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Artist......: Kirk Knuffke Trio
Album.......: Gravity Without Airs
Label.......: Tao Forms
Genre.......: Jazz
Catnr.......: TAO10
Source......: CD
Rip.date....: 2022-08-02
Str.date....: 2022-07-01
Quality.....: 583 kbps avg / 44.1kHz / 2 channels
Url.........: http://taoforms.com
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Disc 1 / 2
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1. Gravity Without Airs 11:37
2. Stars Go Up 5:38
3. Between Today and May 4:28
4. The Sun Is Always Shining 6:43
5. Birds of Passage 8:44
6. Time Is Another River 6:12
7. Paint Pale Silver 2:52
Disc 2 / 2
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1. The Water Will Win 4:21
2. June Stretched 9:55
3. Blinds 6:08
4. Piece of Sky 6:22
5. Shadows to Dance 5:59
6. Heal the Roses 7:17
7. Today for Today 4:00
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,: The exemplary & well-traveled cornetist Kirk Knuffke here :,
: introduces a bold new trio û with bassist Michael Bisio & :
:' pianist Matthew Shipp û on an intimate & expansive double ':
,: album. Gravity Without Airs features the three world-class :,
: musicians on both Knuffke compositions and in open form, :
:' together creating a tour-de-force of poetry and verve. ':
,: :,
: ôRhythmically precise, New Orleans funky and full of grace, Kirk :
:' KnuffkeÆs music is a reflection of his multifaceted ':
,: personality: part musical sage, part jazz philosopher, a :,
: self-taught musician with wide interests, endless curiosity and :
:' an abundance of good humor.ö ':
,: ûDownBeat :,
: :
:' This is KnuffkeÆs debut as a leader for TAO Forms, following on ':
,: his being elemental part of James Brandon Lewis / Red Lily :,
: QuintetÆs Jesup Wagon, one of the most acclaimed jazz releases :
:' of 2021. That album was eventually voted #1 Album of the Year ':
,: in the JazzTimes Critics Poll & the international Jazz Critics :,
: Poll established by Francis Davis. Accolades for the cornetistÆs :
:' own recent work as leader include NPRÆs Jazz Album of the Year ':
,: laurel for 2017Æs Cherryco, his homage to Don Cherry û a prime :,
: influence. DownBeat praised the way that album showcased :
:' KnuffkeÆs ônonchalant versatility and ebullient melodic gifts,ö ':
,: while esteemed critic Francis Davis called it ônothing short of :,
: spectacular.ö :
:' ':
,: On his guiding artistic impulse, Kirk Knuffke says: ôIÆm :,
: concerned with making beautiful music. Beauty is always first, :
:' though not in a precious way. It can be in a rough way, too.ö A ':
,: prolific, lauded record-maker, Gravity Without Airs fulfills his :,
: poetic aims as well as any recording he has made. This work :
:' finds Knuffke in the rare, even unique, trio format of cornet, ':
,: piano and double-bass. His partners are two ever-estimable :,
: pillars of creative music, and the work theyÆve created together :
:' here brims with melody and mystery. ':
,: :,
: Regarding the album title, Knuffke explains: ôI was reading :
:' Meditations by Marcus Aurelius while preparing for this ':
,: recording. He used the phrase ægravity without airsÆ, and it :,
: stuck with me. ThatÆs what itÆs all about! Being heavy but not :
:' putting on airs û thatÆs what my favorite musicians do. In ':
,: these days of social media and constant hype and self-promotion, :,
: this is what we should really aspire to: do the work and study, :
:' get into your thing and avoid showing it off half-cooked. ':
,: Matthew and Michael have that sort of grace. I was really :,
: touched because once we started playing, they both got excited :
:' and wanted to play more and more û thatÆs how we ended up with ':
,: a double album,ö Knuffke recalls. "I hope people can listen to :,
: it as a whole, so they can hear all the subtleties as well as :
:' the shape and flow of the album. I have to say: IÆm especially ':
,: proud of this one.ö :,
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