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Mary Halvorson Octet: Away With You
By Track review of "Fog Bank (no. 56)""Fog Bank (no.56)" is a stepping-stone for Alcorn, following Halvorson's shadowy opening statements, contrasted by Hebert's creaky arco lines and trumpeter Jonathan Finlayson's somber phrasings. Here, Alcorn's crystalline sound sculptures are designed with expansive choruses and off-centered celestial treatments but she tears it up with soaring jazz improv that teeters on the free-zone. Her visionary stance and artful articulations lead to an exploding experimental sequence of musical events, topped off by the horns section ascending overtures toward closeout. Ultimately, Away With You is a gleefully capricious and scintillating production interspersed with Halvorson's engaging subplots and tuneful hooks.
Track Listing
Spirit Splitter (no. 54); Away With You (no. 55); The Absolute Almost (no. 52); Sword Barrel (no. 58); Old King Misfit (no. 57); Fog Bank (no. 56); Safety Orange (no. 59); Inky Ribbons (no. 53).
Personnel
Mary Halvorson
guitarMary Halvorson: guitar; Susan Alcorn: pedal steel guitar; Jonathan Finlayson: trumpet; Jon Irabagon: alto saxophone; Ingrid Laubrock: tenor saxophone; Jacob Garchik: trombone; John Hébert: bass; Ches Smith: drums.
Album information
Title: Away With You | Year Released: 2016 | Record Label: Firehouse 12 Records
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