From Valley to Valley is a live album by the Die Like a Dog Quartet: saxophonist Peter Brötzmann, trumpeter Roy Campbell Jr. (substituting for Toshinori Kondo), bassist William Parker, and drummer Hamid Drake. It was recorded in July 1998 at the Fire in the Valley festival held at the University of Massachusetts Amherst's Bezanson recital hall in Amherst, Massachusetts, and was released in 1999 by Eremite Records.[1][2][3]
| From Valley to Valley | |
|---|---|
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| Live album by | |
| Released | 1999 |
| Recorded | July 25, 1998 |
| Venue | Bezanson recital hall, Amherst, MA |
| Genre | Free jazz |
| Label | Eremite Records MTE018 |
| Producer | Michael Ehlers |
Reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [5] |
In a review for AllMusic, Steve Loewy wrote: "From the perspective of free-style jazz, it does not get much better than this, the group totally in sync... From any perspective, this very tight, highly disciplined unit is one of the leading ventures in the history of avant-garde jazz."[4]
The authors of the Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings awarded the albums 31⁄2 stars, stating: "Campbell has no problem with the turbulent setting, but he does bring a boppish feel to some of his parts."[5]
A reviewer for All About Jazz commented: "The relative tightness of the rhythm section helps anchor the wild, unrestrained freedom of the front line... As you might not expect, there is a wide variety of moods here, from exuberant to curious to contemplative. You might even have to turn up the volume in a couple of places."[6]
Author Todd S. Jenkins noted the album's "brutal energy," and stated: "The session illustrates the cellular level of intuition and listening among the performers, including a 'finishing of the sentences' comparable to that between Ornette Coleman and Don Cherry."[7]
Track listing
editComposed by the Die Like a Dog Quartet.
- "I" – 16:40
- "Announcement" – 1:27
- "II" – 40:02
- "Encore" – 10:07
Personnel
edit- Peter Brötzmann – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, clarinet, tarogato
- Roy Campbell Jr. – flugelhorn, trumpet, pocket trumpet
- William Parker – double bass
- Hamid Drake – drums, percussion
References
edit- ^ "Die Like a Dog Quartet: From Valley to Valley". Jazz Music Archives. Archived from the original on June 20, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ "Eremite MTE018 From valley to valley". EFI. Archived from the original on January 23, 2021. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ "Peter Brötzmann Die Like A Dog Quartet: From Valley To Valley". Eremite Records. Archived from the original on May 13, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ a b Loewy, Steve. "From Valley to Valley: Die Like a Dog Quartet". AllMusic. Archived from the original on January 31, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. Penguin Books. p. 178.
- ^ Staff, AAJ (August 1, 1999). "Die Like A Dog Quartet: From Valley To Valley". All About Jazz. Archived from the original on June 20, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ Jenkins, Todd S. (2004). "Die Like a Dog Quartet". Free Jazz and Free Improvisation: An Encyclopedia. Vol. 1. Greenwood. p. 126.