Language of Swans
Reviews
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2003-01-02
Reviewed 2003-01-02
Trio free/improv jazz, led by Joe Giardullo on sax and bass clarinet, backed with bass and drums. Appears to be mostly improvised jams with energetic but restrained playing -- quite nice.
Tracks 1 and 2 use hand drums for an accessible "world music" kind of sound.
1- Fast but with that calm "world music" sound (due to the use of hand drums)
2*- Popping bass clarinet and more cool hand drums
3- Propulsive, with flute. Starts all floaty/psychedelic. Good stuff.
4- PIANO! Soft and a bit loungy, actually very pretty, after an avant-garde intro
5*- Fast burbling rumble
6*- This one isn't *slow*, but it wanders, an ambling walk led by buzzing bass clarinet (some didjeridoo-like sounds). Drums are crisp and bright.
7- Duet: Bass and fluid squawky sax. On the quiet side.
Tracks 1 and 2 use hand drums for an accessible "world music" kind of sound.
1- Fast but with that calm "world music" sound (due to the use of hand drums)
2*- Popping bass clarinet and more cool hand drums
3- Propulsive, with flute. Starts all floaty/psychedelic. Good stuff.
4- PIANO! Soft and a bit loungy, actually very pretty, after an avant-garde intro
5*- Fast burbling rumble
6*- This one isn't *slow*, but it wanders, an ambling walk led by buzzing bass clarinet (some didjeridoo-like sounds). Drums are crisp and bright.
7- Duet: Bass and fluid squawky sax. On the quiet side.
Recent airplay
Migrations
Umami Jazz Program — Jul 05, 2005
Rivers
Memory Select — Mar 07, 2003
Early Spring
Memory Select — Feb 21, 2003
Early Spring
Memory Select — Jan 31, 2003
Fledge
Memory Select — Jan 24, 2003
Fledge
Umami Jazz Program — Jan 15, 2003
Charting
2003-01-06 — 2003-03-10
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Mar 9 | 1 |
| Feb 23 | 1 |
| Feb 2 | 1 |
| Jan 26 | 1 |
| Jan 19 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Rivers | ||
| 2. | Fledge | ||
| 3. | Early Spring | ||
| 4. | A Tear for the Missing | ||
| 5. | Migrations | ||
| 6. | The Language of Swans | ||
| 7. | Black Swan |