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INTAKT RECORDS

SHARDS & CONSTELLATIONS

$18.35

Details

Artist
ABRAMS / REID / HAWKINS
Format
CD
Label
INTAKT RECORDS
Released
Apr 17, 2020
Catalog #
ITK344.2
UPC
7640120193447

About

Shards and Constellations presents duets with two remarkable musicians Tomeka Reid and Alexander Hawkins. Both have become creative epicenters in the jazz and improvisation scene in recent years with their original, versatile and innovative art. Reid has recorded extensively with many legendary artists from the AACM such as Anthony Braxton and Roscoe Mitchell as well as the next generation of AACM artists including Nicole Mitchell, Dee Alexander and Mike Reed. Hawkins is a composer and pianist from the London jazz scene and is regarded in the UK as one of the most innovative musicians of the younger generation with a surprising radius of action. His work attempts to reconcile both his love of free improvisation and his infatuation with composition and structure. Five of the compositions are collectively conceived with intricate textures and interplay. Two of the pieces feature works by two masters from the first generation of the AACM - Muhal Richard Abrams and Leroy Jenkins. "Shards and Constellations is a singular achievement exploring a broad spectrum of musical avenues from the lyrical to the pointillistic, from the angular to the serene. #this adventurous music deserves to be heard," writes Anthony Davis in the liner notes.

Tracklist 10 tracks

  1. 1 If Becomes Is 04:13
    Track
    1
    Title
    If Becomes Is
    Duration
    04:13
    Composer
    Alexander Hawkins, Tomeka Reid
    Performer
    Tomeka Reid, Alexander Hawkins
  2. 2 Shards and Constellations 03:57
    Track
    2
    Title
    Shards and Constellations
    Duration
    03:57
    Composer
    Alexander Hawkins, Tomeka Reid
    Performer
    Tomeka Reid, Alexander Hawkins
  3. 3 Danced Together 04:08
    Track
    3
    Title
    Danced Together
    Duration
    04:08
    Composer
    Alexander Hawkins, Tomeka Reid
    Performer
    Tomeka Reid, Alexander Hawkins
  4. 4 Sung Together 06:13
    Track
    4
    Title
    Sung Together
    Duration
    06:13
    Composer
    Alexander Hawkins, Tomeka Reid
    Performer
    Tomeka Reid, Alexander Hawkins
  5. 5 Peace On You 09:46
    Track
    5
    Title
    Peace On You
    Duration
    09:46
    Composer
    Muhal Richard Abrams
    Performer
    Tomeka Reid, Alexander Hawkins
  6. 6 Strange Familiar 04:45
    Track
    6
    Title
    Strange Familiar
    Duration
    04:45
    Composer
    Alexander Hawkins, Tomeka Reid
    Performer
    Tomeka Reid, Alexander Hawkins
  7. 7 A Guess that Deepens 04:16
    Track
    7
    Title
    A Guess that Deepens
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Alexander Hawkins, Tomeka Reid
    Performer
    Tomeka Reid, Alexander Hawkins
  8. 8 Serene and Playful 03:28
    Track
    8
    Title
    Serene and Playful
    Duration
    03:28
    Composer
    Alexander Hawkins, Tomeka Reid
    Performer
    Tomeka Reid, Alexander Hawkins
  9. 9 Alber Ayler (His Live was too Short) 05:04
    Track
    9
    Title
    Alber Ayler (His Live was too Short)
    Duration
    05:04
    Composer
    Leroy Jenkins
    Performer
    Tomeka Reid, Alexander Hawkins
  10. 10 Is Becomes If 05:05
    Track
    10
    Title
    Is Becomes If
    Duration
    05:05
    Composer
    Alexander Hawkins, Tomeka Reid
    Performer
    Tomeka Reid, Alexander Hawkins