Tesselations
Jazz
| Nov 2003
Reviews
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2003-11-21
Reviewed 2003-11-21
Solo piano in an upbeat jazz-recital mood, with lots of fast, precise playing and nicely melodic soloing. Abstract feel overall. It's upbeat but rather relaxing in a way.
The gimmick is that he's playing "Lutheal" piano: a grand piano outfitted with a mechanism to change the strings' timbre, muting the piano or making it sound like a harpsichord. (There's a photo of the Lutheal on the back of the CD booklet.)
As for the "melodic soloing" ... Weston apparently walks through a series of 52 scales, which aren't explained in the booklet. (I think he just *changes* scales 51 times, so he doesn't use 52 different scales). Whatever - it sounds nice.
1- Starts near-silent and crystalline; gets into some more vicious playing with a muted sound.
2- Chaotic scramble. Gets into some interesting, jazzy low-note grooves.
3- Keeps an upbeat jazzy sound. Listen for Lutheal effects a little after the halfway point ... makes it sound like a fast-forward toy piano.
4- A children's march with low notes. Gets fast and dissonant.
5- Skippy riffs with fun Lutheal effects.
The gimmick is that he's playing "Lutheal" piano: a grand piano outfitted with a mechanism to change the strings' timbre, muting the piano or making it sound like a harpsichord. (There's a photo of the Lutheal on the back of the CD booklet.)
As for the "melodic soloing" ... Weston apparently walks through a series of 52 scales, which aren't explained in the booklet. (I think he just *changes* scales 51 times, so he doesn't use 52 different scales). Whatever - it sounds nice.
1- Starts near-silent and crystalline; gets into some more vicious playing with a muted sound.
2- Chaotic scramble. Gets into some interesting, jazzy low-note grooves.
3- Keeps an upbeat jazzy sound. Listen for Lutheal effects a little after the halfway point ... makes it sound like a fast-forward toy piano.
4- A children's march with low notes. Gets fast and dissonant.
5- Skippy riffs with fun Lutheal effects.
Recent airplay
Scales 39-52 and 1 [excerpt]
Memory Select — Jan 09, 2004
Scales 13-26 [excerpt]
Memory Select — Dec 12, 2003
Scales 7-12
Baptism of Solitude — Dec 11, 2003
Scales 7-12
Memory Select — Nov 14, 2003
Charting
2003-11-10 — 2004-01-12
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jan 11 | 1 |
| Dec 14 | 2 |
| Nov 16 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Scales 1-6 | ||
| 2. | Scales 7-12 | ||
| 3. | Scales 13-26 | ||
| 4. | Scales 27-39 | ||
| 5. | Scales 39-52 and 1 |