Peter Brötzmann, William Parker, Hamid Drake - Song Sentimentale (2016)

Peter Brötzmann / William Parker / Hamid Drake

Song Sentimentale

2016 - Otoroku: ROKU016 (CD/LP)

http://www.cafeoto.co.uk/shop/broetzmann-parker-drake-song-sentimentale-lp/
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* Peter Brötzmann : tenor saxophone, B flat clarinet, tárogató

* William Parker : double bass, guembri, shakuhachi, shehnai

* Hamid Drake : drums, frame drum, voice


http://www.peterbroetzmann.com/
http://www.williamparker.net/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamid_Drake

Recorded live by James Dunn at Cafe Oto

on the 27th, 28th and 29th January 2015.



Reviews

By Tim Niland

http://www.jazzandblues.blogspot.com/2016/10/peter-brotzmannwilliam-parkerhamid.html

You might think with a title like Song Sentimentale, that this album could be a

victory lap for three of the most important players on the free jazz scene,

Peter Brotzmann on tenor saxophone, B flat clarinet, tarogato, William Parker

on double bass, guembri, shakuhachi, shenai and Hamid Drake on drums, vocals

and percussion, but there is little sentiment on display here. The musicians

are very familiar with one another, and their paths have crossed many times

over the years, particularly on the superb double album Never Too Late, But

Always Too Early. The music on this album is strong and focused, creating a

free jazz set that becomes suite-like due to the near telepathic interplay of

the musicians. The music develops organically on “Shake-A-Tear” with very

powerful tenor saxophone, bass and drums advancing a powerful collective

improvisation. As the music moves into “Stone Death” and particularly the

concluding "Dwellers in a Dead Land,” which is the longest track on the album,

their aptitude shines through with a near incandescent light. The very long

concluding improvisation begins with Drake developing a subtle rhythmic

foundation and vocalizing in a hypnotic manner. Parker plays an exotic string

instrument and Brötzmann, moves to the Hungarian reed instrument tarogato, and

the music is completely fascinating at this point, moving away from traditional

free improvisation into cutting edge world music. Brotzmann will move further

out into his clarinet and tarogato, Parker will move into improvising on his

exotic instruments and Drake provides further inspiration with voice and ever

shifting rhythm. The texture of the music on this album is ever shifting like

sheets of rain and sand on a distant shore. This is an excellent album from

three masters that have nothing to prove. They pursue a greater goal and

succeed grandly in making excellent music.


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By Thom Jurek

http://www.allmusic.com/album/song-sentimentale-mw0002955582

By Martin Schray

http://www.freejazzblog.org/2016/10/peter-brotzmann-update-on-latest-day-1.html

By Tim Owen

http://www.dalstonsound.wordpress.com/2016/07/03/brotzmann-parker-drake-song-sentimentale/

Dr. Nagy Sándor (hu)

http://www.jazzma.hu/lemezpolc/kulfoldi-eloadok/brotzmann-peter/song-sentimentale/kritika/brotzmann-peter-song-sentimentale/

Sebastian Chosiński (pl)

http://esensja.pl/muzyka/recenzje/tekst.html?id=23405

Andrzej Nowak (pl)

http://www.jazzarium.pl/przeczytaj/recenzje/song-sentimentale