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Frank Gratkowski and Misha Mengelberg: vis-

by Kurt Gottschalk
April 16, 2007

Misha Mengelberg's legacy, through his ICP Orchestra, will be as a pianist who is a unique jazz interpreter and bandleader with a devotion to Herbie Nichols, Monk and Ellington. And while he's made his own mark, it's only part of the story. At the helm of the ICP, Mengelberg leads jaunty, jazzy ditties, ...

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Frank Gratkowski Project: Loft Exil V

by AAJ Italy Staff
March 23, 2007

Questo doppio CD di Frank Gratkowski può servire come materiale importante per riflettere sulle modalità espressive tuttora vigenti nella musica improvvisata europea. L'intreccio di strumentisti tedeschi e olandesi consente una mescolanza significativa di attitudini linguistiche; la presenza altresì di due statunitensi è eccezione che conferma la regola di un procedimento senza compromessi, integro, quasi tetragono. Il ...

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Vis-à-Vis

By Frank Gratkowski

Label: Original Jazz Classics
Released: 2006

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Loft Exil V

By Frank Gratkowski

Label: Leo Records
Released: 2005
Track listing: Disc 1: 1. The Morning Beckons. Disc 2: 1. There Could I Marvel; 2. And the Mystery Sang Alive; 3. Out of the Loom.

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Frank Gratkowski Project: Loft Exil V

Read "Loft Exil V" reviewed by Donald Elfman

by Donald Elfman
May 18, 2005

In the first movement of Gustav Mahler's Third Symphony, the composer musically presents the birth of the world and nature, with plants and animals coming to life in a wild and brilliant procession. It's the familiar sound world of the composer translated into a rich tableau that is somehow both familiar and brand new. ...

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Facio

By Frank Gratkowski

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 ...

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GRATHOVOX

By Frank Gratkowski

Label: Nuscope Recordings
Released: 2003
Track listing: 1.Tartar 2.Carrousel 3.Tiddledit 4.Batons Rompus 5.Foreplay/Vorspiel 6.Witchy 7.Trenches/Tranches 8.Final Bounce

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The Voice Imitator

By Frank Gratkowski

Label: Original Jazz Classics
Released: 2003

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Frank Gratkowski - Fred Van Hove - Tony Oxley: GRATHOVOX

Read "GRATHOVOX" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
January 15, 2003

Recorded in Germany, these improvisational giants align their very special talents for what may appear to be a most unusual yet largely gratifying set. The trio commences with an open-ended sequence of interlacing movements on “Tartar.” As the musicians explore microtonal sounds and subliminally constructed mini-themes. Drummer/percussionist Tony Oxley uses his darkly hued cymbals for accents, ...