Tim Berne, Chris Speed, Reid Anderson & Dave King – Broken Shadows (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 44:30 minutes | 1,44 GB | Genre: Jazz
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Broken Shadows brings together four luminaries of the American jazz scene: Tim Berne, Chris Speed, Reid Anderson and Dave King. Broken Shadows has very strong connections, intwos. Saxophonists Tim Berne and Chris Speed have been playing together since 1992; Bassist Reid Anderson and drummer Dave King – two thirds of the legendary band The Bad Plus –have been playing together for over 35 years.Named after an Ornette Coleman composition, this all-star project honors the legacy of the music of their idols and mentors Ornette Coleman, Dewey Redman, Charlie Haden and Julius Hemphill. “Most all of the songs have melodies; infectious and singable.Songs you would want to put in your pocket and take them home.In a time of songs treated as vehicles for improvisation, with this band, the vehicle is the song”, writes Branford Marsalis in the liner notes, celebrating the emotional power and impact of BrokenShadows: “Harmonic data does not create emotion; the ability to change color in ones sound does. This is something that Broken Shadows understand, be it explicit or implicit. The twelve tracks range from lamentation, or insouciant swagger, to utter joy, and all the colors in between.”
Read moreTim Berne, Gregg Belisle-Chi – Mars (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 45:21 minutes | 543 MB | Genre: Jazz
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With his extensive artistic biography, Tim Berne is one of the most outstanding figures in American jazz. Rising star Gregg Belisle-Chi, a connoisseur of Berne’s music, has this year released the acclaimed album Koi, featuring interpretations of Tim Berne’s compositions on solo acoustic guitar.
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Michael Formanek, Tim Berne, Mary Halvorson – Even Better (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 56:19 minutes | 1,01 GB | Genre: Jazz
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With his impressive artistic biography, Michael Formanek is one of the outstanding personalities of contemporary jazz as a composer, a bassist in ensembles and a soloist. He belongs to the circle of leading bassists and composers that includes Charles Mingus, Dave Holland, Charlie Haden and Barry Guy.
Read moreTim Berne & Matt Mitchell – One More, Please (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 52:05 minutes | 587 MB | Genre: Jazz
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Tim Berne, pioneer of New York’s legendary “downtown scene”, and his long-time duo partner Matt Mitchell on piano release the album One More, Please – an impressive and refreshing example of the art of improvisation. The two virtuoso instrumentalists have worked together for more than ten years – including in Berne’s acclaimed band Snakeoil – and over this time have developed a distinctive language and musical depth in a dynamic musical relationship. Six of the seven tracks on One More, Please are written by Berne, with all of them opening doors to endless interpretation and development. “With this duo, there’s always a further possibility and always the courage to take it on and see it through,” writes Django Bates in the liner notes, and adds: “The deconstructions, reconstructions, explorations and extrapolations of great improvisors reconfigure our brains and fine-tune our ears, as you will discover here with One More, Please.”
Read moreDavid Torn, Tim Berne, Ches Smith – Sun Of Goldfinger (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:08:57 minutes | 714 MB | Genre: Jazz
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Guitarist-composer David Torn, a longstanding ECM artist, has enjoyed a particularly fruitful 21st-century with the label, releasing two albums under his own name – the solo only sky and quartet disc prezens in addition to producing records by Tim Berne and Michael Formanek.
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