Close Embrace of the Earth
Jazz
| Nov 2003
Reviews
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2003-11-21
Reviewed 2003-11-21
Free-improv trio of reeds and violin. Melodic stuff, and mostly in a quiet/sad vein, maybe from classical-music influences. Many tracks start out near-ambient and get into some overlapping activity later, peaceful and restrained.
Can't help but mention that violinist MIKE KHOURY is the proprietor of the Entropy Stereo record label out of Ann Arbor, Michigan. He's put out some great CDs showcasing midland free-jazz folks like Faruq Z. Bey.
1*- Slow, floaty, led by bass clarinet
2*- Swirling and fairly fast
3- Skittish-fast sax start. Slows into a sparse dialogue.
4- Sparse sax bursts
5- Slow, pre-written(?) piece, ambling and dissonant
6- Quiet, sparse, skittery
7*- Atmospheric; speeds up later
8*- Strong slow violin tones, w/ melodic sax
9- Quiet, peaceful activity
10- Mid/slow and sad
11- Floaty, drifting, slow
Can't help but mention that violinist MIKE KHOURY is the proprietor of the Entropy Stereo record label out of Ann Arbor, Michigan. He's put out some great CDs showcasing midland free-jazz folks like Faruq Z. Bey.
1*- Slow, floaty, led by bass clarinet
2*- Swirling and fairly fast
3- Skittish-fast sax start. Slows into a sparse dialogue.
4- Sparse sax bursts
5- Slow, pre-written(?) piece, ambling and dissonant
6- Quiet, sparse, skittery
7*- Atmospheric; speeds up later
8*- Strong slow violin tones, w/ melodic sax
9- Quiet, peaceful activity
10- Mid/slow and sad
11- Floaty, drifting, slow
Recent airplay
MU4
Memory Select — Jan 16, 2004
MU4
Memory Select — Dec 26, 2003
MU7
Umami Jazz Program — Dec 10, 2003
MU7
Memory Select — Nov 28, 2003
MU7
Umami Jazz Program — Nov 26, 2003
Charting
2003-11-17 — 2004-01-19
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jan 18 | 1 |
| Dec 28 | 1 |
| Dec 14 | 1 |
| Nov 30 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | MU7 | ||
| 2. | MU4 | ||
| 3. | MU8 | ||
| 4. | MU11 | ||
| 5. | Steps | ||
| 6. | MU2 | ||
| 7. | FLY1 | ||
| 8. | KCH5 | ||
| 9. | MU6 | ||
| 10. | KCH1 | ||
| 11. | MU10 |