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INTAKT RECORDS

PEARLS / VARIOUS

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Artist
PEARLS / VARIOUS
Format
CD
Label
INTAKT RECORDS
Released
Nov 15, 2019
Catalog #
ITK331.2
UPC
7640120193317

About

At any given time in the past few decades, saxophonist Ellery Eskelin, bassist Christian Weber and drummer Michael Griener have been members of genre-defining trios across Europe and the US, proving just how vital jazz is today in it's historical form as well as in free playing styles. In the trio Ellery Eskelin, Christian Weber and Michael Griener play free music and traditional jazz. They do not melt down the playing styles, but alternate, contrast and deepen them. With the new album The Pearls they present the second studio record after their critically acclaimed release "Sensation of Tone". Ellery Eskelin writes in the liner notes: "In jazz we talk about playing time and playing free. Playing time usually means expressing a steady pulse and playing free usually means not adhering to a steady pulse. Either way there is still the sensation of movement, time. In making this recording I was struck by the ways in which time can simultaneously be so exacting, so malleable and so multi-dimensional. In these performances you'll hear free improvisations (with no preconceived forms or steady time pulse) as well as renditions of classic compositions from an earlier musical form directly addressing time, Ragtime."

Tracklist 9 tracks

  1. 1 ABC 04:36
    Track
    1
    Title
    ABC
    Duration
    04:36
    Composer
    Ellery Eskelin, Michael Griener, Christian Weber
    Performer
    Ellery Eskelin, Christian Weber, Michael Griener
  2. 2 Magnetic Rag 02:51
    Track
    2
    Title
    Magnetic Rag
    Duration
    02:51
    Composer
    Scott Joplin
    Performer
    Ellery Eskelin, Christian Weber, Michael Griener
  3. 3 La fée verte 11:10
    Track
    3
    Title
    La fée verte
    Duration
    11:10
    Composer
    Ellery Eskelin, Michael Griener, Christian Weber
    Performer
    Ellery Eskelin, Christian Weber, Michael Griener
  4. 4 The Pearls 03:02
    Track
    4
    Title
    The Pearls
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Jelly Roll Morton
    Performer
    Ellery Eskelin, Christian Weber, Michael Griener
  5. 5 Rue jardinière 06:32
    Track
    5
    Title
    Rue jardinière
    Duration
    06:32
    Composer
    Ellery Eskelin, Michael Griener, Christian Weber
    Performer
    Ellery Eskelin, Christian Weber, Michael Griener
  6. 6 Jive at Five 02:01
    Track
    6
    Title
    Jive at Five
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Harry Sweets Edison
    Performer
    Ellery Eskelin, Christian Weber, Michael Griener
  7. 7 Il gatto 04:52
    Track
    7
    Title
    Il gatto
    Duration
    04:52
    Composer
    Ellery Eskelin, Michael Griener, Christian Weber
    Performer
    Ellery Eskelin, Christian Weber, Michael Griener
  8. 8 That Eccentric Rag 01:51
    Track
    8
    Title
    That Eccentric Rag
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    J. Russell Robinson
    Performer
    Ellery Eskelin, Christian Weber, Michael Griener
  9. 9 Black Drop 10:45
    Track
    9
    Title
    Black Drop
    Duration
    10:45
    Composer
    Ellery Eskelin, Michael Griener, Christian Weber
    Performer
    Ellery Eskelin, Christian Weber, Michael Griener