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| Abacus |
| Frank Glover |
| első megjelenés éve: 2010 |
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| (2010)
[ DIGIPACK ]
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CD |
| 5.061 Ft
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| 1. | Two Shades of Green
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| 2. | Lost Sumino
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| 3. | Abacus
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| 4. | Domino
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| 5. | Ballerina
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| 6. | Lighthouse
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| 7. | Modern Times
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| 8. | Salamanca
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| 9. | Robot
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Jazz
Frank Glover - Soprano Sax/Clarinet
Jack Helsley - Acoustic Bass/Electric Bass
Dave Scalia - Drums/Percussion
Zach Lapidus - Piano and Keyboards
Frank Glover's ABACUS is a new and innovative three movement work for jazz quartet and orchestra. The solo quartet is comprised of the band Kilho, which features Frank Glover on clarinet and soprano saxophone, Zach Lapidus on piano and keyboards, Jack Helsley on acoustic and electric bass, and Dave Scalia on drums and percussion.With harmonic influences and innovative orchestration techniques drawn from composers like Takemitsu and Stravinsky, and sections of completely free improvisation by the solo quartet, one might be tempted to label the work as an attempt to combine jazz and classical music. This, however, is incorrect; ABACUS is not an attempt to reconcile dissimilar musical genres, nor a third-stream work that may be classified as "classical" or "jazz." This is music that is the product of Frank Glover’s imagination, and results in something mysterious, complex, and beautiful that defies all categorization.
Indianapolis-based clarinetist and soprano saxophonist Frank Glover's musical concept on Abacus is not necessarily involved in counting, or painting by numbers. This is a combination of orchestral sounds paired with soloist Glover and his quartet that goes beyond what would normally be heard in this format. There's a certain division of labor between Glover and the Wood & Rodin, Inc. 24-piece group conducted by Dean Franke, but their collective vision stretches far past the immediate horizon and into celestial territory. You hear minimalism associated with Steve Reich, elegant jazz à la Duke Ellington, and cerebral tones closer to Igor Stravinsky or Pierre Boulez than J.S. Bach and Johannes Brahms. The program is a concerto in three movements, with four separate compositions comprising the first and third sections, with the delicate, standalone piano/strings feature "Ballerina" in the middle. Zach Lapidus is on the acoustic keyboard aside Glover's soprano or clarinet, moving with the large ensemble through free-of-time passages, slow 2/4 observations à la Reich, a brighter, percussion-driven title selection, and "Domino," in swelling then shouting motion with an electric piano and rock beat under the complexities. The finale is romantic then deliberate with Native American percussive colors and an Americana feel not unlike Aaron Copland, with clockwork or Latin rhythms during "Salamanca," ending in the spiky coda of "Robot." Glover's woodwinds are very much within a peaceful mood, while the accompanying orchestral charts have great depth and substance, although they don't shout for approval. It's a grand statement without being grandiose or even remotely pompous, heartfelt to the bone, and a beautiful new music statement straight from the Midwestern heartland. ~ Michael G. Nastos, All Music Guide |
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