Weiss, Dan / Fourteen
Album: Fourteen   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Weiss, Dan   Added:Apr 2014
Label:Pi Recordings  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2014-04-25 Pull Date: 2014-06-27 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Jun 29 Jun 8 Jun 1 May 25 May 11 May 4
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Recent Airplay
1. Jun 25, 2014: minimum entropy
Part Seven, Part Six, Part Five, Part Four, Part Three, Part Two, Part One
4. May 24, 2014: Music Casserole
Part Two
2. Jun 05, 2014: Rebop
Part Five
5. May 07, 2014: minimum entropy
Part Seven, Part Six, Part Five, Part Four, Part Three, Part Two, Part One
3. May 30, 2014: No Cover, No Minimum
Part Three
6. May 02, 2014: No Cover, No Minimum
Part Two

Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2014-04-24
DAN WEISS: Fourteen
Pi, 2014

EXPERIMENTAL – OK, this one is difficult to describe. Drummer Weiss has forged a huge, sprawling suite for 14 musicians (including 3 voices, 4 horns, harp, guitar and a full rhythm section) that spills across a huge dynamic range, from minimalist meditation to icy monoliths and cutting free-improv blasts. It’s all remarkable stuff, but very elusive and often uncomfortable. All vocals are wordless.

DJs: This is a single piece of music! Each track blends right into the next. Fade in & out of tracks!

Fo’s Picks: try anywhere…

1. 7:43 – march: adds layer on layer of carefully twisted shapes, rises to noise
2. 6:57 – falls into minimalist guitar/harp pattern, wordless vocals, handclaps
3. 3:31 – wordless vocals weave through a crystal maze, wild sax improv
4. 4:01 – stark piano into proggy drone/drive, intensity rises, then solo beat
5. 3:59 – quiet horns harmonize on melodic fragment, others join in gradually
6. 7:08 – voices continue pattern, give way to towering, stomping nightmare
7. 4:04 – quiet: contemplative solo piano, tuba drone, gentle voice/harp end

[ Fo ] - 24 April 2014

Track Listing
1. Part One   4. Part Four
2. Part Two   5. Part Five
3. Part Three   6. Part Six
  7. Part Seven