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"HiGH ▀ iNTELLiGeNCE tRoLLS"
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a r t i s t : Ben Goldberg
t i t l e : Twelve Minor
d a t e : 1998
l a b e l : Avant #35
g e n r e : Jazz
r l s. d a t e : Sep-2004
t r a c k s : 08
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 95,4 MB
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Ben Goldberg - clarinet
Rob Sudduth - saxophone
Kenny Wollesen - drums
Miya Masaoka - koto
Carla Kihlstedt - violin
Trevor Dunn - bass
If there's anyone reading this review who can tell more more
about the musicians who perform on this CD, please mail us;
we'd love to hear more, if the music here's anything to go by.
The seven pieces which make up clarinettist Ben Goldberg's
Twelve Minor have all been written by the session's leader and
are performed by a genuinely refined sextet: Goldberg himself
on clarinet, bass clarinet and contra-alto clarinet; Miya
Masaoka on koto; Carla Kihlstedt on violin; Rob Sudduth on
tenor sax; Trevor Dunn on double bass and Kenny Wollesen on
drums. The music - recorded in California in the Spring of '97
- is balanced between formal composition and free group
improvisation. It can get pretty heated, but the atmosphere
over all is one of intelligence, reserve and introspection. The
quality of the playing is very high indeed, and there's a lot
of serious listening and group interplay going on, but what
helps Twelve Minor stand out is the imaginative
instrumentation. Goldberg is fluent on each of his clarinets,
to great effect, and I personally have always enjoyed the rare
appearance of violin in this kind of context. And, of course,
the Japanese koto's presence in the lineup is startling, while
quite lovely. Deep listening stuff, then; close and repeated
listening pays off.
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01-Statement Of Themes On Contra-Alto Clarinet [03:52]
02-The Horizon Exaggerates The Nearness Of The Horizon [08:16]
03-Twine: Harmony [07:07]
04-Half Silence [07:53]
05-Only Saved By Poetry [06:44]
06-The Assortment [06:06]
07-Lacuna [07:31]
08-Goodbye Rosario [07:34]
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55:03 min
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