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| 1. CD tartalma: |
| 1. | Evening Might Still
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| 2. | Now and Now 1
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| 3. | Between Now and Then
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| 4. | Frank Lloyd Wright Goes West to Rest, Pts. 1-2
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| 2. CD tartalma: |
| 1. | Breaking Light
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| 2. | Some Kind of Blues
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| 3. | That the Peace
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| 4. | And Silence
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| 5. | Now and Now 2
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| 6. | Live Jump
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Jazz / Modern Creative, Post-Bop, Avant-Garde Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz
Recorded:
CD 1 & CD 2 Tracks 1-4: February 5, 1993, Der Club, Heiligenhaus, Germany
CD 2 Tracks 5-6: February 3, 1993, Alte Oper, Frankfurt, Germany
Ansgar Ballhorn Recording Supervision
Bob Blumenthal Liner Notes
Elio Ciol Cover Photo
Fuhrer Vienna Graphic Conception
Georg Litzinger Engineer
Lindsey Horner Bass
Myra Melford Piano
Myra Melford Trio Performer
Peter Pfister Remixing, Mastering
Reggie Nicholson Drums
Werner X. Uehlinger Producer
Disc 1: 52:50 min.
Disc 2: 60:44 min.
Listening, eight years after it was created, to this primary chapter in the recorded legacy of Myra Melford's first trio evokes a rush of feelings. There are warm memories of in-person encounters with Melford, Lindsey Horner and Reggie Nicholson; and satisfaction regarding how the ideas Melford articulated here as both pianist and composer have metamorphosed into the triumphs of her subsequent music. What is absent is the uncertainty one often feels when contemplating the recent past, that feeling of needing more time to take the full measure of a musical statement. Melford has made it easy for us, through the clarity of both these now-historic performances and her subsequent efforts, to hear the present works as both glorious ends in themselves and the foundations of her ongoing creations.--- Bob Blumenthal
This live date from 1993 from Myra Melford's piano trio is among her most remarkable recordings. For starters, "Evening Might Still," while it quotes James Joyce in the title, comes out steaming, fully formed, quoting extemporaneously, of all things, Vince Guaraldi's "Charlie Brown Christmas" theme. Then it builds an improvisatory base from it that never loses touch with the original and yet is completely its own composition. For nearly 12 minutes, Melford's trio -- which includes Lindsey Horner on double bass and Reggie Nicholson on drums -- works through three solos and emerges on the other side seemingly heralding Guaraldi's melodic invention, but with a pianistic funkiness of Horace Silver. From there, Melford revs up the engine, moving the trio into her own vision of meter, counterpoint, and rhythm. "Parts I & II Frank Lloyd Wright Goes West to Rest" is all rhythm section, time, timbre, color, and a study in improvisational consonance. To move from here into the nearly post bop "And Silence" is to, in some sense, change the feeling of the entire gig. Here, something laid-back creeps in and then gives way as Melford pushes through the augmented elements some mighty large chords, all the while keeping it in the pocket of the groove. While this live set may not be as avant-guard as her studio work, it is far more satisfying; it showcases what a fine composer and pianist Melford is, and how telepathic this trio is. [The expanded reissue adds four bonus tracks: "Now and Now 1," "Now and Now 2," "Some Kind of Blues," and "Between Now and Then."] ~ Thom Jurek, All Music Guide
Myra Melford
Active Decades: '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: Jan 05, 1957 in Glencoe, IL
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Opera, Modern Creative, Post-Bop, Avant-Garde Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz
An ambitious composer/pianist with a taste for adventure, Myra Melford emerged in the late '80s and early '90s as one of the more highly acclaimed young jazz pianists of the day. Melford's early work reflected her primary musical mentors/influences: on piano, Don Pullen, whose percussive mannerisms she successively adapted; and, as a composer, Henry Threadgill, whose formal techniques she obviously studied. Melford professes an affinity to the blues styles she heard and studied as a youth in Chicago (she grew up in nearby Evanston, IL), which she incorporates into her avant-garde-tinged musical sensibility. As a youth she studied boogie-woogie piano with Erwin Helfer. Melford attended college at Evergreen State in Washington State, where she studied with the pianist Art Lande and developed an interest in jazz. She went on to also attend the Cornish Institute in Seattle. In 1984 she moved to New York, where she would play in the bands of Threadgill, Leroy Jenkins, and Butch Morris, among others. She also studied privately with Pullen. In the mid- to late '80s she performed and recorded in a duo with the flutist Marion Brandis. She formed a trio with bassist Lindsey Horner and drummer Reggie Nicholson, with which she recorded a pair of albums -- Jump (1990) and Now & Now (1991) -- for the rock-oriented Enemy label, which helped establish her reputation. As the '90s progressed, Melford added horns to her sound; the trumpeter Dave Douglas is a member of her Same River, Twice band, which has recorded albums for the Gramavision and Arabesque labels. She has continued to perform with bands led by Jenkins and Threadgill; she is also a member of one of Douglas' many ensembles. In 2000, Melford received a Fulbright Scholarship to study North Indian music on the harmonium with Sohanlal Sharma in Calcutta.
--- Chris Kelsey, All Music Guide |
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