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Joe McPhee & Strings: We Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
In realtà, appare subito evidente che si tratta di un lavoro corale, a cominciare dalle firme in calce ai vari episodi che lo compongono, a "mascherare" un chiaro esempio di libera improvvisazione, portata a termine facendo ricorso a combinazioni quanto mai variegate, dal solo al quartetto. Che, essendo composto—pur appunto nelle sue sfrangiature e sottosezioni—da quattro personalità di cotanta perizia e dimestichezza con la materia, non poteva che confezionare—se ci è lecito usare questa definizione—un album di estremo rigore e spessore creativo, oltre che attraversato da un'innata capacità di generare simpateticamente architetture tanto solide quanto screziate.
Evidentemente, ancora oggi, le vie della libera improvvisazione sono infinite. Nonché spesso—come qui—benedette dalle divinità della ricerca e della temerarietà.
Album della settimana.
Track Listing
Prelude; We Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (for Maya A); Singing Birds I; Four Windows; Low Seas; New Forms, New Sounds; Singing Birds II--VI; Variations on a Theme.
Personnel
Additional Instrumentation
Joe McPhee: tenor saxophone, spoken words.
Album information
Title: We Know Why the Caged Bird Sings | Year Released: 2025 | Record Label: Rogue Art
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