Maneri, Joe/Phillips/Maneri / Angles of Repose
Album: Angles of Repose   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Maneri, Joe/Phillips/Maneri   Added:Oct 2004
Label:Ecm Records (Jazz)  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2004-10-18 Pull Date: 2004-12-20 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Nov 14 Nov 7 Oct 24
Airplays: 2 2 2

Recent Airplay
1. Aug 28, 2009: Memory Select - Joe Maneri Edition
Number 2
4. Nov 05, 2004: Memory Select
Number 3
2. Nov 12, 2004: Memory Select
Number 7
5. Nov 04, 2004: Multiple Personality Disorder
Number 5
3. Nov 11, 2004: Umami Jazz Program
Number 8
6. Oct 22, 2004: Memory Select
Number 2

Album Review
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2004-10-24
Peaceful improvisations from a trio of sax, bass, and viola. Abstract work that's often fast-paced but has a sour/dark feel. That's because Joe and Mat are into the "microtonal" thing, where the octave is split into more than the usual number of notes; some passages sound "out of tune" on the first listen. Nice stuff overall, with some intense moments.

Recorded in a stone cathedral in France, so the slower tracks have some nice reverberations.

1- Slow, meditative.
2- Fast, fluttery work. Gets aggressive.
3- Gutteral, gnarled saxophone solo.
4- Mostly slow. Starts quiet and serene; gets louder near the end
5- Viola-bass duet. Serene; picks up steam near the end.
6- Almost bluesy sax tones. A medium-paced jazzy romp. Ends slow.
7- Small, quiet chirps
8- Quick and fluttery, upbeat
9- A healthy jumble. Starts busy but slow, catches on when Mat gets into some open-string slashing on viola. It's 15 minutes long, so it has the obligatory slow segment, too. Ends with screaming, burly sax.
10- Calm

Track Listing
1. Number 1   6. Number 6
2. Number 2   7. Number 7
3. Number 3   8. Number 8
4. Number 4   9. Number 9
5. Number 5   10. Number 10