Riobec
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Riobec is a live album
by Cecil Taylor
and Günter Sommer
recorded in Berlin on June 17, 1988 as part of month long series of concerts by Taylor and released on the FMP label.
The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek states "The cinematic effect of this music is absolutely uncanny over the suite's four parts. While listening, one gets the impression of a pair of angels making mischief right under the nose of God. The sheer joy and smirky exuberance at play here make for a wondrous change of pace and mood for Taylor, and consequently offer listeners some of his most intimate and compelling music. Too often Taylor is regarded as a stern taskmaster and visionary whose connections to the roots of jazz are attenuated at best. Here the traces of Ellington
and Fats Waller
are everywhere, plainly there for the hearing. And Riobec, with the wildly comic and frenetic stylings of Sommer, proves once and for all that impression to be erroneous".
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...
by Cecil Taylor
Cecil Taylor
Cecil Percival Taylor is an American pianist and poet. Classically trained, Taylor is generally acknowledged as one of the pioneers of free jazz. His music is characterized by an extremely energetic, physical approach, producing complex improvised sounds, frequently involving tone clusters and...
and Günter Sommer
Günter Sommer
Günter Baby Sommer is a German jazz drummer.He studied music in Dresden. He rose to fame in the GDR. He is part of the European free jazz avantgarde. He was part of the trio with Conny Bauer and Peter Kowald...
recorded in Berlin on June 17, 1988 as part of month long series of concerts by Taylor and released on the FMP label.
The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek states "The cinematic effect of this music is absolutely uncanny over the suite's four parts. While listening, one gets the impression of a pair of angels making mischief right under the nose of God. The sheer joy and smirky exuberance at play here make for a wondrous change of pace and mood for Taylor, and consequently offer listeners some of his most intimate and compelling music. Too often Taylor is regarded as a stern taskmaster and visionary whose connections to the roots of jazz are attenuated at best. Here the traces of Ellington
Duke Ellington
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was an American composer, pianist, and big band leader. Ellington wrote over 1,000 compositions...
and Fats Waller
Fats Waller
Fats Waller , born Thomas Wright Waller, was a jazz pianist, organist, composer, singer, and comedic entertainer...
are everywhere, plainly there for the hearing. And Riobec, with the wildly comic and frenetic stylings of Sommer, proves once and for all that impression to be erroneous".
Track listing
- All compositions by Cecil Taylor & Günter Sommer.
- "Riobec 1" - 29:13
- "Riobec 2" - 13:13
- "Riobec 3" - 24:43
- "Riobec 4" - 6:44
- Recorded in Berlin on June 17, 1988