Tom in RI Posted December 6, 2003 Report Share Posted December 6, 2003 (edited) I haven't heard Binney but Cadence had a very positive review of a recent disc. Can you tell which to look for? Edited December 6, 2003 by Tom in RI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent, Paris Posted December 6, 2003 Report Share Posted December 6, 2003 I would strongly recommend "South" on the ACT label. More there. This album received numerous rightly-deserved good reviews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonym Posted December 6, 2003 Report Share Posted December 6, 2003 (edited) Again, on ACT, there is 'Balance'. Sporting sidemen such as Jim Black, Uri Caine and Wayne Krantz, it also has some vocals which stay quite minimal and don't appear to be a 'star' turn by Singer du jour. I've seen him live which was a blast and I doubt that any CD could live up to it in the case of an experimentalist like Binney. On a recent radio broadcast he recommended a record from Red Records of Italy, which had a tune called 'Civil War'on it. It's called 'Afinidad'. Hope you find what you're looking for. Tonym Edited March 21, 2005 by tonym Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpet Guy Posted December 6, 2003 Report Share Posted December 6, 2003 Totally agree with Vincent,Paris!! "South" I find to be an amazing cd.I'm attracted to the compositions--open ended,melodic,cleverly put together,line stacked on line. Potter & Adam Rogers are killin' to me!Incredible improvisors... Binney has made a modern gem to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom in RI Posted December 7, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 Thanks guys, I'm going to pick this up soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted December 8, 2003 Report Share Posted December 8, 2003 You might find it worthwhile to check out some of the things on Bimnney's own Mythology label. I particularly enjoyed "La Bikina" by Ed Simon which features Binney and Mark Turner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom in RI Posted December 8, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2003 Thamks JohnS, that sounds right up my alley. I liked Simon's disc on Kokopelli. I will look for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunky Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 seeing Binney on Friday with his quartet, should be good, spinning "South" in the car and it reallly is a great disc- good arrangemnts, nice pacing and soloing. I havent heard anything by him that's not been excellent. Anyone heard his disc on Auand (Italy)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bright Moments Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 I would strongly recommend "South" on the ACT label. More there. This album received numerous rightly-deserved good reviews. this is an excellent release!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sal Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 He has a new release on Criss Cross coming out later this month that looks like a winner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 If you like South (I do), you'll like Welcome To Life (Binney, Potter, Taborn, Rogers, Colley, Blade) on Mythology. http://www.mythologyrecords.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alankin Posted February 9, 2005 Report Share Posted February 9, 2005 (edited) He has a new release on Criss Cross coming out later this month that looks like a winner. David Binney - Bastion of Sanity (Criss Cross 1261) Feb 22 — David Binney (alto saxophone); Chris Potter (tenor saxophone); Jacob Sacks (piano); Thomas Morgan (double bass); Dan Weiss (drums) Label's blurb: "For his Criss Cross debut, alto saxophonist David Binney, known for his episodic, long-form recordings, presents a memorable straight-ahead recital. "Addressing nine Binney originals and an original apiece by Duke Ellington and Wayne Shorter, Binney and tenor star Chris Potter, backed by Binney's regular rhythm section, pianist Jacob Sacks, bassist Thomas Morgan, and drummer Dan Weiss, uncork a series of heated, lucid solos and achieve a one-instrument sound on the unisons." Recorded April, 2004 in Brooklyn. 77'13. Edited February 9, 2005 by alankin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eloe Omoe Posted February 9, 2005 Report Share Posted February 9, 2005 On a recent radio broadcast he recommended a record from Red Records of Italy, which had a tune called 'Civil War'on it. It's called 'Afinidad'. There's also a new Binney Cd coming out in March on Red Records. It's a duo with pianist Ed Simon, and it's called Fiestas de Agosto, Luca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Д.Д. Posted February 9, 2005 Report Share Posted February 9, 2005 Anyone heard his disc on Auand (Italy)? I ahve it. It's a duo with a drummer, and it is really good - quite free but lyrical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montg Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 I just picked up "South" recently and wanted to echo the comments above--this is a really superb CD. Great compositions and playing. It reminds me, to an extent, of some of the stuff coming from the Jazz Composer's Collective (Ben Allison in particular). This is a great time for new releases in jazz; it's too bad the major labels are missing out, too busy recording 70s pop stars singing the millionth remake of Gershwin. An added bonus to the Binney CD is a song named after the one and only Von Joshua Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sal Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 David Binney - Bastion of Sanity (Criss Cross 1261) Feb 22 — David Binney (alto saxophone); Chris Potter (tenor saxophone); Jacob Sacks (piano); Thomas Morgan (double bass); Dan Weiss (drums) Label's blurb: "For his Criss Cross debut, alto saxophonist David Binney, known for his episodic, long-form recordings, presents a memorable straight-ahead recital. "Addressing nine Binney originals and an original apiece by Duke Ellington and Wayne Shorter, Binney and tenor star Chris Potter, backed by Binney's regular rhythm section, pianist Jacob Sacks, bassist Thomas Morgan, and drummer Dan Weiss, uncork a series of heated, lucid solos and achieve a one-instrument sound on the unisons." Recorded April, 2004 in Brooklyn. 77'13. I finally got this one sent to me from CD Universe after being backordered for several weeks. I've listened to it twice so far. This is a very fine release. For those who are familiar with Binney's material, it may seem strange that he's recording on label known for its mainstream "straight ahead" type sound. But what we have here is a recording that successfully pulls off that "inside/outside" feeling that has been discussed recently in other threads, but does so in a completely distinct way. The first thing that caught my ear right from the start is the rhythm section. I had never heard of Jacob Sacks, Thomas Morgan or Dan Weiss before this date. They are incredible! They swing like mad, but they can also manipulate the feel of the rhythm in a way that makes you feel like you are being pulled backward and shoved forwards at times, coming close to uneasiness. They shape shift in a way that sounds like they are about to mess up the time, but yet it still moves forward with powerful swing. Its hard to describe. The feeling I got listening to their rhythms reminded me a bit of when I saw Ornette Coleman last year with his son on drums and the two bassists. The sound is not completely "free", but not completely "inside" either. Its very weird.....and I love it. I will be watching for these guys in the future.....they are destined to become much more well known. The front line of David Binney and Chris Potter is obviously loving all of this, and they play with alot of fire spirit. To my ears Chris Potter just keeps getting better and better, and being on the front line with a player like Binney really pushes him hard. Their interaction on this album gives the feeling of an old school blowing session, but on the fringes of the avant garde. Both of them play some of the best solos I've ever heard them play, and the pieces when they play in unison never sound cluttered, but always precise and clean. I found the majority Binney's compositions to be really interesting with a nice modern sound. Overall, I'd say that this is the finest release from Criss Cross in quite a while and will likely be one of my favorites of 2005. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted March 23, 2005 Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 (edited) If you like South (I do), you'll like Welcome To Life (Binney, Potter, Taborn, Rogers, Colley, Blade) on Mythology. http://www.mythologyrecords.com Many thanks for this tip, jl. I'm very much a Binney fan since being intro'd to his work via "South." And the Criss-Cross release sounds very tasty as well. Another very strong release IMO is "The Luxury of Guessing" with Uri Caine, Scott Colley, Jeff Hirschfield and Daniel Sadownick. Edited March 23, 2005 by James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted March 23, 2005 Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 The first thing that caught my ear right from the start is the rhythm section. I had never heard of Jacob Sacks, Thomas Morgan or Dan Weiss before this date. They are incredible! They swing like mad, but they can also manipulate the feel of the rhythm in a way that makes you feel like you are being pulled backward and shoved forwards at times, coming close to uneasiness. They shape shift in a way that sounds like they are about to mess up the time, but yet it still moves forward with powerful swing. Its hard to describe. The feeling I got listening to their rhythms reminded me a bit of when I saw Ornette Coleman last year with his son on drums and the two bassists. The sound is not completely "free", but not completely "inside" either. Its very weird.....and I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gslade Posted March 23, 2005 Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 This is a very fine release. For those who are familiar with Binney's material, it may seem strange that he's recording on label known for its mainstream "straight ahead" type sound. But what we have here is a recording that successfully pulls off that "inside/outside" feeling that has been discussed recently in other threads, but does so in a completely distinct way. The first thing that caught my ear right from the start is the rhythm section. I had never heard of Jacob Sacks, Thomas Morgan or Dan Weiss before this date. They are incredible! They swing like mad, but they can also manipulate the feel of the rhythm in a way that makes you feel like you are being pulled backward and shoved forwards at times, coming close to uneasiness. They shape shift in a way that sounds like they are about to mess up the time, but yet it still moves forward with powerful swing. Its hard to describe. The feeling I got listening to their rhythms reminded me a bit of when I saw Ornette Coleman last year with his son on drums and the two bassists. The sound is not completely "free", but not completely "inside" either. Its very weird.....and I love it. I will be watching for these guys in the future.....they are destined to become much more well known. The front line of David Binney and Chris Potter is obviously loving all of this, and they play with alot of fire spirit. To my ears Chris Potter just keeps getting better and better, and being on the front line with a player like Binney really pushes him hard. Their interaction on this album gives the feeling of an old school blowing session, but on the fringes of the avant garde. Both of them play some of the best solos I've ever heard them play, and the pieces when they play in unison never sound cluttered, but always precise and clean. I found the majority Binney's compositions to be really interesting with a nice modern sound. Overall, I'd say that this is the finest release from Criss Cross in quite a while and will likely be one of my favorites of 2005. I agree with sal a very fine release from criss-cross Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montg Posted April 9, 2005 Report Share Posted April 9, 2005 Just received the April issue of Jazz Review (UK) and noticed that Bastion of Sanity received a glowing review. RD Cook chooses it as a CD of the month and another reviewer writes "Top marks then for what is unquestionably my fave release of the year so far. Biney is a saxophonist who is like no other around at the moment". All these glowing reviews are bittersweet for me at the moment, however, as I've been waiting for nearly two weeks for my copy to arrive via the dreaded media mail (I've just about run out of patince with the Amazon marketplace sellers and their use of media mail to send a CD even though first class postage is usually nearly the same in cost as media mail ...another story, I know). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bright Moments Posted April 13, 2005 Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 i picked up binney's first release "point game" (1989) and enjoyed it. this is a "different" binney, kind of a fusion disc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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