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Tim Berne: The Sevens
by Mark Corroto
After a period of silence, Tim Berne is back with a flurry of recorded activity. The composer/saxophonist released sessions in a binge manner from the mid-1980s through the mid-90s, first Columbia, then later JMT. He went on to start his own label Screwgun to document his activities and release long out-of-print music by himself and his ...
The Shell Game
By Tim Berne
Label: Thirsty Ear Recordings
Released: 2001
Track listing: Hard Cell (for Tom); Twisted/Straight Jacket; Heavy Mental (for Wayne Krantz); Thin Ice.
Tim Berne: The Shell Game
by Todd S. Jenkins
Altoist Berne continues to explore unseen territories and push the boundaries of musical intensity on this, the latest release in Thirsty Ear's Blue Series as overseen by Matthew Shipp. For the past couple of decades Berne has been one of the most adventurous altoists in modern jazz, and this new trio finds him mining virgin musical ...
Tim Berne: The Shell Game
by Mark Corroto
The latest incarnation of alto saxophonist and composer Tim Berne is his trio Quicksand, which also includes drummer Tom Rainey and keyboardist Craig Taborn. On The Shell Game, this group explores a series of extended form, post-millennial compositions that appear from thin air, apply waves of tension, then release and disappear into nothingness. Berne, a disciple ...
Tim Berne: The Shell Game
by AAJ Staff
Typically edgy and in your face, Tim Berne refuses to compromise on his Thirsty Ear debut. While other records in Matt Shipp's Blue Series have tended toward the accessible side of free jazz, Berne's The Shell Game only expands upon his unique idiosyncratic vision. Tired of the traditional sax/bass/drums trio setting, the saxophonist steps into a ...
