Going to the ritual
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55:25 |
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Margaret Davis |
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Going to the Ritual is a jazz album by Henry Grimes and Rashied Ali . Recorded at a concert at Columbia University's WKCR Studios , New York City in 2007, it was released in 2008 on Porter Records .
background
The two Philadelphia musicians never met during their stay there. The recording was made five years after Grimes was rediscovered in Los Angeles by a Georgia social worker and passionate admirer. After the artist received a bass from William Parker , which Glenn Astarita believes, "led to the restoration of his musicality and presence," the bassist returned to the free jazz scene. Here Grimes and Rashied Ali acted as the "batting team" ( tag team ) during these live performances, which took place in 2007 at the WKCR radio station at Columbia University. In the second and fourth tracks, Grimes recites one of his poems and gives the album a sense of conceptual unity.
In February 2009, Henry Grimes and Rashied Ali continued their collaboration with a performance at the Gordon Theater, Camden Center for the Arts, at Rutgers University , documented on the album Spirits Aloft (2010).
Track list
- Henry Grimes / Rashied Ali: Going to the Ritual (Porter Records PRC 4005)
- Hidden Forces Aggregate 17:47
- Easternal Mysticism, Virtue and Calm (Henry Grimes / Rashied Ali) 1:22
- Gone Beyond the Gate (Henry Grimes) 25:45
- This Must Have Always Happened (Henry Grimes / Rashied Ali) 10:31
reception
Michael G. Nastos gave the album 3½ (out of five) stars to the album in Allmusic and wrote that in one of the last recordings before his death, drummer Rashied Ali proved why he belonged in the pantheon of improvising drummers well beyond his time with John Coltrane . In duets with matching partner and bassist Henry Grimes, this set shows how closely these are linked to their cherished legacy in making free jazz, which still sounds fresh some 50 years after the movement began. Although other recordings that were documented that night on Columbia University's WKCR-FM radio station in New York City have not yet been released, this subset is interesting and a work that Ali and Grimes fans will want to own
The author of the Free Jazz Blog wrote that the two Philadelphians hadn't played together since Archie Shepp's On This Night (1965), “but here we find them more than forty years later in this unique duo, around an impromptu set of fresh and open-minded To play jazz. Both musicians play with controlled passion and passion and obviously enjoy the opportunity to interact creatively. Ali is careful enough not to drown out the bass in the volume of his drums and chooses to play loosely and supportively. When Grimes switches to his softly screeching violin, Ali gets even quieter. "But the sound, says the author," is best when Grimes Coll'arco plays, which gives the music more voice and volume "and enables stronger interaction, like on the longest third track "Gone Beyond the Gate".
According to Glenn Astarita, who reviewed the album on All About Jazz , the duo creates “an abundance of raspy workouts amid an amalgamation of exploratory exchanges throughout the majority of this vibrant and curiously interesting set. No doubt, only a select few could manage it. It is a miracle of ingenuity, triggered by the artists who create creative juices and a synergistic interaction. "
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Review of the album at Allmusic (English). Retrieved April 18, 2020.
- ^ A b Glenn Astarita: Henry Grimes / Rashied Ali: Going To The Ritual. All About Jazz, January 27, 2009, accessed April 18, 2020 .
- ^ A b Henry Grimes / Rashied Ali: Going To The Ritual. Free Jazz Blog, March 22, 2009, accessed April 18, 2020 .
- ↑ Henry Grimes / Rashied Ali - Spirits Aloft at Discogs
- ^ Henry Grimes / Rashied Ali: Going to the Ritual at Discogs