| Sieverts, Henning / Symmetry / Blackbird |
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| Album: | Blackbird | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Sieverts, Henning / Symmetry | Added: | Oct 2009 | |
| Label: | Pirouet Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2009-12-13 | Pull Date: | 2010-02-14 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | Feb 14 | Jan 24 | Jan 17 | Jan 10 | Dec 27 | Dec 20 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Apr 02, 2010: | No Cover, No Minimum Ubaramarabu | 4. | Jan 15, 2010: | Memory Select, new friday time Half-Brain Dream | |
| 2. | Feb 12, 2010: | Memory Select - Tom Djll of Grosse Abfahrt Blues For Alice | 5. | Jan 15, 2010: | No Cover, No Minimum Ubaramarabu | |
| 3. | Jan 22, 2010: | No Cover, No Minimum Dribs And Drabs | 6. | Jan 08, 2010: | No Cover, No Minimum Dribs And Drabs |
| Album Review |
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| Fo Reviewed 2009-12-13 | ||
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HENNING SIEVERTS SYMMETRY: Blackbird Pirouet, 2009 MODERN JAZZ – Cleverly constructed tunes inspired by birds (and musical birdlovers), but that doesn’t mean this sounds like a bunch of field recordings. The birdsongs usually manifest as subtle circular motifs. Arty modern jazz, mostly low-key and cerebral, very well done. Henning Sieverts - bass, cello Chris Speed - clarinet, tenor sax Johannes Lauer - trombone Achim Kaufmann - piano John Hollenbeck - drums * * * * | Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 12 1. 6:24 – playful alternation of odd meters; freeform middle; piano strolls, flies 2. 7:06 – piano scurries over bobbing melody; relaxed trombone, busy drums 3. 4:40 – pretty, lilting song, with nice interplay between clarinet & trombone 4. 2:46 – fluttering melody speeds up, slows down, becomes a little march 5. 5:10 – slow, quiet, moody processional; very mysterious 6. 1:35 – interlude: quiet percussive sounds and high keening squeaks 7. 7:27 – spare, circular intro; becomes Beatles tune, then a German folksong 8. 2:00 – low groaning tones with some squeaky accents 9. 5:50 – chugging 12-tone strut with an insistent pressure, bashing at end 10. 3:21 – horns drift gently over suspenseful single-note piano 11. 3:28 – strange, dizzy and disorienting; spins, then becomes a jumble 12. 5:29 – calm pulse, dreamlike at first, then a fluid piano solo 13. 4:39 – ballad: bass solos between lazy horn lines; sweetly drifting clarinet [ Fo ] 12/13/09 | ||
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