Finally got to this album (Bandcamp Friday don't you know)! So many elements, combining and transformed, make this a really interesting album to listen to (and learn about: I want to "dip into" fidjeri next [sorry, not sorry for the pun]).
One aspect that you touch on -- the 1970s jazz connection -- is I think the entry point for jazz-heads. The bass clarinet yes -- also the vibes and the Rhodes! I'm listening to the album closer now ("Waiting for the Dawn") and the way it sits on a pedal, then moves to another... brings out the mutual influence of Coltrane's modes/scales and the Asian/Arab world(s), and the quote-spiritual-unquote links between them (maybe "trance" or "devotional" would be a better term).
Thanks for your review(s): unpacking enough to whet the appetite, while maintaining the mystery!
Wow, thank you so much for the incredibly thoughtful comment. You have articulated exactly what I hope to achieve with my reviews, but I hadn’t imagined it in quite those terms. (Your pun is appreciated too.)
Finally got to this album (Bandcamp Friday don't you know)! So many elements, combining and transformed, make this a really interesting album to listen to (and learn about: I want to "dip into" fidjeri next [sorry, not sorry for the pun]).
One aspect that you touch on -- the 1970s jazz connection -- is I think the entry point for jazz-heads. The bass clarinet yes -- also the vibes and the Rhodes! I'm listening to the album closer now ("Waiting for the Dawn") and the way it sits on a pedal, then moves to another... brings out the mutual influence of Coltrane's modes/scales and the Asian/Arab world(s), and the quote-spiritual-unquote links between them (maybe "trance" or "devotional" would be a better term).
Thanks for your review(s): unpacking enough to whet the appetite, while maintaining the mystery!
Wow, thank you so much for the incredibly thoughtful comment. You have articulated exactly what I hope to achieve with my reviews, but I hadn’t imagined it in quite those terms. (Your pun is appreciated too.)
silver jews <3. i havent heard of this journal before!
I hadn't either until they approached me! Silver Jews forever and forever.