Angles of Repose

Angles of Repose

Angles of Repose

ASIN: B00023GP8G

Track Listings
 
1. Angles of Repose, No. 1
2. Angles of Repose, No. 2
3. Angles of Repose, No. 3
4. Angles of Repose, No. 4
5. Angles of Repose, No. 5
6. Angles of Repose, No. 6
7. Angles of Repose, No. 7
8. Angles of Repose, No. 8
9. Angles of Repose, No. 9
10. Angles of Repose, No. 10

Angles of Repose,Joe Maneri,Barre Phillips,Mat Maneri,Ecm Records,Avant-Garde Jazz,Jazz,Microtonal,Modern Free,Pop
Angles of Repose
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • There are jazz musicians that remain inscrutible to me . . .
 Angles of Repose
Joe Maneri , Barre Phillips , and Mat Maneri
Manufacturer: Ecm Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00023GP8G
Release Date: 2004-07-13

Tracks:

  1. Angles of Repose, No. 1
  2. Angles of Repose, No. 2
  3. Angles of Repose, No. 3
  4. Angles of Repose, No. 4
  5. Angles of Repose, No. 5
  6. Angles of Repose, No. 6
  7. Angles of Repose, No. 7
  8. Angles of Repose, No. 8
  9. Angles of Repose, No. 9
  10. Angles of Repose, No. 10

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars There are jazz musicians that remain inscrutible to me . . ........2004-08-22

. . . such as Sun Ra, Anthony Braxton, and Cecil Taylor (although I'm starting to track with the latter--at least somewhat--on his latest recording with the Italian Instabile Orchestra).

Joe Maneri, the great exponent of microtonal sax-playing, has likewise been one of those players (as well, to a lesser extent, his son, Mat). For some strange reason I can't explain, this disc changes all of that.

I'm not saying I especially LIKE it, let alone understand it; yet it holds some mesmeric power over me as I listen to it (which I am wont to do with rather disturbing frequency). Simply put, I'm drawn into its inner mysteries. Perhaps that's at least partly because I initially thought its title was Angels of Repose (and I still can't get that word image/picture out of my mind; funny how a few switched letters can influence one's thinking).

But no, that's not it.

Or maybe it is, in a weird, bass ackwards sort of way. This disc was, after all, recorded in the Chapelle Sainte Philomene, Puget-Ville, next door to bass player Barre Phillips's home in France. Surely the angels, as well as Ste. Philomene, patron saint of desperate, forgotten, and lost causes, were carefully monitoring the proceedings, and giving their blessings.

This disc will, admittedly, perhaps be a tough listen for those unversed in the strange worlds of microtonal and free jazz. Nevertheless, I encourage EVERYONE to make the effort. As so often happens with the avant-garde, moments of excruciating beauty serendipitously emerge from the otherwise seemingly chaotic proceedings.

Why not give it a chance?

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