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Between/Waves

By Philip Gelb

Label: Sparkling Beatnik Records
Released: 1999
Track listing: The Space Between; Waves.

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Article: Album Review

Philip Gelb performs on the “shakuhachi” which is a Japanese flute made from bamboo with 4 finger holes and 1 thumbhole. Here, Mr. Gelb devises an interesting yet non-formulaic approach as he integrates his ideas into non-mainstream formats which include free-improvisation and electronics. The first piece, titled “The Space Between” was recorded live at Beanbender’s in ...

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Philip Gelb: Between/waves

Read "Between/waves" reviewed by AAJ Staff

by AAJ Staff
June 1, 1999

Shakuhachi player Philip Gelb seems to understand that silence can carry as much weight as sound. His new record, between/waves, celebrates this fact. The sounds on this record, made by Gelb and colleagues, explore the dynamics of breathing in the setting of free improvisation. On “The Space Between," Gelb and quartet exchange bird-like noises, twisting and ...