Friesen, David & Glen Moore / Bactrian
Album: Bactrian   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Friesen, David & Glen Moore   Added:May 2016
Label:Origin Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2016-06-06 Pull Date: 2016-08-08 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Aug 14 Aug 7 Jul 31 Jul 24 Jul 17 Jul 10 Jul 3 Jun 26
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Recent Airplay
1. Aug 12, 2016: Rebop
The Bactrian, Still Waters
4. Aug 04, 2016: Clean Copper Radio
Still Waters
2. Aug 07, 2016: K-Area
Still Waters
5. Jul 25, 2016: Clean Copper Radio DNC Broadcast
Still Waters
3. Aug 05, 2016: Rebop
Still Waters
6. Jul 17, 2016: 1093070
Still Waters

Album Review
Be Sharp
Reviewed 2016-05-31
JAZZ: BASS & PIANO

Bassists David Friesen & Glen Moore (of the 1970s world-jazz group Oregon) provide a tardy follow up to their excellent 1977 “In Concert” LP. On odd numbered tracks, we hear only two basses: Friesen plays an upright electric bass; Moore an acoustic. On even numbered tracks, one or the other gentleman plays piano. See liner notes for details.

No FCC issues.

1 * Mid-tempo. Pizzicato with a snappy rhythm. Lighthearted, playful & fun. (4:49)
2 * Slow. Abstract & avant-garde piano. Ominous, tense. Percussive bass. (4:19)
3 Mid-fast. Virtuosic technique but lifeless. Square dance references without the fun. (5:47)
4 * Slow. Nice improvisation on both piano & bass. Peaceful, impressionistic. (4:34)
5 Slow. Slogging, two-bass interpretation of a Duke Ellington tune. (5:45)
6 ** Slow. Pretty, dreamy piano fantasy. Bass goes from strange to beautiful. (6:15)
7 Very slow. Independent & complementary bass lines. No melody to speak of. (4:38)
8 Mid-slow. Mainly a piano piece with shimmering, impressionistic effect. (4:01)
9 Slow. Quite a strange version of the Gershwin classic. Only hints of the melody. (2:29)
10 * Slow. Quick, sneaky spurts of melody tossed back & forth. Avant-garde. (9:41)
11 ** Slow. Strange but completely captivating, with a wide range of technique and tone (arco, pizzicato, percussive & electronic effects). Best of the two-bass-only tracks. (8:23)

Track Listing
1. Still Waters   6. Return
2. Free Play   7. Seam Line
3. Hoe Down   8. Time And Time Again / Brilliant Heart
4. Soft As Silk   9. Summer Time
5. Caravan   10. Kontrast
  11. The Bactrian