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Farmers by Nature: Love and Ghosts

Read "Love and Ghosts" reviewed by Libero Farnè

by Libero Farnè
December 22, 2014

Ecco un sodalizio che gli appassionati della libera improvvisazione afro-americana non possono permettersi di ignorare. Il doppio CD riporta infatti due esibizioni dal vivo (a Marsiglia il 27 giugno 2011, a Besançon il giorno dopo) del trio paritario Farmers by Nature, composto da protagonisti assoluti di questo genere. Nei dieci brani, prevalentemente lunghi, vengono affrontati tutti i registri, tutti i possibili approcci di un'improvvisazione impegnata, austera, in un rapporto di concentrato e sinergico interplay. In alcuni ...

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Farmers By Nature: Out Of This World’s Distortions

Read "Out Of This World’s Distortions" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe
June 9, 2011

As the controlling mind of Farmers By Nature, drummer Gerald Cleaver appropriately pens the liners, explaining the democratic nature of the unit: fully improvising and a complete musical collective. It's a point further emphasized by the order of the musicians' names on the sleeve: Cleaver first, then bassist William Parker and finally pianist Craig Taborn. This isn't a piano trio with rhythm and the keyboard out front. The three parts are wholly equal. Out Of This World's Distortions forms the ...

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Farmers By Nature: Out Of This World’s Distortions

Read "Out Of This World’s Distortions" reviewed by Nic Jones

by Nic Jones
June 7, 2011

Sometimes it feels like there's a glut of piano trios out there, so it could be argued that it takes something special for one to stand out. Whatever that special something might be, these guys have got it. Pianist Craig Taborn, bassist William Parker and drummer Gerald Cleaver have the ability to produce work that's never stale. But saying that they always come to play doesn't do them justice: individually and collectively, they have a knack for carving out their ...