Nagl, Max Ensemble / Live At Porgy & Bess Vienna
| Album: | Live At Porgy & Bess Vienna | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Nagl, Max Ensemble | Added: | Aug 2012 | |
| Label: | Rude Noises | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2012-08-19 | Pull Date: | 2012-10-21 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Oct 21 | Oct 14 | Sep 30 | Sep 23 | Sep 9 | Sep 2 | Aug 26 |
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| Airplays: | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Oct 19, 2012: | No Cover, No Minimum
Latten Pieler |
4. | Oct 11, 2012: | minimum entropy ii
Ippen Erger |
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| 2. | Oct 17, 2012: | Meow After Midnight
Schlafende Griechen |
5. | Sep 25, 2012: | Songs: Cantan
Abgeschobenes Kinderlied, Ippen Erger |
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| 3. | Oct 11, 2012: | The Sunset Life
I Mog My Kua Ned Hiatn |
6. | Sep 18, 2012: | Rebop
Spielplatz |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2012-08-18
Reviewed 2012-08-18
MAX NAGL ENSEMBLE: Live at Porgy & Bess Vienna
Rude Noises, 2012
AVANT-MODERN JAZZ – Nagl, a saxophonist based in Vienna, Austria, here leads a very unusual nonet (2 reeds, 2 violins, trombone, keys, bass, drums, theremin!) in a freewheeling live set that is just a bit to the left of “normal” jazz, full of good-natured humor and surprise twists, but also some moments of gentle beauty. And I love that the theremin is used as a lead instrument and not just as a wacky effect.
Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9
1. 4:21 – brisk, bouncy fun: theremin is like a wordless vocal, good sax solo
2. 4:21 – spiky little bounce, becomes a slow-dance in the middle
3. 5:06 – sneaky start, then raucous & snappy jazz groove, becomes a dirge
4. 5:31 – calm, gentle sway: sweet theremin & violin get leading roles
5. 9:46 – ominous free-fusion builds, sinks into chugging groove, lightens up
6. 7:43 – very gentle orchestral sound: a slightly spooky cinematic ballad
7. 6:19 – all over the place: slow intro, good-time beat, free slouch, brisk bop
8. 3:07 – strings set up lightly suspenseful pulse; lots of theremin & keyboard
9. 4:14 – slow optimism, like the ending theme from a film, really nice
10. 0:19 – spoken intro
11. 1:16 – quick, dynamic stomp and applause
[ Fo ] - 18 August 2012
Rude Noises, 2012
AVANT-MODERN JAZZ – Nagl, a saxophonist based in Vienna, Austria, here leads a very unusual nonet (2 reeds, 2 violins, trombone, keys, bass, drums, theremin!) in a freewheeling live set that is just a bit to the left of “normal” jazz, full of good-natured humor and surprise twists, but also some moments of gentle beauty. And I love that the theremin is used as a lead instrument and not just as a wacky effect.
Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9
1. 4:21 – brisk, bouncy fun: theremin is like a wordless vocal, good sax solo
2. 4:21 – spiky little bounce, becomes a slow-dance in the middle
3. 5:06 – sneaky start, then raucous & snappy jazz groove, becomes a dirge
4. 5:31 – calm, gentle sway: sweet theremin & violin get leading roles
5. 9:46 – ominous free-fusion builds, sinks into chugging groove, lightens up
6. 7:43 – very gentle orchestral sound: a slightly spooky cinematic ballad
7. 6:19 – all over the place: slow intro, good-time beat, free slouch, brisk bop
8. 3:07 – strings set up lightly suspenseful pulse; lots of theremin & keyboard
9. 4:14 – slow optimism, like the ending theme from a film, really nice
10. 0:19 – spoken intro
11. 1:16 – quick, dynamic stomp and applause
[ Fo ] - 18 August 2012
Track Listing
| 1. | Rafzn Stew | 7. | Spielplatz | |||
| 2. | Latten Pieler | 8. | Blowing Bubbles | |||
| 3. | Outaien | 9. | Schlafende Griechen | |||
| 4. | Norden | 10. | Eine Ansage | |||
| 5. | Ippen Erger | 11. | I Mog My Kua Ned Hiatn | |||
| 6. | Abgeschobenes Kinderlied | . |