Rebus (album)
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| Studio album by Joe Morris , Ken Vandermark , Luther Gray | ||||
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CD |
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6th |
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57:05 |
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Firehouse 12 Studios, New Haven, CT |
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Rebus is a jazz album by Joe Morris , Ken Vandermark and Luther Gray . Recorded on January 12, 2006 at Firehouse 12 Studio in New Haven, Connecticut, it was released in June 2007 on Clean Feed Records .
background
Rebus is a collaborative band project by Joe Morris and Ken Vandermark with drummer Luther Gray. Joe Morris had already recorded twice with Vandermark in 1996 and 1998 ( Like Rays ).
Track list
- Joe Morris / Ken Vandermark / Luther Gray: Rebus (Clean Feed CF083CD)
- Rebus, Pt. 1 10:36
- Rebus, Pt. 2 10:02
- Rebus, Pt. 3 5:37
- Rebus, Pt. 4 5:44
- Rebus, Pt. 5 12:48 pm
- Rebus, Pt. 6 12:58
- All compositions are by Ken Vandermark.
reception
According to Andrey Henkin, who reviewed the album on All About Jazz , the music on Rebus is fascinating for its vertical nature. With Luther Gray's solid and expansive drums, Morris and Vandermark play against each other, with the former working vertically while the latter moving horizontally. This creates a tension that contrasts Vandermark's game in his own group, in which the forward movement creates a large part of the momentum, according to the author. On the six tracks, the music grows outwards, almost in a circle, more representative than declarative, in keeping with the title. Vandermark can only be heard on the tenor saxophone, a deferential attitude, says Henkin, since his baritone saxophone can dominate most musical processes.
The critic of the Free Jazz Blog said that he does not fully understand this music. “Here they play hard, very atonal and uncompromising, but I'm not sure what they want to achieve or what all of this leads to.” Strong musicians may be a necessary requirement for great music, but not sufficient, as will be shown here again .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Joe Morris / Ken Vandermark / Luther Gray: Rebus at Discogs
- ^ Andrey Henkin: Ken Vandermark: Rebus, Foreground Music and Journal. All About Jazz, September 8, 2007, accessed July 7, 2020 .
- ^ Joe Morris / Ken Vandermark / Luther Gray - Rebus. Free Jazz Blog, August 5, 2007, accessed July 7, 2020 .