a r t i s t : Ariel Shibolet and Between the Strings
t i t l e : Live at the Tel Aviv Museum
d a t e : 2007
l a b e l : Kadima Collective
g e n r e : Avantgarde
r l s. d a t e : Nov/2007
t r a c k s : 03
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 78,1 MB
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Jazz musicians often talk about taking risks, improvising to
the point of not knowing what the next note will be, where the
muse will take them or the colleagues and, indeed, who will
grab the reins next and take the whole band on a magical
mystery tour. Then there is free improvisation. Free
improvisation is a discipline that, by definition, requires
courage. There are no secure boundaries, there is no safety
net, no rules to cling to.
Live at the Tel Aviv Museum is a prime example of going out on
a limb, a bungee jump into wild blue beyond. All four players
here have checked their safety belts and their preconceptions
at the door of the Tel Aviv Museum. This is art in joyous
freefall.
Part 2, for example, encapsulates the sentiments, energies,
colors and textures of myriad worlds. The soundscape
ostensibly plies unchartered waters, but there are plenty of
reference points that stand out along the way. Dark, elongated
chords, stretch to the edge of breaking point and escape
into the unknown. There are passages that evoke images from a
horror film. You wonder what lurks beyond the next corner.
But Live at the Tel Aviv Museum is not all darkness and gloom.
There are fleeting dabs of insouciant klezmer, a hint of a
Scottish bagpipe and a tongue-in-cheek sonic foray that
follows its own muse, regardless. This is what itÆs all about.
Gossamer thin threads, unfurled, fall into deep chasms of the
soul and the psyche, and claw their way up to the highest,
most celestial plains. Wailing bows give rise to thunderous
percussive expletives and glimpses of gentle melody segue into
finely honed darts that mercilessly attack the senses. No
violence here, despite the cacophony, and the oblique
percussive statements. Each of the players infuses his own
personal and cultural baggage into the fray, and it makes for
an electrifying eclectic mix. This motley crew manages to
combine energies, ideas and technical skills to the common
good of exploring the back streets and highways of the
improvisational endeavor, and do so with aplomb.
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01-Part 1 Ariel Shibolet - solo soprano saxophone [25:31]
02-Part 2 Between the Strings Trio [19:08]
03-Part 3 Ariel Shibolet and BTS [16:49]
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61:28 min