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| 1. | Apollo I
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| 2. | In this language
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| 3. | Apollo II
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| 4. | Rotation
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| 5. | Lift & poise
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| 6. | Twomblying I
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| 7. | Twomblying II
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| 8. | Aspirates
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| 9. | Apollo III
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| 10. | Saying love
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| 11. | Silent dog
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| 12. | Submerged song
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Jazz / Avant-Garde Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz
Recorded December 1996 and January 1997 in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Pandelis Karayorgis, piano
Mat Maneri, violin
Joe Maneri, clarinet (tracks 2, 10)
John Lockwood, bass (tracks 4, 8, 11)
Cover painting detail of Untitled, 1968 by Cy Twombly.
Pianist Pandelis Karayorgis and violinist Mat Maneri stand outside all contemporary trandy whirls, creating their own space. With this release, their second on Leo Lab, they draw the listener out of his or her standard mindset. As Bill Shoemaker writes in the liner notes: 'Call it an extension of cool, albeit one that goes far beyond the usual jazz parameters...'
In a class of their own, Pandelis Karayorgis and Mat Maneri veer in the direction of unconventional, non-swinging microtonal free music. Joined in part by bassist John Lockwood and MAT's father, underrecorded reedist Joe Maneri, the group engages in twelve totally improvised movements. At times mournful, at others suspenseful, Lift & Poise is a performance that requires concentrated listening. The younger Maneri's violin is alternately biting, astringent, and attractively pensive, as he negotiates thin toned excursions above the sometimes clamorous piano of partner Karayorgis. Five different combinations of players (solo, duo, and trio) with relatively short pieces maintain diversity on what may be the leaders' most accessible album to date. The elder Maneri, who plays clarinet on two numbers, adds a confident, sometimes wild voice to an otherwise mostly subdued set. Karayorgis displays avant-style roots every so often, as his curt punctuations split the quietude. A set to be savored, even cherished. ~ Steve Loewy, All Music Guide
Pandelis Karayorgis
Active Decades: '80s, '90s and '00s
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Avant-Garde Jazz, Post-Bop
Sentimental, sugary, fluffy, syrupy -- these are some words that won't hear in connection with avant-gardepost-bop jazz pianist Pandelis Karayorgis, whose playing has often been described as angular, cerebral, and abstract. Thelonious Monk and Cecil Taylor are his primary influences, although Paul Bley, Marilyn Crispell, Myra Melford and the underexposed Herbie Nichols are also valid comparisons. Born and raised in Greece, Karayorgis moved to Boston in the 1980s and attended the prestigious New England Conservatory (where he studied with well-known improvisers like pianist Bley and bassist Dave Holland). Karayorgis (who has often favored an inside/outside style of playing) remained in the Boston area, and has been consistently active on the Boston jazz scene (where he played with the Mandela Octet in the 1990s and often worked with violinist Mat Maneri). In the 1990s and early 2000s, the pianist recorded several albums as a leader or co-leader -- most of them on Leo.
---Alex Henderson, All Music Guide |
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