| Spring Heel Jack / Live |
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| Album: | Live | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Spring Heel Jack | Added: | May 2003 | |
| Label: | Thirsty Ear Communication | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2003-06-02 | Pull Date: | 2003-08-04 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | Jul 27 | Jul 20 | Jul 6 | Jun 29 | Jun 22 | Jun 15 | Jun 8 |
| Airplays: | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Dec 30, 2003: | Civil Society Part 2 | 4. | Jul 22, 2003: | lick my moody guitar show Part 2 | |
| 2. | Jul 25, 2003: | Memory Select Part 2 | 5. | Jul 18, 2003: | Memory Select Part 1 | |
| 3. | Jul 23, 2003: | Umami Jazz Program Part 1 | 6. | Jul 02, 2003: | Umami Jazz Program Part 1 |
| Album Review |
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| Craig Matsumoto Reviewed 2003-06-04 | ||
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Once again, the duo of Spring Heel Jack teams up with an all-star lineup of avant-jazzsters, this time for two 30-minute jams. It's got a rock/fusion feel, with Matthew Shipp playing electric piano and J Spaceman contributing guitar bursts... but there's plenty of jazziness from Evan and William Parker too. The group manages to nail some big dramatic moments in each of the pieces -- very cool stuff. 1- Almost proggy jam, starts with guitar burst and electric-piano splashes. Develops a good intensity within 5 minutes. A quiet period starts around -27:00, then everything kicks back in around -22:00 with a fiercer jam, and slashing sax from Evan Parker. At -18:30 starts a placid segment with electronic paper-crunching sounds. By -8:00, it's gone back to a chaotic attack, and ends in calm psychedelic territory. 2- Fast William Parker/Han Bennik duo to start. After -32:00, a sudden shift into an explosion of noise. Then a calmer overall improv jam with a bit of a swing. It halts around -21:00. Audience applause. Then the music re-emerges: Second half is slow and dramatic and BIG, lots of burning guitar topped by Evan Parker's trademark circular breathing. ************************************ Track 1 breakdown info, provided by Thirsty Ear: 0:00 to 7:10 ..... sci-fi free jazz 7:00 to 11:25 ..... very mellow 11:30 to 17:10 ..... a bit funky at times, gets intense 17:20 to 24:30 or 27:30 ..... a very beautiful section moving back into sci-fi free jazz 27:25 to END ..... opens with a walking line from William Parker, becomes ballad-like | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Part 1 | 2. | Part 2 |