Manricks, Jacám / Labyrinth
| Album: | Labyrinth | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Manricks, Jacám | Added: | Oct 2009 | |
| Label: | Self-Release | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2009-10-25 | Pull Date: | 2009-12-27 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Dec 27 | Dec 20 | Dec 13 | Dec 6 | Nov 29 | Nov 22 | Nov 15 | Nov 1 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Mar 11, 2011: | No Cover, No Minimum
Labyrinth |
4. | Dec 08, 2009: | Memory Select
Labyrinth |
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| 2. | Dec 22, 2009: | Memory Select
Micro-Gravity |
5. | Dec 05, 2009: | Music Casserole
Micro-Gravity |
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| 3. | Dec 18, 2009: | Memory Select, Friday edition
Cloisters |
6. | Nov 27, 2009: | No Cover, No Minimum, No Shoving!
Micro-Gravity |
Album Review
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
Track Listing
| 1. | Portal | 5. | Cloisters | |||
| 2. | Micro-Gravity | 6. | Aeronautics | |||
| 3. | Labyrinth | 7. | March & Combat | |||
| 4. | Move | 8. | Rothko |