Harris Eisenstadt

Harris Eisenstadt – Golden State (2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 47:17 minutes | 852 MB | Genre: Jazz
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Toronto born, New York-based drummer Harris Eisenstadt adds some unique flavour to his his impressive list of projects with this intriguing bicoastal quartet on his 15th album as leader since 2001. Golden State continues his career-long interest in writing for orchestral instruments in chamber and improvising contexts, however unlike his previous recordings this is a collection of short compositions rather than one or two long-form pieces. Joining Eisenstadt in Golden State is flutist Nicole Mitchell, bassoonist Sara Schoenbeck and Mark Dresser on contrabass.

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Harris Eisenstadt – Canada Day IV (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 50:53 minutes | 1,96 GB | Genre: Jazz
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Award-winning New York drummer Harris Eisenstadt’s long-running group returns with its 4th and most accomplished record yet, a thoroughly entertaining, provocative program of original compositions that blends swinging modern jazz and spikier, off-center avant-jazz styles. The band’s idiosyncratic sound world features close percussive/textural interplay between gorgeous vibist Chris Dingman and Eisenstadt, who leads from the kit almost like a modern-day Art Blakey. Frontline soloists Nate Wooley (whom Dave Douglas has called “one of the most interesting and unusual trumpeters living today”) and tenor saxist Matt Bauder (who recently toured for a year with Arcade Fire) play the whole jazz/improv tradition with great verve and character, and have their own following as leaders. Pascal Niggenkemper (Gerald Cleaver’s Black Host) joins Canada Day and blends seamlessly, showing why he’s become one of the busiest young bass players in New York. The 24 bit/192K recording has great dynamics and transparency.

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Harris Eisenstadt – Canada Day III (2012/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 54:58 minutes | 1,01 GB | Genre: Jazz
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Third release by NY drummer’s working quintet, following his highly praised Canada Day II, features the same winning combination of post-bop/post-rock grooves and creative-jazz savvy. Eisenstadt’s precise yet flexible drumming integrates the inventions of the soloists and the vibes-based rhythm section into an expressive whole. His musicians, leaders in their own right, all have great taste and distinctive personalities – this band doesn’t sound like any other. HighRes recording lays out the music in vivid detail.

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Harris Eisenstadt – Canada Day II (2011)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 48:25 minutes | 912 MB | Genre: Jazz
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This is the second release from drummer Harris Eisenstadt’s quintet Canada Day, given its name for playing its first gig on Canada Day in 2007. A true drummer’s album, it features buoyant, dancing rhythms; bass and drums interact with each other and with the vibes and front line from tune to tune, the individual voices pulling against each other cohere all the more.

“A melting pot of all kinds of rhythms, harmonies and vamps … the band gave it a sense of proportion and finesse …”

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