David Haney, Julian Priester - Birth of a City (2019) [Hi-Res]
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BAND/ARTIST: David Haney, Julian Priester
- Title: Birth of a City
- Year Of Release: 2019
- Label: Big Round Records
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac 24bits - 48.0kHz +Booklet
- Total Time: 00:52:13
- Total Size: 562 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
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01. David Haney (b. 1955) Birth of a City Pt. 1
02. David Haney (b. 1955) Birth of a City Pt. 2
03. David Haney (b. 1955) Birth of a City Pt. 3
04. David Haney (b. 1955) Birth of a City Pt. 4
05. David Haney (b. 1955) Birth of a City Pt. 5
06. David Haney (b. 1955) Birth of a City Pt. 6
07. David Haney (b. 1955) Birth of a City Pt. 7
08. David Haney (b. 1955) Birth of a City Pt. 8
09. Variations on a Theme Pt. 1
10. Variations on a Theme Pt. 2
11. Variations on a Theme Pt. 3
12. Variations on a Theme Pt. 4
13. Variations on a Theme Pt. 5
Even though the tracks on BIRTH OF A CITY are loosely grouped by their titles, the recording is very much a concept album. Haney, himself an accomplished pianist who also studied composition, scored the pieces for a kind of string quartet (violin - viola - cello - double bass), interspersed by varying quantities of brass instruments and percussion. Naturally, as one would expect from this kind of music, all works are scored with exactitude – for the most part, that is. Remarkably, Haney grants the performers a great amount of improvisatory freedom – indubitably owing to his own background in jazz, the genre which definitely and definitively shines through in all his compositions.
It is for this great freedom that all tracks – not only the eponymous Birth of a City, but also the Variations on a Theme as well as Improvisations on a Theme – come across as very dynamic, organic, free-spirited, occasionally even chaotic, all contributing to the impression that this is not a sterile recording of painstakingly thought-out music, but very much a living organism of several musicians' joint forces. And it is this liveliness that rouses interest and exudes the particular charm familiar to jazz audiences.
Haney's benevolence towards his performers pays off a hundredfold. BIRTH OF A CITY is a testament to how musical thought can take and even shift shape in the hands of an ensemble, if only it is given the right amount of freedom.
“Haney’s jagged and contemplative clusters of notes, sometimes [create] a brooding, pensive mood reminiscent of a Jackson Pollock painting and other times [set] forth a forward momentum that reminds you that this music comes from that essential kernel of jazz creation: swing.” (ICE Magazine)
“Mr. Haney is a pianist drawn to experimental settings, and he creates a promising one here.” (The New York Times)
“One of the most inventive pianists in the USA...” (Bruce Lee Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery)
“a pianist whose accomplishments far outranks his public profile...” (Peter Monaghan, Earshot Jazz)
Jason Kao Hwang, violin
Melanie Dyer, viola
Adam Lane, bass
Tomas Ulrich, cello
Julian Priester, trombone
Steve Swell, trombone
Dave Storrs, percussion
Bernard Purdie, drums, percussion
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01. David Haney (b. 1955) Birth of a City Pt. 1
02. David Haney (b. 1955) Birth of a City Pt. 2
03. David Haney (b. 1955) Birth of a City Pt. 3
04. David Haney (b. 1955) Birth of a City Pt. 4
05. David Haney (b. 1955) Birth of a City Pt. 5
06. David Haney (b. 1955) Birth of a City Pt. 6
07. David Haney (b. 1955) Birth of a City Pt. 7
08. David Haney (b. 1955) Birth of a City Pt. 8
09. Variations on a Theme Pt. 1
10. Variations on a Theme Pt. 2
11. Variations on a Theme Pt. 3
12. Variations on a Theme Pt. 4
13. Variations on a Theme Pt. 5
Even though the tracks on BIRTH OF A CITY are loosely grouped by their titles, the recording is very much a concept album. Haney, himself an accomplished pianist who also studied composition, scored the pieces for a kind of string quartet (violin - viola - cello - double bass), interspersed by varying quantities of brass instruments and percussion. Naturally, as one would expect from this kind of music, all works are scored with exactitude – for the most part, that is. Remarkably, Haney grants the performers a great amount of improvisatory freedom – indubitably owing to his own background in jazz, the genre which definitely and definitively shines through in all his compositions.
It is for this great freedom that all tracks – not only the eponymous Birth of a City, but also the Variations on a Theme as well as Improvisations on a Theme – come across as very dynamic, organic, free-spirited, occasionally even chaotic, all contributing to the impression that this is not a sterile recording of painstakingly thought-out music, but very much a living organism of several musicians' joint forces. And it is this liveliness that rouses interest and exudes the particular charm familiar to jazz audiences.
Haney's benevolence towards his performers pays off a hundredfold. BIRTH OF A CITY is a testament to how musical thought can take and even shift shape in the hands of an ensemble, if only it is given the right amount of freedom.
“Haney’s jagged and contemplative clusters of notes, sometimes [create] a brooding, pensive mood reminiscent of a Jackson Pollock painting and other times [set] forth a forward momentum that reminds you that this music comes from that essential kernel of jazz creation: swing.” (ICE Magazine)
“Mr. Haney is a pianist drawn to experimental settings, and he creates a promising one here.” (The New York Times)
“One of the most inventive pianists in the USA...” (Bruce Lee Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery)
“a pianist whose accomplishments far outranks his public profile...” (Peter Monaghan, Earshot Jazz)
Jason Kao Hwang, violin
Melanie Dyer, viola
Adam Lane, bass
Tomas Ulrich, cello
Julian Priester, trombone
Steve Swell, trombone
Dave Storrs, percussion
Bernard Purdie, drums, percussion
Year 2019 | Classical | FLAC / APE | HD & Vinyl
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