| Speicher/Wolf/Grassi / Shapes And Shadows |
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| Album: | Shapes And Shadows | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Speicher/Wolf/Grassi | Added: | Oct 2007 | |
| Label: | Clean Feed | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2007-11-11 | Pull Date: | 2008-01-13 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | Jan 13 | Jan 6 | Dec 9 | Nov 18 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Dec 11, 2021: | Music Casserole Shapes And Shadows | 4. | Jan 04, 2008: | Memory Select Claire's Net | |
| 2. | Jan 18, 2008: | Memory Select Shapes And Shadows | 5. | Dec 07, 2007: | Memory Select Claire's Net | |
| 3. | Jan 11, 2008: | Memory Select Please, Confirm! | 6. | Nov 16, 2007: | Memory Select Please, Confirm! |
| Album Review |
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| Craig Matsumoto Reviewed 2007-11-05 | ||
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Improvised free jazz, often abstract, from a sax/bass/drums trio. Lots of energy and propulsion, even on the slower pieces. Every track is a great listen. I haven't heard of the two Europeans here but drummer Lou Grassi is a New York fixture who's been on plenty of great sessions. Martin Speicher (sax/clarinet) Georg Wolf (bass) Lou Grassi (drums) 1- Mid/fast jazzy flow. Gets furious and speedy by about halfway through. 2- Slow, sly. Nice slow-burn feel on the sax. 3- Skittish and fairly fast, nicely engaging. Lots of puffy little sounds that add up to a raucous whole. 4- Sparse, slowish. Lots of crazy percussion. 5- Quiet groany activity, into a nice midtempo flow after a few minutes. Slowly tuneful sax with a trill. 6- A creeping tunefulness on clarinet, slow and quiet. Starts cooking after about 4 minutes, a strong midtempo jam. Good start/stop point around -6:00. Then a pitter-patter drum solo and a slower, thoughful segment. It's long (14 minutes) but builds very nicely, worth an extended listen. | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Please, Confirm! | 4. | Your Hope | |||
| 2. | Le Star | 5. | Alors! Bill Dit | |||
| 3. | Claire's Net | 6. | Shapes And Shadows |