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David S. Ware: Live in the World
by Marc Medwin
I have never seen the far-fabled David S. Ware Quartet in concert--and, as their gig at this year's Vision Festival was their last US appearance, I probably never will. It did not seem as much of a loss until I heard this 2004 triple-disc document. The public praise, echoing what accompanied the classic Coltrane quartet, was ...
Live in the World
Label: Thirsty Ear Recordings
Released: 2005
Track listing: CD1: Aquarian Sound; Logistic; The Way We Were; Mikuro's Blues. CD2: Elder's Path; Unknown Mansion; Sentient Compassion; Co Co Cana; Manu's Ideal; Lexicon. CD3: Freedom Suite pt 1, 2, 3, 4; Stargazers.
David S. Ware Quartets: Live in the World
by Rex Butters
Thirsty Ear's generous Live in the World set presents tenor saxophone terror David S. Ware performing with his stellar quartet including pianist Matthew Shipp and bassist William Parker in three different concerts, on three discs, with three different drummers. The repertoire consists of Ware compositions and cover tunes personalized by the DSWQ. The epic ...
Threads
Label: Thirsty Ear Recordings
Released: 2004
Track listing: 1. Ananda Rotation - 6:39
2. Sufic Passages - 9:02
3. Weave, Pt. 1 - 3:21
4. Threads - 13:00
5. Carousel of Lightness - 9:02
6. Weave, Pt. 2 - 3:41
David S. Ware: Threads
by Terrell Kent Holmes
Tenor sax giant David S. Ware, a prominent disciple in the religion of free jazz, has managed to pull off an impressive feat: he stays out of the way while making his presence felt. On Threads, it's almost as though Ware is a guest star on his own session. This is because he has placed the ...
Threads
Label: Thirsty Ear Recordings
Released: 2003
Track listing: Ananda Rotation; Sufic Passages; Weave I; THREADS; Carousel of Lightness; Weave II.
David S. Ware: Threads
by Mark F. Turner
Change is a necessary and crucial element of both life and music. David S. Ware has always been on the edge of the creative forefront. Whether reinterpreting Sonny Rollins' classic Freedom Suite or providing electronic persuasions on Corridors & Parallels , the avant-garde/free jazz purist continues his search for music that stretches the ...
David S. Ware String Ensemble: Threads
by Rex Butters
After successfully reinterpreting an untouchable Sonny Rollins classic and blasting into the electronic stratosphere with Corridors and Parallels, tenor sax titan David S. Ware debuts on Thirsty Ear with a string ensemble. His famous quartet returns with William Parker and Guillermo E. Brown as rhythm runners and Matthew Shipp as a sort of one-man ...
David S. Ware Quartet: Freedom Suite
by AAJ Staff
Tenor saxophonist David S. Ware is something of a prophet. That may sound like a melodramatic exaggeration, but it's true. Ware belongs in a long tradition of African American musical testimony which finds its roots in the early days of slavery and which has manifested itself in subsequent forms of revelation including the blues and gospel. ...
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