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[CraigP]

Kris Davis, Good Citizen
Fresh Sound New Talent

Kris Davis - Piano
John Hebert - Bass
Tom Rainey - Drums

Ms. Davis is fast becoming one of my favorite contemporary pianists. While I wasn't totally knocked out by her 2007 release Rye Eclipse, I could hear her potential. And to be fair, the harshness of Tony Malaby's playing on that recording, though I usually love what he does, had a lot to do with my reaction. Good Citizen is from May of 2009 and shows a quick progression. Davis can go inside or outside, and shares that Monk-Nichols-Hill lineage that is a favorite of mine. Of course, Hebert and Rainey give great support. Just over two months after this date, she went back into the studio with Ingrid Laubrock and Tyshawn Sorey and recorded Paradoxical Frog (Clean Feed), one of the best releases of 2010. She's one to keep an eye on.

[jlhoots]

I agree!!

[clifford_thornton]

Funny to think of her as a "new talent." She's definitely been around, busy recording and touring for several years now. I haven't heard anything that has totally "struck" me but am hopeful that, as with anyone's, her music will someday hit me.

[Steve Reynolds]

Davis is playing with Mat Maneri's Quintet on April 28th @ Cornelia Street Cafe. Very much looking forward to seeing the band with Ms. Davis on the piano. She was very good with her own band this past January.

similar quintet that played last fall @ The Stone when Craig Taborn was @ the piano. Now he was amazing as was Ed Schuller on the bass, but the quintet with Davis and Garth Stevenson on bass (in place of the great veteran) should be something to behold.

I expect a few tourists to be blown out by the first half of the the first set.


sorry for hijacking the thread....

[clifford_thornton]

That's not hijacking - that's informative.

[mjazzg]

Paradoxical Frog, which I picked up more for Laubrock and Sorey is a very interesting recording, I feel. Davis impresses, especially with her use of space but I've not tried any of her others but will do one day

[Clunky]

Thanks for this, sounds promising,

[clifford_thornton]

I like Ms. Laubrock's playing a lot.

Now there's a highjack!

[Clunky]

I like Ms. Laubrock's playing a lot.

Now there's a highjack!

I have to confess her name got me paying attention

[Steve Reynolds]

let's pile on top of that one - Ingrid destroyed the world a couple weeks back with Rainey and Halvorson....almost like a female version of Paul Dunmall at times....


with Davis' band, it was MUCH more subdued playing from Rainey and Laubrock. However it was quite intense in it's quietness and with the music's use of space. The compositions (all by Davis) were given numbers and she called them out before they started and usually Mat Maneri couldn't find his sheet(s) as they had fallen... I had never really heard music quite like this...

[clifford_thornton]

I would have liked to see that Tom Rainey trio live, despite my reservations about the recent Intakt CD.

Ingrid's Anti-House band w/ Kris Davis (Halvorson, Rainey & Hebert - just to bring things full circle) has a lot of fine push to it, as does the excellent trio Sleepthief.

Edited by clifford_thornton, 10 April 2012 - 04:20 PM.

[Clunky]

I would have liked to see that Tom Rainey trio live, despite my reservations about the recent Intakt CD.

Ingrid's Anti-House band w/ Kris Davis (Halvorson, Rainey & Hebert - just to bring things full circle) has a lot of fine push to it, as does the excellent trio Sleepthief.

Ingrid Laubrock's Anti-House broadcast on BBC radio in March 2011 was excellent

[ejp626]

... she went back into the studio with Ingrid Laubrock and Tyshawn Sorey and recorded Paradoxical Frog (Clean Feed), one of the best releases of 2010. She's one to keep an eye on. [/font][/font]

I saw this group at the Vancouver Jazz Fest last year. I remember not caring much for it, but I can't recall exactly why. Probably something like the drummer dominating the set.

[mjazzg]

... she went back into the studio with Ingrid Laubrock and Tyshawn Sorey and recorded Paradoxical Frog (Clean Feed), one of the best releases of 2010. She's one to keep an eye on. [/font][/font]

I saw this group at the Vancouver Jazz Fest last year. I remember not caring much for it, but I can't recall exactly why. Probably something like the drummer dominating the set.

I can readily imagine how Sorey's drumming may sound like a dominating force in this trio (he's a force with the lehman Octet live). I'd love to have the chance to hear them live and decide myself though.

Hijack alert - I'm with everone else on Laubrock. Very interesting player. Glad for her she relocated to NYC as she seems to making the most of many opportunities - shame for London though!

[clifford_thornton]

Yeah, she's a really cool lady and has some fascinating concepts. Saw her with Braxton late last year and I hope more comes from that collaboration. Her tone is really something - so concentrated and yet so open, it's like being given a hard push out into the air.

[Steve Reynolds]

I bought the recent CD on Intakt at the show. It is still hard foer me to listen to it after seeing them live. Maybe now that a month has passed, I willgive it another shot. First impressions is that it is very long and the tracks are somewhat short and constricting with each seemingly quite loud or soft and a bit rough. The show was two 25-28 minute peieces which seemed to contain a number of different compositional ideas - no sheet music but definately not all freely improvised, either.

and I am *still* looking for a recording that captures some of Tom Rainey's majesty on record. Well some of them do (Tom Varner's Mystery of Compassion is a great one from about 20 years ago) - but live the guy has all the moves and never dominates save for short period's of time. he is a drummer that leaves me wanting more as he knows how to play it right on balance. Plus he is as varied a drummer without ever resorting to pastiche.

Hopefully lady Barbara (my wife) gives the go ahead tomorrow for the show on Saturday - Sanchez, Malaby and Rainey - I think she will go as for some reason a person like her who would never listen to jazz on record - LOVES Tom Rainey and Tony Malaby.


still not as much as she likes Nasheet Waits - but as far as saxophonists, she loves Tony more than any other as she usually doesn't love the sax - but take it from someone who has now seen Malaby now about 4 times over the last year - anyone who would have seen him on March 23rd with Helias and Rainey would knoiw they were witnessing true greatness.

back to Ingrid, she was great with Halvorsen and Rainey as I said - and it was quite a varied approach working from all angles - but Tony Malaby is playing like someone from another planet.



then again, I will see a few other great ones over the next few months - hopefully Rudresh, Rob Bronw, Oscar Noriega, Darius Jones, maybe Kidd Jordan and Charles Gayle and unless I get hit by a fucking bus, the *great* Paul Dunmall on June 11th with Matt Shipp, Joe Morris and Gerald Cleaver.

Plus if I can get out 3 nights in a row, I will go see The Thing with Joe McPhee which of course features Mats Gustaffson mostly on baritone.


My point might be that I am seeing a lot of music these days - and I have seen and heard many great left leaning/avant/out (if you will) saxophonists over the years - and I don't know if I have seen or heard anyone as on as Malaby has been the past 2 or 3 times I saw him.

Almost like Evan Parker in the groove....

[JETman]

Lots of incestuousness in these groupings: Ingrid is married to Rainey and Sanchez is married to Malaby!

Nasheet Waits, btw, is the bomb!!!

[jlhoots]

Lots of incestuousness in these groupings: Ingrid is married to Rainey and Sanchez is married to Malaby!

Nasheet Waits, btw, is the bomb!!!

Matrimony would be a better descriptor.

[CraigP]

Yeah, she's a really cool lady and has some fascinating concepts. Saw her with Braxton late last year...

Where was this, and who else was on board?

[clifford_thornton]

The Braxton Tri-Centric festival at Roulette.

Braxton, Laubrock, Schoenbeck + harp and violin performing Braxton's "Falling River Music."

[CraigP]

The Braxton Tri-Centric festival at Roulette.

Braxton, Laubrock, Schoenbeck + harp and violin performing Braxton's "Falling River Music."

I'm jealous!

[.:.impossible]

Thanks for this thread guys. I hadn't listened to Anti-House in a while, and remembered really liking it. It is so long! Revisited today. I also spun Byzantine Monkey for the first time in a while!

[Clunky]

[font="Arial"][font="Arial"]Kris Davis, Good Citizen
Fresh Sound New Talent

Kris Davis - Piano
John Hebert - Bass
Tom Rainey - Drums

I've had this disc for the last fortnight. I really like it and it's seen heavy play. Excellent recommendation , I'll be looking out for my by her. Thanks for the recommendation.

Edited by Clunky, 07 May 2012 - 11:42 AM.

[clifford_thornton]

The Braxton Tri-Centric festival at Roulette.

Braxton, Laubrock, Schoenbeck + harp and violin performing Braxton's "Falling River Music."

I'm jealous!

Just got a trio disc on Emanem with Veryan Weston, Hannah Marshall & Laubrock. Really looking forward to digging into it.

Glad to hear this new Kris Davis album is worth the ducats.

[CraigP]

Just got a trio disc on Emanem with Veryan Weston, Hannah Marshall & Laubrock. Really looking forward to digging into it.

Glad to hear this new Kris Davis album is worth the ducats.

It's also worth the money!

Thanks for the heads up on the new Emanem disc. I read about it on the label website and am looking forward to it.

[mjazzg]

The Braxton Tri-Centric festival at Roulette.

Braxton, Laubrock, Schoenbeck + harp and violin performing Braxton's "Falling River Music."

I'm jealous!

Just got a trio disc on Emanem with Veryan Weston, Hannah Marshall & Laubrock. Really looking forward to digging into it.

Glad to hear this new Kris Davis album is worth the ducats.

i'll be interested to hear what you make of that Emanem, if you have the time Clifford. It's hovering close to the top of my 'to buy' list

[Alexander Hawkins]

I've seen that trio (Haste) live a couple of times...Veryan/Hannah/Ingrid are a perfect set of foils. They also appear together in Sol6 and Sol12 - larger groups also featuring guys like Tony Buck and Luc Ex...some fun takes of unlikely material in those bands! Hannah is really a *wonderful* 'cellist...a completely fearless improviser. My personal first call on that instrument over here!

[jlhoots]

Paradoxical Frog, which I picked up more for Laubrock and Sorey is a very interesting recording, I feel. Davis impresses, especially with her use of space but I've not tried any of her others but will do one day

Listened to this yesterday (twice).
Thought it was very well done.

[.:.impossible]

Can anyone explain the title "Tex & Clementine" on Anti-House?

[clifford_thornton]

Tex Ritter reference?