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Claire Ritter: The Stream of Pearls Project
Dedicato all'acqua, suddiviso in due opus variations, rispettivamente North American Watercolors e The Outer Banks Crystal Scores, ispirato da luoghi, quadri, fotografie, poesie e artisti incontrati, l'album si presenta con la leggerezza di un acquerello, la grazia di un tramonto, la libertà di una vela che scivola su un fiume. Grande attenzione alla melodia, estrema sensibilità nell'uso delle dinamiche, senso di serenità, di placida contemplazione assicurano all'album un alone di piacevole e accattivante fruibilità.
Peccato che Claire Ritter, docente rinomata, apprezzata compositrice, collaboratrice di musicisti quali Dave Holland e Ran Blake, in questa sua ultima fatica segua la via di una miscela tra jazz, musica colta, world music, american new music poco convincente. E non basta la sua maestria strumentale a togliere The Stream of Pearls Project dalle sabbie mobili di una musica un po' pretenziosa che spesso fatica ad andare oltre la superficie e a volte sembra concretizzarsi come sottofondo ideale per un vernissage o un party snob.
Track Listing
The Beauty of its Stillness, Overflowed Me Like a Tide; Bolero On The Charles; Swiftly Winding; Blue Ridge in Watercolor; Stream of Pearls; Across the Gorge; The Brook, The Bird, & I; Catfish Shuffle; Valse of the Ponds; Fortuity; Under the Moonrise; Skydune Mambo; Ballade of the Flight; Wild Ponies Run Free; Sailing Pamlico; Mustang Calypso; Along the Banks; Island Jingle, Dancing With My Heart.
Personnel
Claire Ritter
pianoClaire Ritter: piano; Ashima Scripp: cello; Toni Naples: accordion; Rick Hansen: accordion; Richie Stearns: banjo; Jon Metzger: vibes; Takaaki Masuko: drums, percussion.
Album information
Title: The Streams Of Pearls Project | Year Released: 2011 | Record Label: Zoning Records
About Claire Ritter
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