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Barclay

By SCOTT FIELDS

Label: Ayler Records
Released: 2019
Track listing: Krapp's Last Tape; ... but the clouds ...; Catastrophe.

ARTICLE: ALBUM REVIEWS March 14, 2019

Scott Fields Ensemble: Barclay

By GLENN ASTARITA

Guitarist Scott Fields' distinctive approach to composition marches to the next level on this third installment of the “Beckett Trilogy," where he uses additional Samuel Barclay Beckett (1906-1989) plays as an inspiration for these three extended works, based on the novelist's text/plots. The ensemble seemingly weaves some of Beckett's black comedy and humor into ...

ARTICLE: ALBUM REVIEWS January 17, 2019

Marc Ducret - Joëlle Léandre: Chez Hélène

By GLENN ASTARITA

The audience in attendance at the 19PaulFort venue in Paris, France must have been spellbound after witnessing these prolific and highly influential improvisers wield their magic. As leaders and collaborators bassist Joëlle Léandre and guitarist Marc Ducret have pretty much done it all over the years, evidenced by their extensive discographies. Here, the bassist is a ...

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Jericho Sinfonia

By CHRISTOPHE MONNIOT

Label: Ayler Records
Released: 2018
Track listing: Veni Veni Emmanuel; Pré-Hymne; Hymne 1 - Fil Rouge 1; Paix Nombres; Hymne 2 - Fil Rouge; Sonne, Heure!; Hymne 3; Fil Rouge 3; Ultime Atome; Dans Cité.

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Zebres

By DAVID CHEVALLIER

Label: Ayler Records
Released: 2018
Track listing: NOIR; OIRN; IRNO; BLANC; LANCB; ANCBL; NCBLA.

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Chez Hélène

By MARC DUCRET

Label: Ayler Records
Released: 2018
Track listing: Observation; Ponctuation; Vibration; Invocation.

ARTICLE: ALBUM REVIEWS November 27, 2018

David Chevallier - Valentin Ceccaldi: Zebres

By GLENN ASTARITA

These two laudable French improvisers share their collective imaginations with the willing listener via these capacious works that include numerous trade-offs, mimicking lines and fastidious dialogues, occasionally intersected by nouveau chamber motifs. Essentially, the musicians are all over the map with a strong focus and a wealth of interesting propositions. The duo seemingly ...

ARTICLE: ALBUM REVIEWS June 5, 2018

Christophe Monniot & Le Grand Orchestre du Tricot: Jericho Sinfonia

By GLENN ASTARITA

Prize-winning French composer / saxophonist Christophe Monniot and Le Grande Orchestra du Tricot impart the element of surprise on this rapidly moving endeavor that includes spoken word dialogues at various intervals throughout the program. However, all the text is presented in French on the CD package, and the same is true for the spoken word narratives. ...

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Garden(s)

By DAUNIK LAZRO

Label: Ayler Records
Released: 2017
Track listing: Sophisticated Lady; Joy Spirit; Garden 1; Lonnie's Lament; Garden 2; Angels; Garden 3; Hop Head.

ARTICLE: ALBUM REVIEWS July 14, 2017

Daunik Lazro: Garden(s)

By GLENN ASTARITA

This progressive French trio features musicians who have respectively been at the forefront of Euro improvisational circles, partaking in numerous small and large ensemble formats. The synergy and inventive concepts many of us would anticipate is wholly inherent here, as the band covers Duke Ellington, Albert Ayler and John Coltrane bordering three group composed pieces “Garden(s) ...