First Communion/Piercing The Veil
Reviews
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2007-04-28
Reviewed 2007-04-28
Exploring grooves and rhythms in a free-jazz vein, with Hamid Drake on drum kit or hand drums, and William Parker on bass, percussion, or strange reeds (disk 1 track 4, e.g.)
DISK ONE
1 through 9 -- The original "Piercing the Veil" album, which is in our library already. Ecstatic free-jazz duets with a sense of groove (but not always forming a steady rhythm).
10- "First Communion I-A." Percussive duet, a series of mid/fast rhythms
11- "First Communion I-B." More percussion grooves. Faster and looser feel
DISK TWO
12- "First Communion II." Flute with an Asian sound, plus hand drums. Fairly fast. Gets crazy in the second half.
13,14,15 -- "First Communion III." One long bass/drums duo, aggressive free jazz in three long tracks that segue. Great stuff. Track 3 starts with a bit of a slowdown/breather but picks up the tempo afterwards. Track 4 includes a lot of warbly, singing, bowed bass. Gets into an interesting stomping groove later and ends with lengthy applause.
DISK ONE
1 through 9 -- The original "Piercing the Veil" album, which is in our library already. Ecstatic free-jazz duets with a sense of groove (but not always forming a steady rhythm).
10- "First Communion I-A." Percussive duet, a series of mid/fast rhythms
11- "First Communion I-B." More percussion grooves. Faster and looser feel
DISK TWO
12- "First Communion II." Flute with an Asian sound, plus hand drums. Fairly fast. Gets crazy in the second half.
13,14,15 -- "First Communion III." One long bass/drums duo, aggressive free jazz in three long tracks that segue. Great stuff. Track 3 starts with a bit of a slowdown/breather but picks up the tempo afterwards. Track 4 includes a lot of warbly, singing, bowed bass. Gets into an interesting stomping groove later and ends with lengthy applause.
Recent airplay
First Communion I-B
Music Casserole — Dec 18, 2010
First Communion III-A
Memory Select -- Jeff Arnal interview — Jun 15, 2007
First Communion 2
Memory Select — Jun 01, 2007
First Communion 2
Memory Select — May 18, 2007
First Communion 3-C
Memory Select — May 11, 2007
First Communion III-B
Memory Select — May 04, 2007
Charting
2007-04-15 — 2007-06-17
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jun 17 | 1 |
| Jun 3 | 1 |
| May 20 | 1 |
| May 13 | 1 |
| May 6 | 1 |
| Apr 29 | 1 |
| Apr 22 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Black Cherry | ||
| 2. | Chatima | ||
| 3. | Heavenly Walk | ||
| 4. | Japeru | ||
| 5. | Nur Al Anwar | ||
| 6. | Piercing The Veil | ||
| 7. | Loom Song | ||
| 8. | Chaung Tzu's Dream | ||
| 9. | Bodies Die/Spirits Live | ||
| 10. | First Communion I-A | ||
| 11. | First Communion I-B | ||
| 12. | First Communion 2 | ||
| 13. | First Communion 3-A | ||
| 14. | First Communion 3-B | ||
| 15. | First Communion 3-C |