Annette Peacock - An Acrobat's Heart
ARTIST.....: Annette Peacock
TITLE......: An Acrobat's Heart
LABEL......: ECM
URL........: http://www.imtheone.net
RIP DATE...: Jan-07-2008
STORE DATE.: Sep-26-2000
GENRE......: Jazz
QUALITY....: VBR / 44.1Hz / Joint-Stereo
SIZE.......: 68,7 MB
Track Listing:
01 - Mia's Proof 05:19
02 - Tho 05:24
03 - Weightless 04:42
04 - Over. 03:53
05 - As Long As Now 03:49
06 - U Slide 04:17
07 - B 4 U Said 04:42
08 - The Heart Keeps 03:08
09 - Ways It Isn't 03:50
10 - Unspoken 02:59
11 - Safe 03:29
12 - Free The Memory 04:36
13 - , Ever 2 B Gotten. 02:53
14 - Camille 04:51
15 - Lost At Last 02:18
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60:10 min
Release Notes:
Review by Stacia Proefrock
Annette Peacock has been a defining influence on the music of ECM
for many years, but An Acrobat's Heart is the first album she has
made for the label as a leader. Here Peacock turns away from her
previous work with electronic elements to produce a spare,
ethereal set of compositions for voice, piano, and strings echoing
the style of her early '80s album Skyskating. An Acrobat's Heart
also marks the first time that Peacock has composed for strings,
and the Cikada String Quartet's seamless accompaniment almost
breathes with her. Silence and minimalism play major roles in this
work, and both Peacock's voice and the accompanying
instrumentation seem to bloom up from the quiet background and
then dissipate again as quickly they appeared. The tones are clear
and precise, but occasionally veer into dissonance as Peacock's
wistful lyrics are fleshed out into holograms of sound,
transparent but fully realized. Elements of jazz, blues, and torch
songs ebb and flow throughout the album, adding to the nostalgic
themes of romance and longing embodied by the lyrics. While
seeming deeply personal, the lyrics are the weakest element of An
Acrobat's Heart, lacking in the kind of poetic imagery and rhythm
that would place them on a par with the quality of the surrounding
music. Overall, however, this album proves that after over three
decades as a performer, Annette Peacock still has the skill to
compose and execute truly beautiful music.
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