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Carl Maguire: Floriculture
Start immediately with "Egocentric, which, Maguire says, pits a static ostinato against a morphing ostinato. The tension created allows the musicians to work on finding their own places in the spaces that the tune creates. It should be noted here that this band has played these tunes and has had the time and freedom to negotiate their complexities. It's only then, says the composer, that the tunes "really start to sing. These are exceptional players, but each man's every note is at the service of making brilliant, involving music.
Fully reflective of how smart and playful Maguire, the tunes and the band are, "Chamber Social, for example, plays with the notion of the familiar. It's basically a single line that is thrown about by all the musicians, taking on seemingly new colors as each player gets it. It's an energetic workout that seems nutty and fully logical at once. That spirit is at work throughout Floriculture.
Track Listing
Egocentric; Denizen Green - For Mark Dresser; Jilly; Chamber Social; Subsurface; Ermes Marana - After Italo Calvino; The Nord Lord - For Gabriel.
Personnel
Carl Maguire
drumsChris Mannigan: alto saxophone; Carl Maguire: piano; Trevor Dunn: bass; Dan Weiss: drums.
Album information
Title: Floriculture | Year Released: 2006 | Record Label: Between the Lines
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