Charles Gayle: Shout!

Avant Jazz / Free Improvisation / Avant-Garde
premiera polska: 2005-04-15
opakowanie: digipackowe etui
opis:
Audio Video, 2005-06
Charles Gayle, do tej pory nie należał do muzyków której twórczość jakoś szczególnie mnie fascynowała. Nagranie w trio z Sironem i Geraldem Cleaver’em daje jednak impuls by na nowo przyjrzeć się jego twórczości. Tutaj ton jego instrumentu, rozedrgany i jakby nieczysty, hipnotyzuje i przykuwa uwagę od pierwszych minut. Świetnie rozumiejąca się sekcja daje liderowi podstawę do ciągłej gry solo (także gdy w jednym utworze siada za fortepianem) – która nie nuży, nie powtarza się i ucieka do autocytatów, ale jest ciągłym rozwinięciem formuły. Gorąco polecam.
autor: Wawrzyniec Mąkinia
Editor's info:
The post New Thing lineage is a sacred thing. Without attaching too many words to it, it s a style of playing that is something spiritual, something other, with connectivity between the players and the listener. And without overly delineating who s in and who's out, it is certain that Charles Gayle is a master of the form. Deeply committed to free improvisation and the jazz tradition in all its manifestations, Gayle is a blazing saxophonist, a fluent pianist, and has recently been playing the double bass. On this disc he is heard at his best, in classic form on the tenor horn, with an exhilarating trio.

JazzTimes
Some modernists are so intent on avoiding cliche that their very own self-consciousness in and of itself becomes a cliche. Others avoid cliche simply because it’s their nature. Saxophonist Charles Gayle is of the latter type. Gayle’s improvisations are as unique and melodically complex as anything you might hear from a first-rate contemporary classical composer, yet they are spontaneously conceived and imbued with a depth of feeling and understanding that can’t be read from a score.

On Shout! Gayle concentrates more on the invention of serpentine melodic lines than the expressionistic free blowing for which he’s best known. Gayle’s highly subjective, abstract interpretation of a standard like “I Remember You” connects him with the tradition without overwhelming him. His wide, pulsating vibrato says prebop, while his free-atonal melodic constructs place him in the here-and-now. Bassist Sirone and drummer Gerald Cleaver support Gayle well, but it’s the saxophonist’s show. At his best, Charles Gayle holds intellect and emotional expression in perfect balance. Shout! is Gayle at his best.
By Chris Kelsey

All About Jazz
Charles Gayle's discography has grown steadily since his reemergence in the '80s. Spiritually motivated like so many of his '60s free jazz peers, Gayle presents a program of Gospel-influenced tunes, new takes on standards, and bracing trio improvisations that continually churn sparks. More lyrical and less strident than he sounds on older recordings, Gayle maintains a gift for unpredictability and deep listening.

Joined by drummer Gerald Cleaver and legendary bassist and longtime collaborator Sirone, Gayle plays a fountain of music. The trio format gives these free rollers space and roaming rights on their self-created terrain. With improvisers of this caliber, the "no one solos/everyone solos rubric peals loudly. Each performance embodies continuous creation.

Opening with a rubberized and melted "I Remember You, Gayle's yawning lion tenor lines stretch over Sirone's pointed clusters and Cleaver's ticklish brushes. Cleaver splits into two excited percussionists on "Glory Dance. Sirone finds time and Gayle can't say enough, happily driving the tenor with speed and lingering vibrato. They take slippery liberties with the old chestnut "What's New, glimpsing it from a parallel universe as Gayle infuses the piece with an original sense of melancholy.

Shout of Love opens with a burst of Sonny Rollins shorthand. Each musician pushes hard, gracefully forging bright dynamic interaction. The album's standout, Unto Jesus Christ, finds Gayle blowing torchy wide vibrato blues, sounding high on the tenor, like a low soprano. Cleaver illuminates the saxophone's passion and longing with tinsel cymbal shine, while Sirone darts around the bass, ending at peace. Vernon Jordan's "I Can't Get Started gets treated to Gaylean deconstruction on solo piano, the saxophonist exploding with two-handed ideas that set a course through American popular song, a breathtaking knuckle-bending joyride that veers through ragtime to future music.

A medium tempo "Independence Blues explores issues of self-determination, while "Healing Souls lets the energy flow, the trio boiling in unison.

A burning set by three of the best still breathing, Shout incites an avalanche of improvisational gold.
By REX BUTTERS

muzycy:
Charles Gayle: tenor saxophone
Sirone: double bass
Gerald Cleaver: drums

utwory:
1. I Remember You (V.Schertzinger)
2. Glory Dance
3. What's New (B. Hoggart)
4. Shout of Love
5. Unto Jesus Christ
6. I Can't Get Started (Vernon Jordan)
7. Independence Blues
8. Healing Souls
wydano: 2005-04-04
nagrano: 2005-02
more info: www.cleanfeed-records.com