Independent Jazz Music - indie jazz labels, artists, musicians, cds

<b>IndieJazz.com</b> is an online music store that specializes in <em>independent creative jazz</em>. We present an informed selection of independent jazz at affordable prices with great service, from a left coast, left-of-center perspective.

Product Details

Steve Swell & Perry Robinson
"Invisible Cities"

Drimala Records- DR 03-347-04( 2003)

Perry Robinson - clarinet
Steve Swell - trombone

Invisible Cities brings two generations of improvisers together in their first duo recording...a tour de force of improvisational intimacy. The recording features Perry Robinson, who almost single handedly kept the jazz clarinet tradition throughout the 1960s-80s, and Steve Swell, New York City’s young keeper of the jazz trombone flame. On Invisible Cities, Swell and Perry speak a language that those outside their realm of understanding and knowing rarely experience…a language that expands the Art of the Duet.

"Unusual in terms of its sparse instrumentation, this recording mostly encompasses freely improvised duos between two masters of the genre, trombonist Steve Swell and clarinetist Perry Robinson.

"This is a rare opportunity to hear both of these extraordinary performers in duo; in many ways, this is a much more difficult challenge than working with a larger group, as there is no chordal underpinning from the bass, nor rhythmic pulse from the drums, and, except for "Children's Song," not even a hint at a melody. Often the results are exciting, invigorating, and even surprising, but it can be difficult." - Steven Loewy, All About Jazz (excerpt)

The Staff Recommends...
Scot Ray Quintet - Active Vapor Recovery
William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra - Sunrise In The Tone World


People Who Bought This Album Also Bought...
Barry Guy / Robert Dick / Randy Raine-Reusch - GUDIRA
Gary Hassay / William Parker / Toshi Makihara - Another Shining Path
Joëlle Léandre / Mark Nauseef - Evident
Burton Greene - Live at Grasland
Fred Van Hove - Passing Waves



1CD- $12.00

Steve Swell & Perry Robinson - Invisible Cities


Track Listing
(click linked titles for mp3)

1. Careful Little Hempen Clouds [5:41]
2. Resemblance Spilling Thick [4:24]
3. Lunatics Spend Redundant Mind [3:02]
4. Immortals Reveal Deeper Streets [2:25]
5. Visible Pink Plateau [2:44]
6. Rumor Exists Under Abolished Victims [8:01]
7. Children's Song [3:15]
8. The Places Have Mingled Relationships [4:09]
9. Shallow Facades Find Opaque Polyhedrons on [4:10]
10. Skyscrapers Swaying Toward Oases of Fresh... [2:34]
11. Suspicious Umbrellas Remembering Clearly [3:09]
12. The Copper Clock Unfurls Its Boiling... [3:31]
13. Patterns Will Be Revealed Outside Iron... [4:23]


Indie Jazz HomeIndie Jazz HomeNew Jazz CD ReleasesDiscount Jazz CDs - Special DealsLive Jazz Concerts and RecordingsJazz Resources and Websites of InterestIndie Jazz About Us Information Indie Jazz Home Indie Jazz Home New Jazz CD Releases Discount Jazz CDs - Special Deals Live Jazz Concerts and Recordings Jazz Resources and Websites of Interest Indie Jazz About Us Information