Parker, Evan & Matthew Shipp / Abbey Road Duos
| Album: | Abbey Road Duos | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Parker, Evan & Matthew Shipp | Added: | Dec 2007 | |
| Label: | Treader | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2007-12-31 | Pull Date: | 2008-03-03 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Mar 2 | Feb 3 | Jan 27 | Jan 20 | Jan 13 | Jan 6 |
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| Airplays: | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Feb 29, 2008: | Memory Select
Alto Suite 3 |
4. | Feb 01, 2008: | Memory Select
Tenor Suite 2 |
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| 2. | Feb 29, 2008: | No Cover, No Minimum
Tenor Suite 3 |
5. | Jan 23, 2008: | Baptism of Solitude
Alto Suite 2 |
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| 3. | Feb 27, 2008: | Baptism of Solitude
Alto Suite 2 |
6. | Jan 16, 2008: | Baptism of Solitude
Alto Suite 2 |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2008-01-19
Reviewed 2008-01-19
EVAN PARKER & MATTHEW SHIPP: Abbey Road Duos
Treader, 2007
Sax/piano duets from a pair of avant-garde stars: the first half of the disc has Parker on tenor, then he switches to soprano (despite the “Alto Suite” title). Moods range from art-gallery cool to dense and complex. Fantastic interplay, easily recommended to all out-jazz fans. Wow.
All outstanding. Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 4, 6
1. 6:33 – cool & reserved, formal with lots of space, a philosophical argument
2. 4:02 – scribbly sax, staccato piano whiz by in short bursts & tangled strands
3. 6:22 – piano tiptoes while sax muses, flirts with various rhythms and stomps
4. 5:13 – staccato, piano self-dialogue against sax squeaks & gnarled phrases
5. 5:45 – icy and vast: mournful sax, disconnected piano/piano string phrases
6. 6:56 – fast sax scribbles & strolls as piano searches & storms, intense end
7. 3:29 – very slow and sparse, phrases hang in mid-air
8. 2:35 – quiet but busy, as sax & piano flit about, gets louder & more insistent
[ Fo ] 19-Jan-08
Treader, 2007
Sax/piano duets from a pair of avant-garde stars: the first half of the disc has Parker on tenor, then he switches to soprano (despite the “Alto Suite” title). Moods range from art-gallery cool to dense and complex. Fantastic interplay, easily recommended to all out-jazz fans. Wow.
All outstanding. Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 4, 6
1. 6:33 – cool & reserved, formal with lots of space, a philosophical argument
2. 4:02 – scribbly sax, staccato piano whiz by in short bursts & tangled strands
3. 6:22 – piano tiptoes while sax muses, flirts with various rhythms and stomps
4. 5:13 – staccato, piano self-dialogue against sax squeaks & gnarled phrases
5. 5:45 – icy and vast: mournful sax, disconnected piano/piano string phrases
6. 6:56 – fast sax scribbles & strolls as piano searches & storms, intense end
7. 3:29 – very slow and sparse, phrases hang in mid-air
8. 2:35 – quiet but busy, as sax & piano flit about, gets louder & more insistent
[ Fo ] 19-Jan-08
Track Listing
| 1. | Tenor Suite 1 | 5. | Alto Suite 1 | |||
| 2. | Tenor Suite 2 | 6. | Alto Suite 2 | |||
| 3. | Tenor Suite 3 | 7. | Alto Suite 3 | |||
| 4. | Tenor Suite 4 | 8. | Alto Suite 4 |