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Facio

Label: Leo Records
Released: 2004
Track listing: Part 1 [Evocation]; Part 2 [Moving Shades]; Part 3 [Mix Up]; Part 4 [Seek]; Part 5 [Rush]; Part 6 [Interference]; Part 7 [Low]; Part 8 [Outburst]; Part 9 [Celebration]

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Frank Gratkowski Quartet: Facio

Read "Facio" reviewed by Sean Patrick Fitzell

by Sean Patrick Fitzell
October 4, 2004

Veteran German saxophonist/multi-clarinetist Frank Gratkowski's latest offering, Facio , is an ambitious nine-part suite covering a swath of musical territory--from composed ensemble sections to free improvisation, delicate whispers to ferocious sonic assaults. But the different facets are skillfully joined together--the composition offers a hint of structure to the improvisations and the free playing adds spontaneity to ...