Peter Brötzmann / William Parker / Hamid Drake
Song Sentimentale
2016 - Otoroku: ROKU016 (CD/LP)
http://www.cafeoto.co.uk/shop/broetzmann-parker-drake-song-sentimentale-lp/
http://www.cafeoto.co.uk/events/peter-brotzmann-hamid-drake-william-parker-2016/
* Peter Brötzmann : tenor saxophone, B flat clarinet, tárogató
* William Parker : double bass, guembri, shakuhachi, shehnai
* Hamid Drake : drums, frame drum, voice
http://www.peterbroetzmann.com/
http://www.williamparker.net/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamid_Drake
Recorded live by James Dunn at Cafe Oto
on the 27th, 28th and 29th January 2015.
Reviews
By Tim Niland
http://www.jazzandblues.blogspot.com/2016/10/peter-brotzmannwilliam-parkerhamid.html
You might think with a title like Song Sentimentale, that this album could be a
victory lap for three of the most important players on the free jazz scene,
Peter Brotzmann on tenor saxophone, B flat clarinet, tarogato, William Parker
on double bass, guembri, shakuhachi, shenai and Hamid Drake on drums, vocals
and percussion, but there is little sentiment on display here. The musicians
are very familiar with one another, and their paths have crossed many times
over the years, particularly on the superb double album Never Too Late, But
Always Too Early. The music on this album is strong and focused, creating a
free jazz set that becomes suite-like due to the near telepathic interplay of
the musicians. The music develops organically on “Shake-A-Tear” with very
powerful tenor saxophone, bass and drums advancing a powerful collective
improvisation. As the music moves into “Stone Death” and particularly the
concluding "Dwellers in a Dead Land,” which is the longest track on the album,
their aptitude shines through with a near incandescent light. The very long
concluding improvisation begins with Drake developing a subtle rhythmic
foundation and vocalizing in a hypnotic manner. Parker plays an exotic string
instrument and Brötzmann, moves to the Hungarian reed instrument tarogato, and
the music is completely fascinating at this point, moving away from traditional
free improvisation into cutting edge world music. Brotzmann will move further
out into his clarinet and tarogato, Parker will move into improvising on his
exotic instruments and Drake provides further inspiration with voice and ever
shifting rhythm. The texture of the music on this album is ever shifting like
sheets of rain and sand on a distant shore. This is an excellent album from
three masters that have nothing to prove. They pursue a greater goal and
succeed grandly in making excellent music.
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By Thom Jurek
http://www.allmusic.com/album/song-sentimentale-mw0002955582
By Martin Schray
http://www.freejazzblog.org/2016/10/peter-brotzmann-update-on-latest-day-1.html
By Tim Owen
http://www.dalstonsound.wordpress.com/2016/07/03/brotzmann-parker-drake-song-sentimentale/
Dr. Nagy Sándor (hu)
http://www.jazzma.hu/lemezpolc/kulfoldi-eloadok/brotzmann-peter/song-sentimentale/kritika/brotzmann-peter-song-sentimentale/
Sebastian Chosiński (pl)
http://esensja.pl/muzyka/recenzje/tekst.html?id=23405
Andrzej Nowak (pl)
http://www.jazzarium.pl/przeczytaj/recenzje/song-sentimentale
