Acrobati Folli E Innamorati
Reviews
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2004-08-29
Reviewed 2004-08-29
Free-jazz quartet with lots of dynamic group action. Piano and sax keep even the most chaotic pieces rooted in jazz, while the bass and drums often produce a jerky-stacatto non-rhythm.
Overall mood is upbeat and a little playful -- these guys seem like they're having fun. Most tracks slip into a bubbly jam when all four members play; the two 10-minute pieces (6, 11) also provide space for each member to solo unaccompanied. Tracks are consistently good; play them all.
1- Stumbly, halting flow
2- Quiet plinking. Gets louder and dark
3- Percussive popping, a really neat sound.
4- Relatively lyrical sax melody
5- Grooving. Starts with long tones over soft piano-drum patter.
6- Agile unaccompanied solos in succession. Some nice playing here.
7- Fast rumble. Hits a furious peak in the middle.
8- Like 4, a lyrical sax melody
9- Scattered and intense
10- Light and calm, but fairly fast
11- Calm and studious, with energetic solos
12- Fast sparse knots. Playful and a bit goofy.
13- Series of tumbling statements
14- Quiet, thoughtful. High squeaking near the end.
15- Catchy mid/fast riff on prepared piano
Overall mood is upbeat and a little playful -- these guys seem like they're having fun. Most tracks slip into a bubbly jam when all four members play; the two 10-minute pieces (6, 11) also provide space for each member to solo unaccompanied. Tracks are consistently good; play them all.
1- Stumbly, halting flow
2- Quiet plinking. Gets louder and dark
3- Percussive popping, a really neat sound.
4- Relatively lyrical sax melody
5- Grooving. Starts with long tones over soft piano-drum patter.
6- Agile unaccompanied solos in succession. Some nice playing here.
7- Fast rumble. Hits a furious peak in the middle.
8- Like 4, a lyrical sax melody
9- Scattered and intense
10- Light and calm, but fairly fast
11- Calm and studious, with energetic solos
12- Fast sparse knots. Playful and a bit goofy.
13- Series of tumbling statements
14- Quiet, thoughtful. High squeaking near the end.
15- Catchy mid/fast riff on prepared piano
Recent airplay
Loop
Music Casserole — Oct 22, 2011
Cus Cus
Memory Select — Oct 22, 2004
Loop
Umami Jazz Program — Oct 21, 2004
Le Calmar Dans Le Bassin
Memory Select — Oct 15, 2004
Emulation
Umami Jazz Program — Oct 07, 2004
Le Calmar Dans Le Bassin
All This - And Mor! — Oct 05, 2004
Charting
2004-08-23 — 2004-10-25
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Oct 24 | 2 |
| Oct 17 | 1 |
| Oct 10 | 2 |
| Sep 26 | 1 |
| Sep 12 | 2 |
| Sep 5 | 2 |
| Aug 29 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Acrobati Folli | ||
| 2. | Le Calmar Dans Le Bassin | ||
| 3. | Cus Cus | ||
| 4. | Pollution 1 | ||
| 5. | Acrobati Innamorati | ||
| 6. | Uma Onda De Musica Continua | ||
| 7. | Four Sounds in the Cage | ||
| 8. | Pollution 2 | ||
| 9. | Words Shadows | ||
| 10. | A Frog's Rain | ||
| 11. | Temoignage De Proximite | ||
| 12. | Emulation | ||
| 13. | Baobab | ||
| 14. | At Dead of Night | ||
| 15. | Loop |