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Fo
Reviewed 2009-03-01
Reviewed 2009-03-01
ALEX CLINE: Continuation
Cryptogramophone, 2009
AVANT/WORLD-JAZZ – Percussionist Cline leads an unusual quintet with strings and piano through adventurous, complex compositions with lots of space for improvising. There’s a definite Asian flavor to most of the melodies, with 1+7 being almost entirely melodic and the sprawling 5+6 going farthest afield. 2+4 are oblique modern jazz. It’s captivating from start to finish, the product of groundbreaking vision.
* * * * | All great, but 5 & 6 are long and rambling
1. 10:04 – slow, tranquil, beautiful: melody makes the rounds, surges & falls
2. 7:34 – solo bass, then a moody jazz pulse builds up; elusive harmony
3. 4:54 – very slow & atmospheric: loud clattery noises over simple piano line
4. 11:15 – heavy, Asian-tinged modern jazz: great drums, 2nd half goes “out”
5. 18:25 – alternates gradually between quiet, mysterious soundscapes, sad string melody, crashing & clattering percussion, bells & harmonium
6. 18:38 – long suite, many abrupt changes: calm abstraction, aggressive avant-bop, edgy strings, sweet melodies, ponderous drums, etc.
7. 5:59 – starts sparse, picks up a slow melody; pretty, but kind of gloomy too
[ Fo ] 03/01/09
Cryptogramophone, 2009
AVANT/WORLD-JAZZ – Percussionist Cline leads an unusual quintet with strings and piano through adventurous, complex compositions with lots of space for improvising. There’s a definite Asian flavor to most of the melodies, with 1+7 being almost entirely melodic and the sprawling 5+6 going farthest afield. 2+4 are oblique modern jazz. It’s captivating from start to finish, the product of groundbreaking vision.
* * * * | All great, but 5 & 6 are long and rambling
1. 10:04 – slow, tranquil, beautiful: melody makes the rounds, surges & falls
2. 7:34 – solo bass, then a moody jazz pulse builds up; elusive harmony
3. 4:54 – very slow & atmospheric: loud clattery noises over simple piano line
4. 11:15 – heavy, Asian-tinged modern jazz: great drums, 2nd half goes “out”
5. 18:25 – alternates gradually between quiet, mysterious soundscapes, sad string melody, crashing & clattering percussion, bells & harmonium
6. 18:38 – long suite, many abrupt changes: calm abstraction, aggressive avant-bop, edgy strings, sweet melodies, ponderous drums, etc.
7. 5:59 – starts sparse, picks up a slow melody; pretty, but kind of gloomy too
[ Fo ] 03/01/09
Recent airplay
Nourishing Our Roots
No Cover, No Minimum — Feb 24, 2012
Steadfast
Music Casserole — Dec 10, 2011
Nourishing Our Roots
No Cover, No Minimum — Jun 19, 2009
On The Bones Of The Homegoing Thunder [excerpt]
Memory Select — May 01, 2009
Clearing Our Streams
Memory Select — Apr 24, 2009
Steadfast
No Cover, No Minimum — Apr 24, 2009
Charting
2009-03-01 — 2009-05-03
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| May 3 | 1 |
| Apr 26 | 2 |
| Apr 19 | 1 |
| Apr 12 | 1 |
| Apr 5 | 2 |
| Mar 22 | 4 |
| Mar 8 | 3 |
Track listing
| 1. | Nourishing Our Roots | ||
| 2. | Clearing Our Streams | ||
| 3. | Fade To Green | ||
| 4. | Steadfast | ||
| 5. | Submerge | ||
| 6. | On The Bones Of The Homegoing Thunder | ||
| 7. | Open Hands (Receive, Release) |