Triple Double (album)
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CD, 2 LP |
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10 |
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58:22 |
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Tomas Fujiwara |
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Firehouse 12, New Haven, Connecticut |
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Triple Double is a jazz album by Tomas Fujiwara . The recordings made on January 31 and February 1, 2017 in Firehouse 12 in New Haven (Connecticut) were released as compact discs in 2017 . 2018 as a limited double LP edition on Firehouse 12 Records .
background
Drummer Tomas Fujiwara worked frequently with guitarist Mary Halvorson , cornet player Taylor Ho Bynum and bassist Michael Formanek in the 2010s . The previous year he was in Ho Bynum's extensive band project Enter the Plus-Tet , Formanek's dark big-band experiments ( The Distance ), and Halvorson's interpretations of John Zorn's Klezmer- influenced compositions for Paimon: Book of Angels Volume 32 . Over the years Fujiwara, Halvorson and Formanek had toured and recorded together as a trio under the name Thumbscrew in addition to his releases as the director of Tomas Fujiwara & The Hook Up .
Tomas Fujiwara's sextet can be "sliced and diced in different ways," noted Dan Bilawsky. Called Triple Double for several reasons, this group consists of three instrumental pairings: guitarists Mary Halvorson and Brandon Seabrook , brass players Ralph Alessi (trumpet) and Taylor Ho Bynum (cornet), and the drum duo of Fujiwara and Gerald Cleaver . On top of that, Britt Robson wrote that the Tomas Fujiwara Trio includes Seabrook and Alessi, and that he has played so often with Halvorson and Bynum in larger ensembles (including Illegal Crowns and Thirteenth Assembly ) and in each other's bands that their trio- Interaction takes place organically.
Although there aren't many well-known albums with double trios in jazz, Triple Double does not count as Fujiwara's first recording in this format, as he was sideman with Stephen Haynes & Ho Bynum's The Double Trio in 2008 .
The track "For Alan" in the middle of the album, which is largely a duet between the band leader and drummer Gerald Cleaver, begins with a recording of drummer Fujiwara when he was recorded when he was ten. It contains an excerpt from a lesson he received from drummer Alan Dawson , best known for his work with saxophonists Booker Ervin and Sonny Rollins . Fujiwara is reluctant to improvise at first, and although Dawson gives him a passport "for now," he insists that "you have to do this" and states that "it is the power to play music ... express yourself within the framework of the piece . "
Track list
- Tomas Fujiwara: Triple Double (Firehouse 12 Records FH12-04-01-026 (CD), FH12-04-08-026 (LP))
- Diving for Quartes 10:54
- Blueberry Eyes 6:00
- Hurry Home B / G 3:34
- Pocket Pass 2:47
- For Alan 7:59
- Love and Protest 7:37
- Decisive Shadow 5:48
- Hurry Home M / T 3:23
- Toasting the Mart 4:00 am
- To Hours 6: 2
reception
According to Dan Bilawsky, who reviewed the album on All About Jazz , this is “music that sounds as unpredictable as it is inevitable. It's just the magic of drummer Tomas Fujiwara's work. ”It is daring music that leaves no doubt as to how true Fujiwara's place is in the pantheon of left-wing explorers who lead the prosecution today.
Britt Robson wrote in JazzTimes , although all six musicians are in similar circles and stylistically tended towards consonance rather than contrast, "their collective talent and the innovative leadership of Fujiwara provide a tonic of unpredictability." The track "Diving for Quarters" highlights the couples - the guitars in the first 90 seconds for themselves, the horns in the middle, the drum beats at the end - while in "Blueberry Eyes" and "Pocket Pass" the brutal flair of a heavy rock ensemble with outside Jazz flirt.
Brian Kiwanuka wrote on Nextbop that once the listener has reached the end of the album and agrees with the sharper and more powerful elements of Fujiwara's style, “It is hard to see this album as anything other than a success. Although some of the songs here contain bouts of seemingly free improvisation, like the beginning of 'To Hours' and 'Diving for Quarters' or the more abstract parts of 'Toasting the Mart', Fujiwara's dark and strong compositional voice comes across again and again. ” Triple Double is 59 minutes of powerful, original and future-oriented music, so the author's summary, which is highly recommended to jazz fans, especially those who are interested in the modern avant-garde.
Paul Acquaro rated the album 4½ stars on the Free Jazz Blog, saying, “I had listened to the album a few times before seeing a pre-release show of the double trio at the Jazz Gallery in NYC. It was observing the group as they were arranged on the stage, in two sub-units consisting of Halvorson / Alessi / Fujiwara and Seabrook / Ho Bynum / Cleaver, and how they interacted and reacted in and between these two configurations, and with it that Bringing the triple-double concept to life. The symmetry and the evolving combinations give Fujiwara, as composers, different textures and concepts to shape and explore. ”The result is an album, according to the author, that shows the players as well as Fujiwa's compositional skills, and together they form a strong combination.
According to Bill Meyer, who reviewed the album in Dusted, the duet that Fujiwara and Cleaver play in the middle of the album ("For Alan") is never arrogant, but it shows how much Alan Dawson's Fujiwara is about respect and conformity might have learned while inevitably arriving at self-expression. "As familiar as the sound of Fujiwara's playing has become with most of the members of this ensemble after years of playing in a variety of ensembles, this record doesn't really sound like anything else, including any of Fujiwara's other records as a band leader." Album is big enough to hold volumes of interpersonal music history and intimate enough to make room for two people who merge into one sound unit to realize the composer's intentions, the author said. " Triple Double could just be his way of saying that it contains multiples."
The Avant Music News critic said Fujiwara and Company went beyond the “sum of their parts” cliché. The group is in full attack mode early on and only slackens for interludes to bend notes. With a strong emphasis on guitar effects and atmospheric games, as well as busy drums, the musicians built a tight tension that is seldom resolved. The result is so percussive that you can still feel the reverberation after the end of the album.
According to Peter Margasak, who reviews in The Chicago Reader, part of Fujiwara's genius is selecting players with such diverse approaches. Halvorson's slalom sound uses a line 6 pedal to bend pitches insane, but otherwise her playing is clean and pure; Seabrook, on the other hand, reveals "with his distorted tone and his spastic hurricanes his love for heavy metal and prog rock ." Alessi, on the other hand, is an improviser with a warm, lyrical tone and precise intonation, while Bynum prefers abstract forms and rough cuts. The two drummers also have different styles, according to the author, but on this recording they skillfully merge into a flowing rhythm.
Web links
- Listing of the album on Allmusic (English). Accessed January 1, 2020.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Brian Kiwanuka: Tomas Fujiwara - 'Triple Double' (Album Review). Nextbop, November 14, 2017, accessed June 7, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Dan Bilawsky: Tomas Fujiwara: Triple Double. All About Jazz, September 14, 2017, accessed June 7, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Britt Robson: Tomas Fujiwara: Triple Double (Firehouse 12). JazzTimes, November 22, 2017, accessed June 7, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Peter Margasak: Drummer Tomas Fujiwara fuels his writing by recruiting musicians in contrasting pairs. Chicago Reader, January 26, 2018, accessed June 7, 2020 .
- ↑ Tomas Fujiwara: Triple Double at Discogs
- ^ Paul Acquaro: Tomas Fujiwara: Triple Double (Firehouse 12 Records). Free Jazz Blog, October 8, 2017, accessed June 7, 2020 .
- ^ Bill Meyer: Tomas Fujiwara - Triple Double (Firehouse 12). Dusted, November 9, 2017, accessed June 7, 2020 .
- ↑ AMN Reviews: Tomas Fujiwara - Triple Double (2017; Firehouse 12 Records). Avant Music News, October 10, 2017, accessed June 7, 2020 .