Jazz Free - Henry Kaiser CD
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Jazz Free - Henry Kaiser CD
Product Description WILCO guitarist Nels Cline joins Jim Thomas and Allen Whitmen from THE MERMEN, along with experimetal guitar icon Henry Kaiser, for a psychedelic album of rock improvisation that is certified to be 100% jazz free. While Nels and Henry have been playing together for over 30 years, this is only their second recorded collaboration since 1998s acclaimed YO MILES! album with Wadada Leo Smith. Henry and the Mermen have been pals and played together many times since the met in 1989. For this unprecedented collaboration, the 4 axe slingers are join drum monster-shredder Weasel Walter, for a wild ride on the rocknroll side of experimental imporvised compositions that you wont want to miss. Review NELS CLINE / HENRY KAISER / JIM THOMAS / WEASEL WALTER / ALLEN WHITMAN - Jazz Free (Fractal Music USA) Featuring Nels Cline, Henry Kaiser & Jim Thomas on guitars, Allen Whitman on bass and Weasel Walter on drums. The unstoppable guitar hero, Henry Kaiser, always does a fine job of picking the right musicians to jam/improvise with. For this session Mr. Kaiser chose bi-coastal guitar master, Nels Cline, who was also a member of the Yo Miles! project which Mr. Kaiser organized in the late 90s. Kaiser also picked two members of the Mermen (Thomas & Whitman), an amazing post-surf instrumental power trio based in the Bay area. The ringer is drum great Weasel Walter, who left Chicago to move to the Bay area and now lives in Brooklyn. All well-chosen for this colossal date. What I find most interesting about this and many other improv dates from Mr. Kaiser and his collaborators, the music often focused, tight and doesnt sound improvised. Right from the opening salvo, Focus on Fifths, we know something special is going on: the layers of interconnected guitar lines is astonishing! The tight, magical rhythm teams locks in as the guitars interweave in a quaint psychedelic tapestry. Things slow down to a more cerebral pace on "Asstinato", with eerie guitars swimming in a warm, ocean current. Mr. Kaiser, who is also a renown deep sea diver, often sounds like he is tapping into several currents, occasionally tapping into a Frippish sustained tone. Nels Cline, who has been jamming with both Phil Lesh and Bob Weir (from the Dead) in recent years, brings his own cosmic, Dead-like wonder-web of guitar lines into the picture. Although I am a big fan of the Mermen, I haven t really listened to them in a long while, so I have to concentrate to hear where their guitarist, Jim Thomas, appears in the ever-evolving scheme/picture. I do hear at times three guitars, expanding, contracting and weaving magic patterns which seem to morph into other recognizable twists and turns. At some 75 minutes, there is quite a bit of wonderful music to experience so... take your time to absorb the wealth of activity going on above and below the tidal waves. One of my favorite pieces is called Coastal Ballad , with that (Cippolina-like) mesmerizing, stinging Jim Thomas lead and a cushion of infectious guitars underneath. On the title track, the quintet explodes into a powerful triple guitar rocker, which must be heard to be believed! Fans of great electric guitar playing, this is the one disc you must hear this year!!! --Bruce Lee Gallanter, DMGAdditional Info: Personnel: Jim Thomas , Henry Kaiser, Nels Cline (guitar); Weasel Walter (drums).Specifics
- Album: Jazz Free
- Artist: Henry Kaiser
- Label: There
- Genre: Jazz, Rock
- MPN: FRACTAL 1364
Tracklist
1. Focus On Fifths 2. Asstinato 3. Farewell to the Master 4. Heart Scars 5. Coastal Ballad 6. Jazz Free 7. Park 8. Mass Projection Jim > Fake Xero 9. Sunshine On 10. Mass Projection Nels 11. Spit Shine 12. Mass Projection Henry > Loops
(CD-888295460262)
| SKU | CD-888295460262 |
| Barcode # | 888295460262 |
| Brand | There |
| Shipping Weight | 0.0810kg |
| Shipping Width | 0.130m |
| Shipping Height | 0.010m |
| Shipping Length | 0.140m |
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