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Giovanni di Domenico - Alexandra Grimal: Chergui
Bydi Domenico is often the catalyst. He largely establishes mini-themes with introductory passages, outlined on jazz, classical and free improvisation, along with numerous deconstruction episodes with Grimal. Certain works are designed with swerving and dizzying opuses and on "Koan n°8," the pianist executes gorgeous phrasings, where the duo slowly drifts matters into a slightly foreboding impasse via a quietly vigorous chain of events. Yet each piece proposes a distinct variation, built on subtleties or fragmented movements. Hence, the musicians leave a lot of space for free-floating exchanges but seldom let the processes evolve into a dissonant battleground.
The duo yields succinct and polite exchanges during "Tema per Jan Svankmayer," complete with staggered cadenzas and lithely crafted ebbs and flows. Consequently, several works are somewhat stoic and inward-looking, although they inject swirling patterns amid a hint of bop, while raising the pitch with ascending extended notes on "Koan n°6." The preponderance of these works are engineered with keenly devised abstractions and enough variety to sustain interest, but the artists' also concoct a great deal of splendor and wonderment, partly aided by the crystalline audio production
Track Listing
CD 1 - Prāņa; The Window was Camel-less; Koan n°7; Koan n°8; Koan n°9; Koan n°11; Diotime et les lions; Bi-fluoré; CD 2 – Zai; Let Sounds Be Themselves; Tema per Jan Svankmayer; Metacommentary; The Köln Concept; Koan n°6; Koan n°10; Tremebondo Mondo; Ballata dei Piedi Volanti; Chien savant; Sea Blooming; Harmattan.
Personnel
Giovanni di Domenico
pianoGiovanni di Domenico: piano; Alexandra Grimal: tenor and soprano saxophones.
Album information
Title: Chergui | Year Released: 2015 | Record Label: Ayler Records
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Instrument: Piano
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