Rova & Nels Cline Singers / Celestial Septet, The
| Album: | Celestial Septet, The | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Rova & Nels Cline Singers | Added: | Mar 2010 | |
| Label: | New World Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2010-04-11 | Pull Date: | 2010-06-13 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Jun 13 | Jun 6 | May 30 | May 2 | Apr 25 | Apr 18 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | May 25, 2024: | Music Casserole
Cesar Chávez |
4. | Dec 30, 2015: | Music Casserole
The Buried Quilt |
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| 2. | Dec 16, 2021: | Music Casserole (rebroadcast from Dec 11, 2021)
The Buried Quilt |
5. | Dec 02, 2012: | Jazz Iz and Den Some
Head Count |
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| 3. | Dec 11, 2021: | Music Casserole
The Buried Quilt |
6. | Oct 14, 2012: | Jazz Iz
Trouble Ticket, Trouble Ticket |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2010-04-11
Reviewed 2010-04-11
ROVA + NELS CLINE SINGERS: The Celestial Septet
New World, 2010
AVANT-GARDE – Two of the leading bands of the west coast avant-garde join forces for a masterful excursion, not super far-out but very cerebral and challenging. The group sounds merge excellently: as you might expect, Cline thrills while the Rova gang intrigues and rhythm section kicks ass in the background. Very solid stuff; recommended.
* * * * * | All tracks excellent!
1. 12:45 – mystical calm: a slow, moaning melody evolves very gradually… becomes more abstract in second half, slowly blooming and dying
2. 12:25 – oddball popping theme; scrappy sax banter over strange backdrop; tweaked-out electronic/guitar solo gets spazzy
3. 25:23 – spacious intro; becomes warm & optimistic; guitar solo twists, gets dense & piercing; complex ensemble play; ~13:00 saxes all go nuts; group squeals, then long bass solo; gentle improv up to final surge
4. 02:26 – strange, happy sort of march; Cline totally wigs out on top
5. 15:59 – very slow, mysterious, ominous… high, eerie sax tones; becomes wide open with gloopy electronics; in second half, sudden bursts of high-speed free jazz alternate with quieter improv interplay
[ Fo ] 04/11/10
New World, 2010
AVANT-GARDE – Two of the leading bands of the west coast avant-garde join forces for a masterful excursion, not super far-out but very cerebral and challenging. The group sounds merge excellently: as you might expect, Cline thrills while the Rova gang intrigues and rhythm section kicks ass in the background. Very solid stuff; recommended.
* * * * * | All tracks excellent!
1. 12:45 – mystical calm: a slow, moaning melody evolves very gradually… becomes more abstract in second half, slowly blooming and dying
2. 12:25 – oddball popping theme; scrappy sax banter over strange backdrop; tweaked-out electronic/guitar solo gets spazzy
3. 25:23 – spacious intro; becomes warm & optimistic; guitar solo twists, gets dense & piercing; complex ensemble play; ~13:00 saxes all go nuts; group squeals, then long bass solo; gentle improv up to final surge
4. 02:26 – strange, happy sort of march; Cline totally wigs out on top
5. 15:59 – very slow, mysterious, ominous… high, eerie sax tones; becomes wide open with gloopy electronics; in second half, sudden bursts of high-speed free jazz alternate with quieter improv interplay
[ Fo ] 04/11/10
Track Listing
| 1. | Cesar Chávez | 4. | Head Count | |||
| 2. | Trouble Ticket | 5. | The Buried Quilt | |||
| 3. | Whose To Know (For Albert Ayler) | . |