Glass Song

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• Marca: L&H
• Categoría: Jazz
• Dimensiones: 4.88 x 0.39 x 5.67 pulgadas
• Calificación: 4,5/5
• Valoraciones: 16

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• Dimensiones reportadas: 4.88 x 0.39 x 5.67 pulgadas (12.4 x 1.0 x 14.4 cm).
• Peso aproximado: 3.17 Onzas.
• Calificación promedio de 4,5/5.
• 16 valoraciones visibles.

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Descripción del producto On her new album, Glass Song, Moscow-born pianist/composer Yelena Eckemoff celebrates the season of renewal that ushers winter into spring with a mesmerizing set of crystalline beauty, available February 19, 2013 on L & H Production. In crafting this, the latest expression of her gorgeously delicate blend of classical intricacy and jazz invention, Eckemoff brings together two of modern music's greatest improvisers for the first time: bassist Arild Andersen and drummer Peter Erskine. Eckemoff herself is no stranger to rebirth. Classically trained, she has successfully transitioned into a strikingly assured jazz composer; raised in the Soviet Union, she fled her repressive homeland and has lived in the United States for the past two decades. Her evocations on spring's rejuvenating thaw vividly illustrate her life experiences, as she hints in her liner notes. Glass Song conjures images of sun glinting off of ice and frost melting away from windowpanes. It is also quite literal on the title track, which begins with the sound of Eckemoff playing water-filled glasses. But those concepts are equally present in the airy chill that opens the first track, "Melting Ice," or in the shimmering rhythms of "Dripping Icicles." The trio that Eckemoff has assembled to help realize these reflective visions is composed of two of jazz's most creative minds--who remarkably had not worked together prior to this recording. The legendary Erskine played with Weather Report and Steps Ahead in the early years of a career that has now spanned four decades and includes recordings and performances with everyone from Steely Dan to John Abercrombie, Joni Mitchell to Gary Burton and Pat Metheny. Norwegian bassist, Andersen, has an equally impressive resume, encompassing a six-year stint in the Jan Garbarek Quartet and more than a dozen albums as a leader for ECM. Erskine had worked with Eckemoff on two earlier CDs, but the pianist had been searching for an opportunity to work with Andersen for a number of years, and Glass Song provided the perfect collection of material. "I was really excited about having the opportunity to put together those two giants for the first time," Eckemoff says. The combination works spectacularly, three distinctive voices seeming to breathe as one. The sensitivity of Erskine and Andersen serves Eckemoff's fragile compositions with an airy but sure touch. The lush serenity of the leader's piano is matched by the singing caress of Andersen's bass and the hushed precision of Erskine's percussion. The trio shares a deep intimacy while remaining attuned to the spaciousness of the pieces, all captured in the wondrously lush sound of the recording. (DL Media Press Release) Review Pianist Yelena Eckemoff got a late start as a full-fledged jazz recording artist but she's making up for lost time. Eckemoff entered the artistic world as a young classical pianist in the Soviet Union, but she chose to put her work on hold for a spell while raising her children. Eventually, she returned to the piano with renewed creativity energy, but only after leaving her native land. In order to make the move, Eckemoff and her husband had to temporarily leave their three children behind, which was a difficult and gut wrenching decision, but all worked out in the end and her relocation to the United States gave her a new personal and artistic lease on life. Eckemoff has been living stateside with her family for over two decades now, and she's recorded more than a dozen albums in various styles and contexts during that time, but it took a while for her to develop an outward identity as a jazz pianist. Cold Sun (L&H, 2009), which was her first recorded meeting with drumming icon Peter Erskine and her first proper trio album, proved to be the major turning point in her jazz career. While she had recorded in jazz settings prior to that album, and had used a trio-plus-guest format on at least one of those occasions, she truly found her voice with this specific eternal triangle formula. From that point on, Eckemoff churned out compelling and focused jazz albums at an astounding pace; she recorded and released four more piano trio records in less than four years. While she never retains the same trio for more than a single record, certain musicians, like Erskine and bassist Mads Vinding, pop up on more than one occasion and certain ideals come to the surface time and time again in her work. Themes of nature, sounds of isolation, stark settings, and blurred lines between compositional and improvisational elements are visible on all of Eckemoff's trio dates, but no two records sound exactly the same. For Glass Song, she reenlisted Erskine and brought bassist Arild Andersen into the fold for the first time. Surprisingly, neither veteran had ever recorded together, but you would never know it. Eckemoff, Andersen and Erskine create music that's focused, yet free floating, and open, yet never nebulous. Pure melody is of less importance than the greater narrative in each number, but the music still sings out with melodic grace. Erskine's identity as a swing drummer or fusion force is suppressed here, as he prefers to use the drums as an instrument of extreme refinement and minimalism. Dripping Icicles is the only number that finds him doing a patented jazz ride pattern. Elsewhere, he treats the drums like an equal partner in a chamber music setting. Andersen is out front more often than any bassist on Eckemoff's other recent releases and his foreground appearance(s) change the trio dynamic that existed on her earlier outings. While he occasionally delivers a no-mistaking-it solo (March Rain), his bass usually serves as a guide through various scenes, rather than a scene-stealing soloist. All three musicians find balance as storytellers, team players and solo personalities. While Manfred Eicher and his storied label have nothing to do with this record, Glass Song has that ECM sound, if ever it existed. Mystery, blooming musical thoughts and vaguely haunting notions are at the heart of this captivating album. --Dan Bilawsky, All About Jazz, published February 1, 2013 --Dan Bilawsky, All About Jazz, published February 1, 2013 --Dan Bilawsky, All About Jazz, published February 1, 2013Haunting, Icy Mood Pieces from Yelena Eckemoff Russian-American pianist Yelena Eckemoff has made a career out of icily resonant, otherworldly themes that unwind at a glacial pace. Anyone who might hear her new album Glass Song and think Windham Hill isn t lis --LUCIDCULTURE.WORDPRESS.COM by DelarueThe lyrically inclined pianist Yelena Eckemoff's new album, Glass Song, sounds like the best ECM album not released on ECM this year (it is actually on L & H Production.) Here she enlists two formidable ECM regulars, the drummer Peter Erskine and the bassist Arild Andersen. --THE NEW YORKER, March 26, 2013

Detalles del producto Dimensiones del producto : 4.88 x 0.39 x 5.67 pulgadas; 3.17 Onzas Fabricante : L&H Producto en Tienda desde : Diciembre 17, 2012 Etiqueta : L&H ASIN : B00APBRTBC Número de discos : 1 Clasificación en los más vendidos de Yaxa: nº423,494 en CDs y Vinilo (Ver el Top 100 en CDs y Vinilo) nº2,361 en Jazz de Vanguardia y Libre (CDs y Vinilo) Opiniones de clientes: 4.5 de 5 estrellas 16 calificaciones Dimensiones del producto : 4.88 x 0.39 x 5.67 pulgadas; 3.17 Onzas Fabricante : L&H Producto en Tienda desde : Diciembre 17, 2012 Etiqueta : L&H ASIN : B00APBRTBC Número de discos : 1