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Composer and arranger Gary McFarland was well known in the 1960s for his film-scoring abilities and his charting skills with midsized bands. McFarland was also, however, a jazz fan, and particularly one of scalar pianist Steve Kuhn. This project features Kuhn in the center of a program made up entirely of McFarland compositions, all but two of which were written specifically for the album. Recorded in 1966, it is an anomaly in the Impulse catalog of the time in that it did not pursue the free jazz realms with the vengeance that most of the label's other acts did during that year. It is also significant that it caught the attention of a young Manfred Eicher, who later signed Kuhn to his ECM label based on the strengths of this recording. Like Keith Jarrett, Kuhn is in the pointillistic school of jazz pianists of the era. Unlike Jarrett, Kuhn does not consider force in his attack as necessary as his labelmate does. Instrumentally, Kuhn's customary trio situation -- which is dutifully performed with zeal by Ron Carter and drummer Marty Morell -- is augmented with a string quartet on half the record and with a wind trio with harp on the other half. The tracks on side one are in some ways less revolutionary, yet more fulfilling because Kuhn is clearly at home with the sonorities afforded by the strings. They don't swing, even on "One I Could Have Loved" from the film 13 or "St. Tropez Shuttle," a strangely metered bossa tune (in 3/4 instead of 4/4). Kuhn's cautious, contemplative improvising concerns itself with scalar explorations of melody, color, and harmony rather than rhythm or modal considerations. His touch is light and airy and therefore most pronouncedly visible against the strings. The interplay between Carter and Morell is almost instinctual; they couldn't have moved any closer together on this set if the charts had been written for them -- and they were not. With the wind trio and harp, Kuhn's approach is more physical, but nonetheless strives to create a palette for the very instruments that are trying to create one for him. There is some tension in this approach, but it works to the record's advantage. In sum, The October Suite was an experiment that worked beautifully, even if it was not acknowledged as being one of the more subtly brilliant albums of its day, though it most certainly stands the test of time that way.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
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Charles McCracken, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Carter, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Raimondi, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - GARY MCFARLAND, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Bob Thiele, Producer - Isidore Cohen, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Al Brown, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Marty Morell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1966 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Charles McCracken, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Carter, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Raimondi, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - GARY MCFARLAND, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Bob Thiele, Producer - Isidore Cohen, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Al Brown, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Marty Morell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1966 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Charles McCracken, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Carter, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Matthew Raimondi, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - GARY MCFARLAND, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - George Douglas, Producer - Bob Thiele, Producer - Isidore Cohen, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Al Brown, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Marty Morell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1966 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Corky Hale, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Carter, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - GARY MCFARLAND, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Bob Thiele, Producer - Gerald Sanfino, Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer - Marty Morell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Irving Horowitz, Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer - Don Ashworth, Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Firrantello, Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1966 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Corky Hale, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Carter, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - GARY MCFARLAND, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Bob Thiele, Producer - Gerald Sanfino, Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer - Marty Morell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Irving Horowitz, Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer - Don Ashworth, Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Firrantello, Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1966 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Corky Hale, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Carter, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - GARY MCFARLAND, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Bob Thiele, Producer - Gerald Sanfino, Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer - Marty Morell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Irving Horowitz, Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer - Don Ashworth, Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Firrantello, Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1966 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Resenha do Álbum
Composer and arranger Gary McFarland was well known in the 1960s for his film-scoring abilities and his charting skills with midsized bands. McFarland was also, however, a jazz fan, and particularly one of scalar pianist Steve Kuhn. This project features Kuhn in the center of a program made up entirely of McFarland compositions, all but two of which were written specifically for the album. Recorded in 1966, it is an anomaly in the Impulse catalog of the time in that it did not pursue the free jazz realms with the vengeance that most of the label's other acts did during that year. It is also significant that it caught the attention of a young Manfred Eicher, who later signed Kuhn to his ECM label based on the strengths of this recording. Like Keith Jarrett, Kuhn is in the pointillistic school of jazz pianists of the era. Unlike Jarrett, Kuhn does not consider force in his attack as necessary as his labelmate does. Instrumentally, Kuhn's customary trio situation -- which is dutifully performed with zeal by Ron Carter and drummer Marty Morell -- is augmented with a string quartet on half the record and with a wind trio with harp on the other half. The tracks on side one are in some ways less revolutionary, yet more fulfilling because Kuhn is clearly at home with the sonorities afforded by the strings. They don't swing, even on "One I Could Have Loved" from the film 13 or "St. Tropez Shuttle," a strangely metered bossa tune (in 3/4 instead of 4/4). Kuhn's cautious, contemplative improvising concerns itself with scalar explorations of melody, color, and harmony rather than rhythm or modal considerations. His touch is light and airy and therefore most pronouncedly visible against the strings. The interplay between Carter and Morell is almost instinctual; they couldn't have moved any closer together on this set if the charts had been written for them -- and they were not. With the wind trio and harp, Kuhn's approach is more physical, but nonetheless strives to create a palette for the very instruments that are trying to create one for him. There is some tension in this approach, but it works to the record's advantage. In sum, The October Suite was an experiment that worked beautifully, even if it was not acknowledged as being one of the more subtly brilliant albums of its day, though it most certainly stands the test of time that way.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
Sobre o álbum
- 1 disco(s) - 6 faixa(s)
- Duração total: 00:38:26
- Artistas principais: Steve Kuhn Gary McFarland
- Compositor: Gary McFarland
- Gravadora: Impulse!
- Género: Jazz
© 2003 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1966 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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