Chicago 2002
Jazz
| Feb 2003
Reviews
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2003-03-06
Reviewed 2003-03-06
Abstract improvisation, from British trombonist Paul Rutherford's visit to Chicago in 2002.
Tracks 2, 3, 4 put Rutherford in a septet with other experienced improvisers, some from Chicago's scene and a few familiar visitors (Mats Gustafsson on sax, for one).
2*- has a calm, exploratory feel without being quiet or static. Nicely moving stuff. Fast and jumbly near the end.
3*- Lots of variety. Fast and scattery early on, changing to long swooping tones. Middle part includes wacky industrial-electronic sounds (probably Fred Lonberg-Holm on cello).
4- Quiet, almost chamber-music vein, with loud patches
Track 1 appears to be a Rutherford solo concert, stitched into a single 31-minute piece. Snippets of it are engaging, but don't play the whole 31 minutes -- it gets tiresome. Part of the problem is the lack of agility that a trombone provides.
Silences provide good start/stop points at -9:00, -7:00 and -2:00.
/Craig 2-03
Tracks 2, 3, 4 put Rutherford in a septet with other experienced improvisers, some from Chicago's scene and a few familiar visitors (Mats Gustafsson on sax, for one).
2*- has a calm, exploratory feel without being quiet or static. Nicely moving stuff. Fast and jumbly near the end.
3*- Lots of variety. Fast and scattery early on, changing to long swooping tones. Middle part includes wacky industrial-electronic sounds (probably Fred Lonberg-Holm on cello).
4- Quiet, almost chamber-music vein, with loud patches
Track 1 appears to be a Rutherford solo concert, stitched into a single 31-minute piece. Snippets of it are engaging, but don't play the whole 31 minutes -- it gets tiresome. Part of the problem is the lack of agility that a trombone provides.
Silences provide good start/stop points at -9:00, -7:00 and -2:00.
/Craig 2-03
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Charting
2003-02-10 — 2003-04-14
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| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Apr 13 | 2 |
| Mar 30 | 1 |
| Feb 16 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Bottling Up | ||
| 2. | Loliloquy | ||
| 3. | Blue Bottle | ||
| 4. | Bottle Out |