a r t i s t : Keith Tippett Tapestry Orchestra
t i t l e : Live At Le Mans
d a t e : 2007
l a b e l : Red Eye Music
g e n r e : Jazz
r l s. d a t e : Jan/2009
t r a c k s : 07
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 122,1 MB
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First Weaving is from the 1998 Le Mans Jazz Festival; a
gigantic session which became an underground classic despite
never being commercially available. Originally commissioned by
the BBC it stayed under wraps because the intention was to
produce a studio recording for which the funding never
materialised. Although acknowledged as one of the great
founding fathers of Post Modern British æjazzÆ, Keith Tippett
is a mysterious figure, always on the edge of contemporary
music. Today he is probably best known for his solo
explorations in spontaneous composition, an irony given his
history in collective music making, (i.e. Centipede, Ark,
Mujician and the Georgian Ensemble etc.)
There is a whole debate about the relationship between the
æjazz orchestraÆ and æbig bandÆ traditions, one that is
complicated still further by a composition such as First
Weaving, which draws inspiration from music reaching well
beyond the label æjazzÆ. It is not just about orchestrating,
Keith Tippett uses written composition to open up space for
twenty, thirty, forty other soloists to come together to
extend the possibilities of the score sheet. First Weaving is
from a certain place. The Fifth and Sixth Threads commencing
Disc Two sound like prophetic elegies for nations which, in
1998, had still to suffer the tragedy of conflict. We know
what happened. This music remains a First Weaving. If ever
there was music which embraces hope it is here.
Keith Tippett / grand piano, Julie Tippetts / voice, Maggie
Nicols / voice, Vivien Ellis / voice, Paul Dunmall / tenor
saxophone, Simon Picard / tenor saxophone, Larry Stabbins /
tenor saxophone, Lee Goodall / alto saxophone, Elton Dean /
alto saxophone, Gianluigi Trovesi / alto saxophone, Pino
Minafra / trumpet, Gethin Liddington / trumpet, Jim Dvorak /
trumpet, Mark Charig / trumpet, Paul Rutherford / trombone,
Malcolm Griffiths / trombone, Dave Amis / trombone, Oren
Marshall / tuba, Paul Rogers / double bass, Tony Levin /
drums, Louis Moholo / drums and Paul Rogers / double bass.
The Tapestry Orchestra contains musicians who were there right
at the beginning in Centipede û among them Larry Stabbins,
Louis Moholo, Mark Charig, Paul Rutherford, Dave Amis, Julie
Tippetts, Maggie Nicols and the late Elton Dean. First Weaving
unites some of the most important innovators on the British
scene, playing in a setting well beyond national boundaries.
It has taken nine years for this brilliant performance to be
heard on CD, now that it is available on Red Eye Music; it
needs to be listened to more than ever. (Steve Day)
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cd1
01-First Thread [09:20]
02-Second Thread [13:58]
03-Third Thread [13:27]
04-Fourth Thread [17:53]
cd2
01-Fifth Thread [09:59]
02-Sixth Thread [12:37]
03-Seventh Thread [10:07]
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87:21 min