percussionist Archive
Erik Friedlander, cello – Rings – Skipstone
Erik Friedlander once again advances the cello into innovative musical areas. Erik Friedlander – Rings [TrackList follows] – Skipstone SKPST 023, 66:26 [6/10/16] ****: (Erik Friedlander – cello, producer; Shoko Nagai – piano, accordion, electronics; Satoshi Takeishi – percussion) Cellist Erik Friedlander is always pushing forward as a composer, musician and music creator. He’s helped elevate the cello as a lead instrument in the jazz arena. He’s explored different aspects of improvisation, composition and performance. On Friedlander’s latest, the 66-minute Rings (issued on his own Skipstone label), he continues to refine and adapt. This time out, Friedlander utilizes a new trio, Black Phebe (it’s unclear if the name is linked to the bird of the same name) to delve into the cyclical characteristics of musical repetition. Despite the application of reiteration, Friedlander’s 12 original pieces offer an enriching degree of variety, with a spacious scope of textures and moods. Friedlander is a veteran of New York City’s downtown jazz/improvisation scene but also works with artists outside that community. He’s collaborated with American indie folk rock band the Mountain Goats; alt rock singer Courtney Love; as well as jazz players such as Dave Douglas and John Zorn. The other Black Phebe […]
Adam Rudolph, Go: Organic Guitar Orchestra – Turning Towards the Light – Cuneiform Rune
An abundance of unique improvisational music by a profusion of guitarists.
HAYDN: Symphonies 31, 70 and 101 – Robin Ticciati / Scottish Chamber Orch. – Linn
A fresh approach to playing and recording Haydn.
![Milford Graves and Bill Laswell – Space/Time–Redemption [TrackList follows] – TUM](https://www.audaud.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/GravesLaswell.jpg)
Milford Graves and Bill Laswell – Space/Time–Redemption [TrackList follows] – TUM
Bass and drums: it adds up to more than what you might expect.
![Fresh Cut Orchestra – From the Vine [TrackList follows] – FCO/RopeaDope](https://www.audaud.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/FreshCutOrch.jpg)
Fresh Cut Orchestra – From the Vine [TrackList follows] – FCO/RopeaDope
A fresh offering of large-group jazz that is both traditional and modern.
Abelardo Barroso with Orquestra Sensacion – Cha Cha Cha – Puchito Records/ World Circuit Records -mono vinyl
An iconic Cuban ensemble reaches a new generation of music lovers!
![Bill O’Connell and the Latin Jazz Allstars – Imagine [TrackList follows] – Savant](https://www.audaud.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/OConnell.jpg)
Bill O’Connell and the Latin Jazz Allstars – Imagine [TrackList follows] – Savant
Latin jazz and bebop combined into a swinging hour of upbeat music.
![Anthony Pirog, Michael Formanek and Ches Smith [TrackList follows] – Palo Colorado Dream – Cuneiform, Rune](https://www.audaud.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/PirogX.jpg)
Anthony Pirog, Michael Formanek and Ches Smith [TrackList follows] – Palo Colorado Dream – Cuneiform, Rune
A guitarist who throws out genre boundaries to create his own sense of musical possibilities.
Donald Byrd – Black Byrd – Blue Note (vinyl)
A guilty pleasure…
![“Prelude Cocktail” = Preludes by BACH, DEBUSSY, SHOSTAKOVITCH and others [TrackList follows] – self](https://www.audaud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/PreludeCocktail.jpg)
“Prelude Cocktail” = Preludes by BACH, DEBUSSY, SHOSTAKOVITCH and others [TrackList follows] – self
Preludes, from Bach to the 21st century, are toasted by a fine marimba-flute duo.
![SKJELBRED: Waves & Interruptions [TrackList follows] – Eirik Raude, marimba and vibraphone/Ida Bryhn, viola/ Tom Ottar Andreassen, flutes/ Thomas Kjekstad, guitar – Pure Audio Blu-ray – 2L](https://www.audaud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/wavesinterruptionsSA.jpg)
SKJELBRED: Waves & Interruptions [TrackList follows] – Eirik Raude, marimba and vibraphone/Ida Bryhn, viola/ Tom Ottar Andreassen, flutes/ Thomas Kjekstad, guitar – Pure Audio Blu-ray – 2L
Relaxing contemporary percussion-based music with state-of-the-art recording.
KORPIJAAKKO: Nebula: Concerto for guitar and strings; The Spaceship of Dreams: Song cycle on poems of Rakel Liehu; Kimberley: Sonata – Petri Kumela, guitar / Tiina Penttinen, mezzo-sop./ Ostrobothnian Ch. Orch. /Juha Kangas – Alba
If you enjoy the contemporary classical guitar, and even if you just enjoy contemporary music, this album has its appeals.
“Ecstatic Drumbeat – Works for Percussion and Chinese Orchestra” by YIU-KWONG CHUNG, KEIKO ABE; NEBOJŜA JOVAN ŽIVKOVIĆ & TOSHIRO MAYUZUMI – Evelyn Glennie, percussion/Taipei Chinese Orch./En Shao & Yiu-Kwong Chung – BIS
Great percussion work for fans of Chinese music especially.
Alex Cline – For People in Sorrow – Cryptogramophone (CD + DVD)
A teenager’s inspiration re-imagined as an exploratory homage.
Frank Zappa – A Token of His Extreme (1974/2013)
Though he was never on drugs, Zappa is having himself a ball.
Pat Metheny Group – We Live Here – Live in Japan (1995/2013)
Excellent re-issue of a 1995 concert in Japan.
Elio Villafranca and Arturo Stable – Dos y Mas – Motéma
Two is better than one and in this case two is also more than the sum of its parts.
Meeting of the Spirits – Matt Haimovitz, cello & Uccello (with John McLaughlin, Matt Wilson, Jan Jarczyk) – Oxingale Records
Another innovative album pushing the boundaries between classical and jazz.
Stereotypes Audio
Cembal d’amour
Pure Pleasure / Speakers Corner
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