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Craig Taborn/Ikue Mori: Highsmith
ByThe addition of electronics to jazz/improvised music is usually more subtle than this, more an adding of tweakings and textures and background tapestries. On this improvised, in-the-moment set, Mori and Taborn are equal partners on a percussion fest packed with Mori's otherworldly sounds, reactive and proactive. A "Space Age" feeling pervades. Taborn's dynamicsfrom steroidal muscularity to the most subtle of twinklingsmesh in an inspired precision with Mori's delicate twitters; or they engage in fiery conversations, Taborn punching back against Mori's solar flare explosions; or they slip into gentle reveries with her eerie, luminescent backdrops. Or they fight like rioting rats, robotic versus organic ("Dangerous Hobby").
Taborn, in addition to his status as a top tier jazz pianist, is one of the more dynamic employers of electronics in his music. Highsmith, his highly successful engagement with Ikue Mori, takes the electro/acoustic marriage deeper, crafting a unique improvised sound.
Track Listing
The Still Point Of The Turning World; Music To Die By; Two Disagreeable Pigeons; Nothing That Meets The Eye; Variations On A Game; Quiet Night; A Bird in Hand; Dangerous Hobby; Things Had Gone Badly; Mermaids On The Golf Course; Trouble With The World.
Personnel
Craig Taborn
pianoCraig Taborn: piano; Ikue Mori: electronics.
Album information
Title: Highsmith | Year Released: 2017 | Record Label: Tzadik
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