Sounds is an album by American jazz saxophonist Rob Brown recorded in 2006 and released on the Portuguese Clean Feed label. Instead of the conventional sax-bass-drums trio, it features an alternative combination with Brown on alto sax, Daniel Levin on cello and Japanese Satoshi Takeishi on a percussion set completed with taiko drums.[1]
| Sounds | ||||
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| Released | 2007 | |||
| Recorded | November 23, 2006 | |||
| Studio | Firehouse 12, New Haven | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 57:39 | |||
| Label | Clean Feed | |||
| Producer | Rob Brown | |||
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The title track is a three-part suite composed for a multimedia performance that includes dance and visual art. It was debuted at the 2005 Vision Festival with the Nancy Zendora Dance Company and video art by Jo Wood-Brown.[2]
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [3] |
The All About Jazz review by Sean Patrick Fitzell notes that "The textural range of the instrumentation, particularly the exotic percussion and the music's spaciousness of form allows for non-idiomatic exploration that is not strictly free improvisation."[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz states "A logical move to employ Levin, given how much Brown seems to relish a singing bass tone and long, legato lines... Things as 'Stutter Step' underline how much of Brown's language still comes from the '60s avant-garde, but there is considerable more going on here."[3]
Track listing
edit- All compositions by Rob Brown except as indicated
- "Sounds part I Archaeology" – 12:30
- "Sounds part II Antics" – 6:27
- "Sounds part III Astir" – 10:34
- "Sutter Step" – 4:25
- "Tibetan Folk Song" (Traditional) – 8:47
- "Sinew" – 7:33
- "Moment of Pause" – 7:23
Personnel
edit- Rob Brown – alto sax
- Daniel Levin - cello
- Satoshi Takeishi – percussion
References
edit- ^ Sounds Archived 2014-10-29 at the Wayback Machine at Clean Feed
- ^ Original Liner Notes by Rob Brown
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. pp. 186–187. ISBN 0141034017.
- ^ Fitzell, Sean Patrick. Sounds review at All About Jazz