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Daniel Levin Quartet

Daniel Levin Quartet: Blurry

by Paul C. Dowd
January 11, 2008

The bold and sinewy musical conversation that takes place over the course of the hour-long Blurry is revealed over multiple listens as nothing short of superb. The third and latest disc from the Daniel Levin Quartet is no small achievement in its staggered pace, yet grounding ease that gradually envelops the listener. The ...

Daniel Levin Quartet: Blurry

by Chris May
January 3, 2008

Though there's nothing remotely revivalist or retro about it, the music made by cellist Daniel Levin's drummerless quartet--glowing, lyrical, adventurous chamber jazz--resonates strongly with the first stirrings of free jazz circa 1960 and the third stream/cool experiments of the half-decade leading up to it. Like all the most successful post-modern creative ventures, Levin's quartet positions its ...

Daniel Levin Quartet: Some Trees

by Nic Jones
October 17, 2006

This group sets out a highly individual stall within the market of creative improvised music, not simply through the use of unusual instrumentation--and to the extent that even when these musicians tackle compositions by Eric Dolphy, Steve Lacy and Ornette Coleman, they bring to them a refreshing depth of personal interpretation and expression. Levin's own compositions ...

Don't Go It Alone

By Daniel Levin Quartet

Label: Riti Records
Released: 2004
Track listing: Unfortunate Situation, Underground, 17th Street, In Parts, Interlude, Non-Sense, Sad Song, Nervous, Fleeting, Bronx No. 2.

Daniel Levin Quartet: Don't Go It Alone

by John Kelman
February 10, 2004

The cello may not be the first instrument you think of when it comes to improvised music, but with artists like Erik Friedlander, Vincent Courtois, and now Daniel Levin putting together daring ensembles that forge new places for their instrument, it is certainly gaining in stature. Don't Go It Alone is Levin's first recording, and is ...