Smoke by SCHLIPPENBACH | MURRAY
Tracklist
| 1. | Smoke | 9:55 |
| 2. | Down the Mission | 19:17 |
| 3. | Trinkle Tinkle | 3:09 |
| 4. | Akiko Ma Non Troppo | 7:23 |
| 5. | Angel Voice | 5:31 |
| 6. | Khumbu | 7:31 |
| 7. | Top Dogs Attack | 12:37 |
| 8. | The Shadow Of The Man | 5:20 |
Credits
released June 29, 1990
REVIEWS
"...the results are so rewarding." -- Milo Fine, Cadence
"a strikingly intelligent marriage of their considerable talents, with seven originals by the pair plus a Thelonious Monk cover ('Trinkle Tinkle').... Recordings such as this represent my hope for jazz in the nineties: duets that demonstrate how free improvisation can lead from one clear vista to yet another." -- LA Reader
"The level of communication between Schlippenbach and Murray is unflaggingly high, their music consistently engaging." -- Bill Shoemaker, Downbeat
"...anyone familiar with the way piano and drums worked on [Cecil] Taylor’s 'D Trad, That’s What' or 'Lena' will immediately grasp where this music comes from. Indeed, the title track, with its faint opening echoes of 'Nefertiti', might almost be a rediscovered excerpt from the Montmartre tapes (except the sound’s better and Murray has clearly acquired a different set of cymbals in the meantime)." -- The Wire
Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD: 4 Stars.
All Music Guide: 4 Stars
Alexander von Schlippenbach: piano
Sunny Murray: drums
Recorded by Jost Gebers on October 6th, 1989, at the FMP-Studio in Berlin.
Mixed by Jost Gebers.
Mastered by Jonas Bergler.
Produced by Jost Gebers
Booklet design, layout and photographs by Jost Gebers.
REVIEWS
"...the results are so rewarding." -- Milo Fine, Cadence
"a strikingly intelligent marriage of their considerable talents, with seven originals by the pair plus a Thelonious Monk cover ('Trinkle Tinkle').... Recordings such as this represent my hope for jazz in the nineties: duets that demonstrate how free improvisation can lead from one clear vista to yet another." -- LA Reader
"The level of communication between Schlippenbach and Murray is unflaggingly high, their music consistently engaging." -- Bill Shoemaker, Downbeat
"...anyone familiar with the way piano and drums worked on [Cecil] Taylor’s 'D Trad, That’s What' or 'Lena' will immediately grasp where this music comes from. Indeed, the title track, with its faint opening echoes of 'Nefertiti', might almost be a rediscovered excerpt from the Montmartre tapes (except the sound’s better and Murray has clearly acquired a different set of cymbals in the meantime)." -- The Wire
Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD: 4 Stars.
All Music Guide: 4 Stars
Alexander von Schlippenbach: piano
Sunny Murray: drums
Recorded by Jost Gebers on October 6th, 1989, at the FMP-Studio in Berlin.
Mixed by Jost Gebers.
Mastered by Jonas Bergler.
Produced by Jost Gebers
Booklet design, layout and photographs by Jost Gebers.
