Axis and Alignment

Axis and Alignment Artist: Chicago Underground Duo
Label: Thrill Jockey
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 790377010626
EAN: 0790377010626
ASIN: B00005Y0LW


Release Date: 2002-03-19

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Tracks:

  1. Micro Exit
  2. Lifelines
  3. Particle and Transfiguration
  4. Exponent Red
  5. Average Assumptions and Misunderstandings
  6. Lem
  7. Two Concepts for the Storage of Light
  8. Memoirs of a Space Traveller
  9. Rotation
  10. Access and Enlightenment
  11. Noon

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Miles Lives!.......2002-04-16

Chicago Underground live in a world between Miles' post bop and fusion era and they do so amazingly, better than the master himself at times. Axis and Alignments is their most consistent album to date. There are no sporadic ventures off into lala land, otherwise known as "avant-garde" here, it is just pure magic. Seriously intense jazz mixed with a bit electronica. The individual songs on this album do lack some of the punch that has been present on past pieces, like "Blue Sparks...", but overall this is a much better effort than anything the boys have produced. Jazz is not dead and the Chicago Underground prove it. This is essential listening for both jazz fans and hipster college kids who have Davis in one hand and Tortoise in the other (although this will make you put away your Tortoise album and eventually lead you to some real jazz, as apparent on this album...let go the post rock, embrace the real product).

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  2. Fields of Gold ~ Terell Stafford
  3. Mingus! ~ Charles Mingus
  4. The Wonderful Duets ~ Louis Armstrong
  5. Speak, Brother, Speak! ~ Max Roach
  6. Blue and Sentimental ~ Boris Vanderlek
  7. Groovin' Late: Live at Ronnie Scott's ~ Chico Freeman
  8. What If? ~ Kenny Barron
  9. 1948 Transcription Performance ~ Claude Thornhill
  10. Out There a Minute ~ Sun Ra Arkestra

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