Eternal Interlude
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Fo
Reviewed 2009-10-03
Reviewed 2009-10-03
JOHN HOLLENBECK LARGE ENSEMBLE: eternal interlude
Sunnyside, 2009
MODERN JAZZ – Drummer Hollenbeck’s cutting-edge 20-piece band brings together a formidable cast of “downtown” musicians in startling, labyrinthine arrangements that blaze with cold fire. There are a lot of big bands pushing envelopes these days, but this is one of the best: steely and with the complex, interlocking movements of a Swiss watch.
* * * * * | All impressive. Fo’s Picks: 1, 3, 4
1. 09:14 – abstract, clockwork reworking of T. Monk tune, flaring & geometric
2. 19:05 – slow, orchestral and cinematic: like a kaleidoscope, dappled with a spectrum of tonal colors as it drifts… speeds up towards the end
3. 08:31 – a grand sweep: accelerating parallel streams chatter at each other
4. 13:01 – vocalist Theo Bleckmann intones slow mantra and recites religious text over pretty, jewel-like melodic flashes and serious horns
5. 17:45 – busy, churning excitement: sax twists & honks, then drifts in outer space for several minutes; excellent scattered drum solo, then bright percolating horns; comes home with a calm, warm glow
6. 01:56 – slow, ethereal horns & voice
[ Fo ] 10/03/09
Sunnyside, 2009
MODERN JAZZ – Drummer Hollenbeck’s cutting-edge 20-piece band brings together a formidable cast of “downtown” musicians in startling, labyrinthine arrangements that blaze with cold fire. There are a lot of big bands pushing envelopes these days, but this is one of the best: steely and with the complex, interlocking movements of a Swiss watch.
* * * * * | All impressive. Fo’s Picks: 1, 3, 4
1. 09:14 – abstract, clockwork reworking of T. Monk tune, flaring & geometric
2. 19:05 – slow, orchestral and cinematic: like a kaleidoscope, dappled with a spectrum of tonal colors as it drifts… speeds up towards the end
3. 08:31 – a grand sweep: accelerating parallel streams chatter at each other
4. 13:01 – vocalist Theo Bleckmann intones slow mantra and recites religious text over pretty, jewel-like melodic flashes and serious horns
5. 17:45 – busy, churning excitement: sax twists & honks, then drifts in outer space for several minutes; excellent scattered drum solo, then bright percolating horns; comes home with a calm, warm glow
6. 01:56 – slow, ethereal horns & voice
[ Fo ] 10/03/09
Recent airplay
Foreign One
No Cover, No Minimum — Apr 13, 2017
Foreign One
No Cover, No Minimum — Feb 25, 2011
Guarana
Memory Select — Dec 01, 2009
Foreign One
Memory Select — Nov 17, 2009
No Boat, Foreign One
FLASHBANG RADIO — Nov 15, 2009
Guarana
No Cover, No Minimum — Nov 13, 2009
Charting
2009-10-04 — 2009-12-06
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Dec 6 | 1 |
| Nov 22 | 2 |
| Nov 15 | 2 |
| Nov 8 | 1 |
| Nov 1 | 1 |
| Oct 25 | 1 |
| Oct 18 | 2 |
| Oct 11 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Foreign One | ||
| 2. | Eternal Interlude | ||
| 3. | Guarana | ||
| 4. | The Cloud | ||
| 5. | Perseverance | ||
| 6. | No Boat |