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Yet Can Spring
By Myra Melford
Label: Arabesque Jazz
Released: 2001
Track listing: Yet Can Spring; Duiloquy; Here Is Only Moment; The Open Return; March Fantastique; The Natural World; Yellow Are Crowds of Flowers, I; Don't You Know.
Myra Melford/Marty Ehrlich: Yet Can Spring
by AAJ Staff
From the opening notes of Yet Can Spring, it's clear that Myra Melford and Marty Ehrlich occupy common ground. It's not common in any other sense of the word, though. These two players each have a unique perspective on the intersection of straight-ahead improvisation with its freer forms, and both dwell eagerly at the interface. At ...
Myra Melford and Marty Ehrlich: Yet Can Spring
by AAJ Staff
Myra Melford-Marty Ehrlich: Yet Can Spring by Gerard Cox Myra Melford and Marty Ehrlich are prominent musicians in a new school of the jazz avant-garde whose credo might speak something like this: “yeah, we're cool with playing out, but don't think that because of that we're not able to deal with and respect the jazz tradition, ...
Myra Melford - Marty Ehrlich: Yet Can Spring
by Glenn Astarita
With Yet Can Spring, two esteemed modern jazz virtuosos unite for their first ever duet outing. And while multi-woodwind expert Marty Ehrlich has recorded with pianist Myra Melford’s magnificent “Extended Ensemble”, the twosome tempers the climate with this altogether comprehensive presentation consisting of eight multihued and cleverly articulated portraitures. The duo employs a layered yet democratic ...
Myra Melford: Dance Beyond The Color
by Mark Corroto
My first exposure to pianist Myra Melford some years ago led me to believe she was a European jazz artist. Her Western European classical approach to the avant-garde keyboard was closer to Misha Mengelberg than Herbie Nichols. Recently, I learned she was born outside of Chicago and upon hearing her latest trio, Crush, I reinterpreted her ...
Myra Melford: Above Blue / The Same River, Twice
by Robert Spencer
Myra Melford's piano is a welter of extraordinary activity, although unlike some other players with her power, even when her playing is at its most furious it always seems to be melodically, not percussively, rooted. She is once again surrounded on this disc by cutting-edge modern jazz players, especially trumpeter Dave Douglas and reedman Chris Speed. ...
Myra Melford & The Same River,Twice: Above Blue
by Glenn Astarita
Myra Melford returns, this time on Arabesque Records featuring her long time associates who are among the creme-de-la-creme of modern jazz. On Above Blue, Ms. Melford’s impressive track record of performing with top-notch musicians and churning out enticingly complex compositions remain intact. Myra Melford’s brand of modern jazz is unique mainly due to her approach through ...
