Ikebana: London Encounters '03
Jazz
| Mar 2005
Reviews
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2005-03-12
Reviewed 2005-03-12
Free improv, abstract stuff featuring American multi-instrumentalist Milo Fine with a cast of British improvisers. You've got clarinet duos, one large-group work (A1), and a few typical group pieces. Between the two CDs here, I liked the "A" disk a lot more, including the 37-minute opening track.
A1- Quiet and restrained, a sustained low-level burble with bird-call squeaks and some nice piano. Starts building some steam after -19:00. Clarinet freak-out after -6:00.
A2- Clarinet duo, quick-footed and intertwining
A3- Fast stacatto clarinets.
A4- Clarinet and drum. Catchy and fairly fast-paced.
A5- Brassy trio, a bright sound
B1- Gradual groany bustling. Fast and squeaky around -19:00. Peaceful piano around -12:30. Last five minutes get clattery.
B2- Quirky fast start
B3- Forceful attack with a quiet ending.
B4- A busy rustle, then slower. Very quiet second half; nice ending with piano
B5- Fast and scrabbly start, into long studious flow
A1- Quiet and restrained, a sustained low-level burble with bird-call squeaks and some nice piano. Starts building some steam after -19:00. Clarinet freak-out after -6:00.
A2- Clarinet duo, quick-footed and intertwining
A3- Fast stacatto clarinets.
A4- Clarinet and drum. Catchy and fairly fast-paced.
A5- Brassy trio, a bright sound
B1- Gradual groany bustling. Fast and squeaky around -19:00. Peaceful piano around -12:30. Last five minutes get clattery.
B2- Quirky fast start
B3- Forceful attack with a quiet ending.
B4- A busy rustle, then slower. Very quiet second half; nice ending with piano
B5- Fast and scrabbly start, into long studious flow
Recent airplay
May Radicals Five
Memory Select — Apr 22, 2005
May Radicals Two
Memory Select — Apr 08, 2005
Still Only Two Clarinets
Memory Select — Mar 11, 2005
Charting
2005-03-06 — 2005-05-08
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Apr 24 | 1 |
| Apr 10 | 1 |
| Mar 13 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | April Radicals | ||
| 2. | Only Two Clarinets | ||
| 3. | Still Only Two Clarinets | ||
| 4. | Fine Ward Mill Hill | ||
| 5. | Skinny Frogs | ||
| 6. | May Radicals Minus One | ||
| 7. | May Radicals Two | ||
| 8. | May Radicals Three | ||
| 9. | May Radicals Four | ||
| 10. | May Radicals Five |