Storyteller
Reviews
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2004-06-10
Reviewed 2004-06-10
Piano trio pieces with veterans Mark Helias (bass) and Paul Motian (drums) backing up Crispell in a slow crash of free-floating improvisation. Gentle jam sessions -- familiar territory for the ECM label.
In the past, Crispell has done spiky, adventurous piano pieces; lately she's been "ECM'ed," playing slower, exploratory styles that generally sound "nicer." (Traces of her old self show up on 8 and 10.)
Tempo is very loose throughout. All tracks feel kind of mid/slow.
1- Gentle midtempo; crystalline
2- Soft and lyrical, very pretty and obvious. The "hit single," if you will.
3- Still calm, but a bit stern
4- Floaty
5- Cascading theme
6- Midtempo, with a light energy
8- Second half gets energetic
9- Cute fluttering theme
10- Relatively fast, with tightly curled piano lines
11- Slow. Starts with crisp bass solo
In the past, Crispell has done spiky, adventurous piano pieces; lately she's been "ECM'ed," playing slower, exploratory styles that generally sound "nicer." (Traces of her old self show up on 8 and 10.)
Tempo is very loose throughout. All tracks feel kind of mid/slow.
1- Gentle midtempo; crystalline
2- Soft and lyrical, very pretty and obvious. The "hit single," if you will.
3- Still calm, but a bit stern
4- Floaty
5- Cascading theme
6- Midtempo, with a light energy
8- Second half gets energetic
9- Cute fluttering theme
10- Relatively fast, with tightly curled piano lines
11- Slow. Starts with crisp bass solo
Recent airplay
Flight of the Bluejay
Storytime!--Women — Aug 14, 2004
Cosmology
Memory Select — Jul 30, 2004
Harmonic Line
Memory Select — Jul 23, 2004
So Far, So Near
Civil Society — Jul 14, 2004
Flight of the Bluejay, Wild Rose
Storytime!: Pirates — Jul 10, 2004
Flight of the Bluejay
No Cover, No Minimum — Jul 02, 2004
Charting
2004-05-31 — 2004-08-02
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Aug 1 | 1 |
| Jul 25 | 1 |
| Jul 18 | 1 |
| Jul 11 | 1 |
| Jul 4 | 2 |
| Jun 20 | 1 |
| Jun 6 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Wild Rose | ||
| 2. | Flight of the Bluejay | ||
| 3. | The Storyteller | ||
| 4. | Alone | ||
| 5. | Harmonic Line | ||
| 6. | Cosmology | ||
| 7. | Limbo | ||
| 8. | Play | ||
| 9. | The Sunflower | ||
| 10. | So Far, So Near |