Mario Pavone - Dancers Tales (1997)

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Artist: Mario Pavone
Title: Dancers Tales
Year Of Release: 1997
Label: Knitting Factory Works [KFW 205]
Genre: Jazz, Free Jazz, Avant Garde
Quality: FLAC (image + .cue,log,scans) | MP3/320 kbps
Total Time: 58:54
Total Size: 368 MB(+3%) | 139 MB(+3%)
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist

1. Dancers Tales
2. Bootleg
3. Lunch with Julius (for Julius Hemphhill)
4. Double Diamond
5. Roma
6. Recovery
7. Alberta Clipper
8. Foxwood Shuffle (for Charles Mingus)

personnel :

Mario Pavone - bass
Marty Ehrlich - alto saxophone, clarinet
Thomas Chapin - alto & baritone saxophones, flute, saxophone without reed
Peter McEachern - trombone
Peter Madsen - piano
Steve Johns - drums

A challenging yet inviting session by bassist Mario Pavone, featuring Marty Ehrlich and Thomas Chapin on reeds, Peter McEachern on trombone, Peter Madsen on piano, and Steve Johns on drums. Pavone's writing on this all-original date ranges quite widely, from the bop-oriented "Lunch With Julius" and "Alberta Clipper" to the darker, more unorthodox "Dancers Tales" and "Double Diamond." Superior arranging by Chapin, Ehrlich, and McEachern yields some highly unpredictable sounds from the ensemble. The title track opens the album with an intricate four-part passage, superbly rendered by Chapin; the fact that Chapin and Ehrlich solo on baritone sax and clarinet, respectively, only adds to the tune's surprise. Similarly, Ehrlich's arrangement of "Roma" uses baritone sax and trombone to create astonishing low-register effects, and McEachern's introduction to "Recovery" employs woodwinds in an almost baroque-like fashion. Episodes like these lend the music a newness that is quite refreshing. The improvisation is also consistently gripping (piano virtuoso Madsen is in top form), making the album all the more worth checking out.~David R. Adler

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