alocispepraluger102 Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 (edited) intakt records of switzerland, a tiny tiny music label, and its owner, patrik landolt, produce what amounts to limited edition often adventurous and exciting recordings by many of the world's most respected progressive jazz and classical artists, and rarely sell more than 250 copies of each. i was excited to learn that the american avant trio, trio one, seasoned jazz statesmen and masters all, had recorded with the renowned, little known university of michigan jazz professor/jazz master, pianist geri allen. these folks are equally comfortable in both the most adventurous and refined sensitive exquisite musical settings. during their long careers they have worked together in many recording and live settings. what is immediately apparent is the strength and control of each of these players. thoughts of a series of recordings, perhaps less structured and confining, by these artists in a variety of settings causes one to salivate. perhaps trio three should be quartet three. percussionist andrew cyrille bassist reggie workman reed player oliver lake pianist geri allen during much of this recording's 10 selections, these powerhouse players are surprisingly, often, to my ears, very concise, but restrained and deferential in their statements. they all have so much to say, but generally, here, in a most polite manner. the two most moving selections here are swamini(for the late pianist/harpist alice coltrane, and a tribute for the incredibly powerful and spiritual late jazz pianist spanning several generations, mary lou williams. lake, seems to often have particular difficulty finding places to play without walking over the other players, as does ms. allen. the music is tasteful, yet challenging, which makes it a rarity guaranteed not to sell, and somewhat more accesible than much of these artists work. miss allen seems slightly uncomfortable in some of the freer(on this recording) settings, and applies a most economical, and beautiful setting for most of these pieces, at least for this date, seeming to be the actual leader. this is 3am, pipesmoking, george dickel sipping music of the highest order by 4 most unlikely master musicians. this beautiful recording, closely microphoned, and wonderfully intimate, downloaded from amazon for only 8 bucks to my ipod, is a reminder that trailblazing creativity, beautiful form, feeling, taste, and incredible musical virtuosity are still to be found, at least among the 175 folks around the world who will purchase and enjoy this lovely lovely recording. Edited October 5, 2009 by alocispepraluger102 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 I haven't heard this one, but I've got the Trio 3 release "Time Being" on Intakt and plan to get the one with Irene Schweizer, was a concert the night before or after the CD was made. Also I've raved quite regularly about Intakt... I wonder, where does that 250 number come from (and why are they called "Trio One"?). I doubt that Intakt could survive on 250 discs sold per release! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alocispepraluger102 Posted October 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 I haven't heard this one, but I've got the Trio 3 release "Time Being" on Intakt and plan to get the one with Irene Schweizer, was a concert the night before or after the CD was made. Also I've raved quite regularly about Intakt... I wonder, where does that 250 number come from (and why are they called "Trio One"?). I doubt that Intakt could survive on 250 discs sold per release! i belive that in emails with mr. landolt, that number was mentioned. hopeully, my memory is faulty, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinlps Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 Thanks for this. Its on the list... maybe the next Cadence order? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alocispepraluger102 Posted October 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 thanks for reminding me that my valued cadence subscription has lapsed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
save0904 Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 This one is also available at emusic.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alocispepraluger102 Posted October 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 This one is also available at emusic.com wouldnt it be awesome if the entire intakt catalogue, or most of it, was available for download? i havent checked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indestructible! Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 This one is also available at emusic.com wouldnt it be awesome if the entire intakt catalogue, or most of it, was available for download? i havent checked. eMusic has 26 Intakt titles listed in their inventory... this is the US version of eMusic I'm checking, so I don't know if the Europeans have access to more (or fewer) titles. I like a good deal of what I've heard from this label (AvS, Marilynn Crispell, Barry Guy, Maybe Monday/Frith), so I'm looking forward to hearing "At This Time." Andrew Cyrille is an absolute MONSTER... maybe the best living drummer out there right now. Cheers, Shane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alocispepraluger102 Posted October 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 (edited) This one is also available at emusic.com wouldnt it be awesome if the entire intakt catalogue, or most of it, was available for download? i havent checked. eMusic has 26 Intakt titles listed in their inventory... this is the US version of eMusic I'm checking, so I don't know if the Europeans have access to more (or fewer) titles. I like a good deal of what I've heard from this label (AvS, Marilynn Crispell, Barry Guy, Maybe Monday/Frith), so I'm looking forward to hearing "At This Time." Andrew Cyrille is an absolute MONSTER... maybe the best living drummer out there right now. Cheers, Shane andrew has a field day on this one, displaying ALL his colors, with several concise solos and many settings with a great variety of percussion instruments, but is never intrusive.. are you sympathetic to the the london jazz composers orchestra on intakt? through their remarkable recordings i initially learned of the intakt label 8 or 9 years ago. Edited October 6, 2009 by alocispepraluger102 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinlps Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 This one is also available at emusic.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 (edited) "renowned little known" Edited October 6, 2009 by jazzbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 I haven't heard this one, but I've got the Trio 3 release "Time Being" on Intakt and plan to get the one with Irene Schweizer, was a concert the night before or after the CD was made. Also I've raved quite regularly about Intakt... I wonder, where does that 250 number come from (and why are they called "Trio One"?). I doubt that Intakt could survive on 250 discs sold per release! i belive that in emails with mr. landolt, that number was mentioned. hopeully, my memory is faulty, Gee, that is shocking! This label is far too good to be so little known, really! I think they have done about 150 CD releases by now (and some vinyl before that), and I have probably about three dozen or so and they're virtually all good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alocispepraluger102 Posted October 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 "renowned little known" that is a classic, indeed- i must remember to reuse that. it is CERTAINLY original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 aloc, I urge you to check out the Intakt disc by Trio 3 with Irene Schweizer! I saw them live the day before or after the disc was cut (both nights were recorded, but only one track from Zurich made it onto the disc, the rest is from their Berne concert, as the title indicates. Trio 3 + Irene Schweizer - Berne Concert To me, Schweizer is a better match, at least on paper (and in concert), but I still have to pick up both of these releases! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 I love Irene, but I think the record with Geri is better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 I love Irene, but I think the record with Geri is better. Ok, more reason to buy both... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alocispepraluger102 Posted October 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2009 aloc, I urge you to check out the Intakt disc by Trio 3 with Irene Schweizer! I saw them live the day before or after the disc was cut (both nights were recorded, but only one track from Zurich made it onto the disc, the rest is from their Berne concert, as the title indicates. Trio 3 + Irene Schweizer - Berne Concert To me, Schweizer is a better match, at least on paper (and in concert), but I still have to pick up both of these releases! thank you, i will indeed order that disc. i have long admired and loved miss schweitzer's work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 I found "At This Time" at the used store yesterday! No time to listen yet, but nice to have it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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