Singing Drums
1984 studio album by the Pierre Favre Ensemble
Singing Drums | ||||
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Studio album by the Pierre Favre Ensemble | ||||
Released | 1 November 1984[1] | |||
Recorded | May 27–28, 1984[2] | |||
Studio | Mohren, Willisau | |||
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Length | 40:59 | |||
Label | ECM 1274 | |||
Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
Pierre Favre chronology | ||||
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Singing Drums is an album by the Pierre Favre Ensemble recorded over two days in May 1984 and released on ECM November that same year. The all-percussion quartet features Paul Motian, Fredy Studer, and Nana Vasconcelos.[2]
Reception
The AllMusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 4½ stars stating "For special tastes".[4]
Modern Drummer called the pieces on the album "a bunch of hypnotic, surprisingly melodic pieces for four rhythmatists."[5]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [4] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [6] |
Track listing
- All compositions by Pierre Favre except as indicated
- "Rain Forest" - 5:14
- "Carneval of the Four" - 6:11
- "Metal Birds" - 5:22
- "Edge of the Wing" - 4:17
- "Prism" - 8:14
- "Frog Songs" - 6:07
- "Beyond the Blue" - 5:48
Personnel
Pierre Favre Ensemble
- Pierre Favre – drums, gongs, crotales, cymbals
- Paul Motian – drums, gongs, crotales, calebasses, rodbrushes
- Fredy Studer – drums, gongs, cymbals
- Nana Vasconcelos – berimbau, voice, tympani, conga, water pot, shakers, bells
References
- ^ Singing Drums - Pierre Favre Ensemble - ECM Records
- ^ a b ECM discography Archived 2014-04-03 at the Wayback Machine accessed October 21, 2011
- ^ a b Dirk Sutro (2006). Jazz for Dummies. p. 333. ISBN 0471768448.
- ^ a b Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed October 21, 2011
- ^ "Reviews". Modern Drummer. 22 (7–12). 1998. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 475. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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