Labyrinth
Jazz
| Oct 2009
Reviews
Fo
Reviewed 2009-10-25
Reviewed 2009-10-25
JACÁM MANRICKS: Labyrinth
Manricks Music, 2009
POSTMODERN JAZZ – Reeds player Manricks leads an excellent, forward-thinking quintet (plus a chamber orchestra on 2 tracks) in a rich, innovative set. Manricks’ sax work is relaxed and clean but deeply eloquent, and his bandmates match with cool-toned, thoughtful playing that pulses just under the surface. Approachable and quite interesting.
Jacám Manricks - saxophones, clarinets, flutes
Ben Monder - guitars
Jacob Sacks - piano
Thomas Morgan - bass
Tyshawn Sorey - drums
* * * * | All good. Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 5, 7
1. 1:53 – sax & guitar play unison melody over improvisational rhythm section
2. 6:47 – weightless orchestral: evocative harmonies, cool guitar, floating sax
3. 6:21 – unusual, twisty chord sequences, melody unspools like thread. Nice!
4. 6:57 – lightly pulsating theme, falls into moodiness, soprano sax pulls it up
5. 10:54 – bright, angular tune gets deep and moody: drums shadow the piano solo; sax is reserved but tense, guitar flares out
6. 9:41 – relaxed, reflective: soloists find lots of room for lively self-expression
7. 10:14 – modal orchestral piece: angular bolero launches strident guitar, knotty piano transitions to odd rhythm for percolating sax
8. 4:57 – sparse and echoing: ripples and shimmers coldly in the dark
[ Fo ] 10/25/09
Manricks Music, 2009
POSTMODERN JAZZ – Reeds player Manricks leads an excellent, forward-thinking quintet (plus a chamber orchestra on 2 tracks) in a rich, innovative set. Manricks’ sax work is relaxed and clean but deeply eloquent, and his bandmates match with cool-toned, thoughtful playing that pulses just under the surface. Approachable and quite interesting.
Jacám Manricks - saxophones, clarinets, flutes
Ben Monder - guitars
Jacob Sacks - piano
Thomas Morgan - bass
Tyshawn Sorey - drums
* * * * | All good. Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 5, 7
1. 1:53 – sax & guitar play unison melody over improvisational rhythm section
2. 6:47 – weightless orchestral: evocative harmonies, cool guitar, floating sax
3. 6:21 – unusual, twisty chord sequences, melody unspools like thread. Nice!
4. 6:57 – lightly pulsating theme, falls into moodiness, soprano sax pulls it up
5. 10:54 – bright, angular tune gets deep and moody: drums shadow the piano solo; sax is reserved but tense, guitar flares out
6. 9:41 – relaxed, reflective: soloists find lots of room for lively self-expression
7. 10:14 – modal orchestral piece: angular bolero launches strident guitar, knotty piano transitions to odd rhythm for percolating sax
8. 4:57 – sparse and echoing: ripples and shimmers coldly in the dark
[ Fo ] 10/25/09
Recent airplay
Labyrinth
No Cover, No Minimum — Mar 11, 2011
Micro-Gravity
Memory Select — Dec 22, 2009
Cloisters
Memory Select, Friday edition — Dec 18, 2009
Labyrinth
Memory Select — Dec 08, 2009
Micro-Gravity
Music Casserole — Dec 05, 2009
Micro-Gravity
No Cover, No Minimum, No Shoving! — Nov 27, 2009
Charting
2009-10-25 — 2009-12-27
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Dec 27 | 1 |
| Dec 20 | 1 |
| Dec 13 | 1 |
| Dec 6 | 1 |
| Nov 29 | 2 |
| Nov 22 | 2 |
| Nov 15 | 1 |
| Nov 1 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Portal | ||
| 2. | Micro-Gravity | ||
| 3. | Labyrinth | ||
| 4. | Move | ||
| 5. | Cloisters | ||
| 6. | Aeronautics | ||
| 7. | March & Combat | ||
| 8. | Rothko |