Marilyn Crispell, Mark Dresser, Gerry Hemingway Play Braxton
Marilyn Crispell, Mark Dresser, Gerry Hemingway Play Braxton | |
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Studio album by Marilyn Crispell, Mark Dresser, and Gerry Hemingway | |
Released | 2012 |
Recorded | April 19, 2011 |
Studio | Tedesco Studios, Teaneck, New Jersey |
Genre | Free jazz |
Label | Tzadik TZ 7640 |
Producer | Gerry Hemingway |
Marilyn Crispell, Mark Dresser, Gerry Hemingway Play Braxton is an album by pianist Marilyn Crispell, bassist Mark Dresser, and drummer Gerry Hemingway, recorded at Tedesco Studios in Teaneck, New Jersey.[1] Although the CD booklet states that it was recorded in April 2010, it was actually recorded in April 2011, and was released in 2012 by Tzadik Records.[2][3]
The album features compositions by Anthony Braxton. Crispell, Dresser, and Hemingway were members of Braxton's quartet during the 1980s and 1990s, and reunited in 2010 for a concert in honor of his 65th birthday.[4] A discussion following the concert led to the recording of the album the following year.[4][2]
Reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [5] |
In a review for AllMusic, arwulf arwulf wrote: "The trio... achieves and sustains an empowered communion while celebrating Braxton's highly advanced formulae for collective improvisation... the archetypal changes wrought by a great and influential composer are expanded upon by artists whose close involvement made it possible to further the ideas and methodology of the masters."[5]
Writing for The New York City Jazz Record, Stuart Broomer commented: "Crispell is magnificent, displaying the breadth of her playing... Dresser and Hemingway play at a level of thought and interaction most can only imagine and all three navigate this music with an intimacy that blurs compositional and improvisational methodologies into indivisible music. It's a masterpiece in itself, as well as an invitation to investigate all the original quartet's recordings."[6]
Robert Bush, in a review for the San Diego Reader, stated: "To me, Braxton is an irrefutable genius and a singular visionary whose music will bear serious study for hundreds of years to come... This is a must for creative music fans."[7]
Track listing
All compositions by Anthony Braxton.
- "Composition 116" – 5:55
- "Composition 23C" – 4:15
- "Composition 108C / 110 / 69Q" – 9:54
- "Composition 69B [8.2]" – 6:48
- "Composition 40N / 40B" – 12:57
Personnel
- Marilyn Crispell – piano
- Mark Dresser – bass
- Gerry Hemingway – drums
References
- ^ "Marilyn Crispell, Mark Dresser, Gerry Hemingway Play Braxton". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
- ^ a b Hemingway, Gerry. "Gerry Hemingway: News". GerryHemingway.com. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
- ^ Lock, Graham (2018). Forces in Motion: Anthony Braxton and the Meta-reality of Creative Music. Courier Dover Publications. p. 402.
- ^ a b "Marilyn Crispell, Mark Dresser, Gerry Hemingway Play Braxton". Tzadik. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
- ^ a b arwulf, arwulf. "Marilyn Crispell, Mark Dresser, Gerry Hemingway Play Braxton". AllMusic. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
- ^ Broomer, Stuart (March 2013). "Play Braxton" (PDF). New York City Jazz Record. p. 15.
- ^ Bush, Robert (June 19, 2012). "Marilyn Crispell, Mark Dresser, Gerry Hemingway Play Braxton". San Diego Reader. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
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