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| 1. | Menuet sur le nom du Haydn
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| 2. | Suite for soprano saxophone and piano Part I-VII
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| 3. | The last waltz
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| 4. | Musica callada: I Angelico; II Lento; III Placide; IV Affitto e penoso; V ([M.M.]= 54); VI Lento
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| 5. | Silkscreen
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Jazz / Contemporary Jazz
Recorded at Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY, January 17, 2004
Andrew Rathbun (ts, ss), George Colligan (p)
These two gentlemen, saxophonist Andrew Rathbun and pianist George Colligan are definitely up to the challenge that the art of the duo presents. Their instrumental abilities are super in the classic sense, meaning passionate but controlled and disciplined, never going over the top. The material they have chosen ranges from an original suite written for Wayne Shorter that evokes the many moods reminiscent oh his compositions, to a piece by Ravel dedicated to Haydn. But the center-piece of the CD are the several selections from Musica Callada, a book of compositions by the Spanish composer Federico Mompou. Rahtbun and Colligan play Mompou's music in such a way that I cannot discern the line between what is improvised and what is written, which is one of the highest ideals an improviser strives for.
--- David Liebman
Renderings is a no-net duo set featuring Andrew Rathbun on soprano saxophone (tenor on one number) and George Colligan on piano. The title of the opening tune - Maurice Ravel's "Menuet Sur Le Nom Du Hayden," the French impressionist's homage to the great classical composer - clues you in as to what to expect. The sound is one of understated grandeur beneath an unabashedly pretty melody. Rathbun plays soprano saxophone with a pure, rich tone, conversing with pianist George Colligan in a seamless flow; the pianist handles a complex middle section with a deft mix of delicacy and force.
With names like Hayden and Ravel, you know this is going to be a bit more cerebral than your average jazz recording, with a classical lean that explores tranquility, beauty and controlled passion.
Andrew Rathbun is an artist who takes chances with his recordings. You don't hear any paint-by-the-numbers jazz discs from him. His excellent True Stories (Blue Moon, '01) celebrated the poetry of Canadian writer Margaret Atwood; and Days Before and After (Fresh Sound New Talent, '04) used the two-guitar backing of Ben Monder and Geoff Young.
The ambition factor is upped considerably on Renderings. The saxophonist's 25-minute, seven-part "Suite for Soprano Saxophone and Piano," a nod to Wayne Shorter, explores a weave of improvisation and through-written material.
"Musica Callada," a six-part, 22-minute piece consisting of selections from Spanish Composer Federico Mompou, whose music, quoting from David Liebman's liner notes, "...stands quite apart in the 20th Century canon as it withstood the assault of atonal and chromatic trends." Colligan and Rathbun display their considerable technical skills and their ability to get to the soul of the subtly gorgeous pieces.
Pianist Colligan contributes two tunes, "The Last Waltz" and "Silkscreen," the former a bit dark and introspective, jazzier in tone than the rest; and the latter closes the show on a brighter note. "
--- Dan McClenaghan, All About Jazz
Andrew Rathbun
Active Decades: '90s and '00s
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Contemporary Jazz, Neo-Bop, Post-Bop
Jazz saxophonist Andrew Rathbun was born and raised in Toronto, in 1991 earning a Canada Council for the Arts grant to study in Boston, where he attended the New England Conservatory under the tutelege of Jimmy Guiffre and George Russell. Playing and recording with artists including Jeff Hirshfield, Kenny Wheeler, John Abercrombie and Ingrid Jensen, from 1994 to 1997 Rathbun also taught at the University of Maine before moving on to the Amadeus Conservatory in Westchester, NY; his solo debut Scatter Some Stones followed in 1999. The experimental True Stories came out the next year, offering two Margaret Atwood poems set to music. The heady and complex Sculptures was released two years later.
--- Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide |
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