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Borah Bergman/Oliver Lake: A New Organization

by Robert Spencer
May 1, 1999

Borah Bergman plies his unique off-kilter lyricism here in the company of Oliver Lake, who shares his ability to deflect melodic progressions into unexpected areas. This particular duo combination can set off as many sparks as one might expect: many of the tracks contain a good deal of pedal-to-the-floor intensity, but there is more than just full-throttle pounding here.

However, especially toward the beginning of the disc, during the track entitled “I kiss your eyes," Lake seems to be prodding ...

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Borah Bergman & Oliver Lake: "A New Organization" Live at the Knitting Factory

by Glenn Astarita
April 1, 1999

New York based modern jazz pianist Borah Bergman and alto-soprano saxophonist Oliver Lake go at it in a series of highly interactive duets recorded “Live at the Knitting Factory”.

On “A New Organization” the duo provide plenty of expressive dialogue and seemingly intuitive improvisations while Oliver Lake, a long-standing member of the World Saxophone Quartet revisits his avant-garde roots on this project. Bergman’s enterprising and thoroughly interesting piano exercises reside within the Cecil Taylor or Fred Van Hove school; however, ...