Daylight Ghosts
Jazz
| Apr 2017
Reviews
Fo
Reviewed 2017-04-06
Reviewed 2017-04-06
CRAIG TABORN: Daylight Ghosts
ECM, 2017
POSTMODERN JAZZ – Lumpy grooves, spiky abstract patterns, and mysterious set pieces from the ever-adventurous Taborn (piano) with Chris Speed (reeds) lurking quietly in the mix, Chris Lightcap (basses) anchoring the quartet, and Dave King, drummer from The Bad Plus, adding an aggressive drive. But there are deep subtleties here too, and hints of magic in the slower pieces that make this a very intriguing disc.
Fo’s Picks: 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
1. 3:34 – chugging groove built from abstracted riffs, piano spins out
2. 7:46 – relaxed tempo, a bit spooky, switches to flinty uptempo free jazz
3. 7:37 – slow, steady: mysterious melody opens up, then a forbidding groove
4. 3:15 – midtempo: complex clockwork comes together, piano goes out briefly
5. 5:38 – wide open clarinet, sparse piano/synth, 2nd half picks up walking rhythm, light percussion, suggestions of gamelan music
6. 8:16 – bass rhythms for 2:00, perky mystery quartet, steamroller ending
7. 5:39 – moody chamber-jazz ballad with clarinet, sparkles at the fringes
8. 4:32 – introspective solo piano, drums come in gradually, turns stormy
9. 8:29 – very slow, sax out front, synth/drum pattern pulls it into dark territory
[ Fo ] - 6 April 2017
ECM, 2017
POSTMODERN JAZZ – Lumpy grooves, spiky abstract patterns, and mysterious set pieces from the ever-adventurous Taborn (piano) with Chris Speed (reeds) lurking quietly in the mix, Chris Lightcap (basses) anchoring the quartet, and Dave King, drummer from The Bad Plus, adding an aggressive drive. But there are deep subtleties here too, and hints of magic in the slower pieces that make this a very intriguing disc.
Fo’s Picks: 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
1. 3:34 – chugging groove built from abstracted riffs, piano spins out
2. 7:46 – relaxed tempo, a bit spooky, switches to flinty uptempo free jazz
3. 7:37 – slow, steady: mysterious melody opens up, then a forbidding groove
4. 3:15 – midtempo: complex clockwork comes together, piano goes out briefly
5. 5:38 – wide open clarinet, sparse piano/synth, 2nd half picks up walking rhythm, light percussion, suggestions of gamelan music
6. 8:16 – bass rhythms for 2:00, perky mystery quartet, steamroller ending
7. 5:39 – moody chamber-jazz ballad with clarinet, sparkles at the fringes
8. 4:32 – introspective solo piano, drums come in gradually, turns stormy
9. 8:29 – very slow, sax out front, synth/drum pattern pulls it into dark territory
[ Fo ] - 6 April 2017
Recent airplay
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Rebop — Jun 23, 2017
Ancient
Rebop — Jun 16, 2017
New Glory
Rebop — Jun 09, 2017
Abandoned Reminder
No Cover, No Minimum — Jun 01, 2017
New Glory
No Cover, No Minimum — May 11, 2017
Charting
2017-04-27 — 2017-06-29
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jul 2 | 1 |
| Jun 25 | 1 |
| Jun 18 | 1 |
| Jun 11 | 1 |
| Jun 4 | 1 |
| May 14 | 1 |
| May 7 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | The Shining One | ||
| 2. | Abandoned Reminder | ||
| 3. | Daylight Ghosts | ||
| 4. | New Glory | ||
| 5. | The Great Silence | ||
| 6. | Ancient | ||
| 7. | Jamaican Farewell | ||
| 8. | Subtle Living Equations | ||
| 9. | Phantom Ratio |