Post Tagged with: "Ches Smith"

Tim Berne, with Ryan Ferreira, Ches Smith + Michael Formanek - 'Decay' (2015; issued 2022)

Tim Berne, with Ryan Ferreira, Ches Smith + Michael Formanek – ‘Decay’ (2015; issued 2022)

Tim Berne’s Decay quartet was good enough to beg the question of why hadn’t they made a record from their time together. Now, that question needn’t be asked anymore.

Sun of Goldfinger [David Torn, Tim Berne + Ches Smith] - 'OZMIR' (2022)

Sun of Goldfinger [David Torn, Tim Berne + Ches Smith] – ‘OZMIR’ (2022)

Sun of Goldfinger’s ‘OZMIR’ is strangely enchanting even as it challenges you, and the only thing more astonishing is that such fully developed pieces of depth, mystery and just damned fine playing can be cooked up so quickly.

Will Bernard - 'Pond Life' (2022)

Will Bernard – ‘Pond Life’ (2022)

The disparate artistry of Will Bernard comes into sharper focus on ‘Pond Life’ because he pulls all those threads together into one tidy package.

Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog - 'Hope' (2021)

Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog – ‘Hope’ (2021)

Ceramic Dog’s long-term mission of ridiculously good musicians not taking themselves too seriously remains on point. ‘Hope’ is a deliriously fun listen.

Tony Malaby - ' Turnpike Diaries Volume 1' (2021)

Tony Malaby – ‘ Turnpike Diaries Volume 1’ (2021)

Tony Malaby’s ‘Turnpike Diaries Volume 1’ features these seasoned masters stretching out under an expressway over two long jams as few can do in such a coordinated way, each able to sense what the song is headed and react with infallible instincts.

Tim Berne's Snakeoil - 'The Deceptive 4' (2020)

Tim Berne’s Snakeoil – ‘The Deceptive 4’ (2020)

Tim Berne’s constructions become illusions in the hands of this band. Getting yourself lost in these deceptions is so much fun.

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Sun of Goldfinger [David Torn, Tim Berne, Ches Smith] – ‘(Congratulations to You)’ (2020)

The revelation of ‘(Congratulations to You)’ is how Sun of Goldfinger mixes rare unmatched sonorities with impromptu creativity and advanced improvisation.

Tim Berne's Snakeoil - 'The Fantastic Mrs. 10' (2020)

Tim Berne’s Snakeoil – ‘The Fantastic Mrs. 10’ (2020)

‘The Fantastic Mrs. 10’ boils down to Matt Mitchell’s simple words: Tim Berne’s designs provide a context for insanity. Sweet insanity.

Satoko Fujii Orchestra New York - 'Entity' (2020)

Satoko Fujii Orchestra New York – ‘Entity’ (2020)

Satoko Fujii doesn’t play an instrument in her orchestra; she conducts it. Still, there is hardly a more accurate manifestation of her genius artistry.

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David Torn with Tim Berne + Ches Smith – ‘Sun of Goldfinger’ (2019)

The supremely creative ‘Sun of Goldfinger’ is unlike anything else out there – apart from other David Torn records.