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Henry Threadgill: This Brings Us To, Vol. 1
by Russ Musto
Henry Threadgill's This Brings Us To, Vol. 1 marks the return of the iconoclastic saxophonist/flautist's Zooid ensemble, his primary public performance vehicle for the past decade. The quintet, although having undergone some significant changes since its previous disc, with bass guitarist Stomu Takeishi and multi-instrumentalist Elliot Humberto Kavee replacing cellist/trombonist Dana Leong and drummer Dafnis Prieto, ...
Henry Threadgill Zooid: This Brings Us To, Volume 1
by Troy Collins
Pi Recordings was founded in 2001 to release a pair of albums by legendary AACM composer/multi-instrumentalist Henry Threadgill, the electric Everybody's Mouth's a Book (with Make a Move) and acoustic Up Popped the Two Lips (with Zooid). This Brings Us To, Volume 1 is his first commercially released recording in eight years--a homecoming of sorts for ...
Liberty Ellman
by AAJ Italy Staff
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Ophiuchus Butterfly
Label: Pi Recordings
Released: 2006
Track listing: Ophiuchus Butterfly; Aestivation; Snow Lips; You Have Ears; The Natiralists; Pretty Words, Like
Blades; Tarmacadam; Looking Up; Chromos; Borealis.
Liberty Ellman: Ophiuchus Butterfly
by AAJ Italy Staff
Liberty Ellman giunge al terzo disco da leader e il salto di qualità è evidente rispetto alle ottime potenzialità espresse in Tactiles. A differenza di quanto spesso accade coi lavori dei chitarristi, quest'incisione non è focalizzata sullo strumento a sei corde ma ha una prospettiva ampia e articolata, prettamente compositiva. Partner per alcuni anni di Henry ...
Liberty Ellman: Ophiuchus Butterfly
by Troy Collins
Ophiuchus Butterfly is guitarist Liberty Ellman's third release as a leader, but his widest exposure has come as guitarist in Henry Threadgill's acoustic Zooid ensemble. From the distinctive opening notes of the title track, one can hear that Ellman has been absorbing lessons from the master. Blending Threadgill's taste for multiethnic rhythms and Eastern scales with ...
Liberty Ellman: Ophiuchus Butterfly
by Mark F. Turner
Being different just for the sake of being different is simply not enough. But then Liberty Ellman has never fit into the category of a run-of-the-mill jazz guitarist. Like a Bohemian artisan who dabbles in a variety of styles yet develops a unique identity, Ellman has performed impressively within mainstream, abstract jazz, and hip-hop settings--sometimes combining ...
Tactiles
Label: Pi Recordings
Released: 2003
Track listing: 1. Excavation (Ellman) - 5:58
2. Clean Is Rich (Ellman) - 6:38
3. Temporary Aid (Ellman) - 8:08
4. Helios (Ellman) - 7:19
5. Rare Birds (Ellman) - 4:31
6. Body Art (Ellman) - 5:28
7. How Many Texts (Ellman) - 5:21
8. Ultraviolet (Ellman) - 5:09
9. Post Approval (Ellman) - 8:06
Liberty Ellman: Tactiles
by Mark F. Turner
The fact or myth that jazz guitarists are underrated does not belie the reality that in the hands of a capable musician, the stringed instrument commands expression and presence. Liberty Ellman’s latest offering, Tactiles, obliterates the “normal" jazz guitar mindset with its eclectic and progressive tendencies. Having hung out on stage and in the studio with ...
Liberty Ellman: Tactiles
by Dan McClenaghan
Pi's roster boasts a several heavyweight avant-guarde jazz talents: Roscoe Mitchell, Wadada Leo Smith and his Golden Quartet, Anthony Braxton, the Art Ensemble of Chicago, and Henry Threadgill. But they also offer the young newcomers, including pianist Vijay Iyer and, with the release of Tactiles, guitarist Liberty Ellman. Tactiles is a quartet outing – ...
