Anyways? |
4. | Feb 20, 2014: | Rebop
Especially Preposterous Assertions |
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| 2. | Mar 06, 2014: | Rebop
Especially Preposterous Assertions |
5. | Feb 13, 2014: | Rebop
Sandy |
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| 3. | Feb 27, 2014: | Rebop
What Is A Straw Horse, Anyways? |
6. | Feb 07, 2014: | One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish: The Taxonomical Project of Theodor Geisel
Especially Preposterous Assertions |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2014-01-07
Reviewed 2014-01-07
HARRIS EISENSTADT: Golden State
Songlines, 2013
AVANT-JAZZ – Eisenstadt, a prolific, restlessly inventive drummer, leads a unique quartet with flute (Nicole Mitchell), bassoon (Sara Schoenbeck), and bass (Mark Dresser). There’s a nice mix of freedom and unity here as the music expands outwards or contracts into a neat (if lopsided) little ball, and the reed/flute textures give it a chamber feel. It’s all pretty good, and highly unconventional.
Fo’s Picks: 1, 4, 5, 6
1. 5:37 – staccato rhythm, tight flute/bassoon, quartet drifts apart into a void
2. 5:08 – chamber intro; bass goes out, then lumpy quartet groove, 3-note riff
3. 8:49 – relaxed start, bass kicks it into midtempo roll, stutter, stroll, and drive
4. 4:38 – jabbing bass/drums, furtive flute and bassoon have bold solos
5. 8:55 – fluttering intro falls into creaking improv, then lovely melodic calm
6. 6:22 – pretty tune over walking bass, bassoon gets wild in the middle
7. 7:50 – knotty solo bassoon, slow trudge, open bass solo, vibrant quartet
[ Fo ] - 7 January 2014
Songlines, 2013
AVANT-JAZZ – Eisenstadt, a prolific, restlessly inventive drummer, leads a unique quartet with flute (Nicole Mitchell), bassoon (Sara Schoenbeck), and bass (Mark Dresser). There’s a nice mix of freedom and unity here as the music expands outwards or contracts into a neat (if lopsided) little ball, and the reed/flute textures give it a chamber feel. It’s all pretty good, and highly unconventional.
Fo’s Picks: 1, 4, 5, 6
1. 5:37 – staccato rhythm, tight flute/bassoon, quartet drifts apart into a void
2. 5:08 – chamber intro; bass goes out, then lumpy quartet groove, 3-note riff
3. 8:49 – relaxed start, bass kicks it into midtempo roll, stutter, stroll, and drive
4. 4:38 – jabbing bass/drums, furtive flute and bassoon have bold solos
5. 8:55 – fluttering intro falls into creaking improv, then lovely melodic calm
6. 6:22 – pretty tune over walking bass, bassoon gets wild in the middle
7. 7:50 – knotty solo bassoon, slow trudge, open bass solo, vibrant quartet
[ Fo ] - 7 January 2014
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