| Capricorn Climber | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 2013 | |||
| Recorded | March 22, 2012 | |||
| Studio | Systems Two, Brooklyn | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 60:17 | |||
| Label | Clean Feed | |||
| Producer | Kris Davis | |||
| Kris Davis chronology | ||||
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Capricorn Climber is an album by Canadian jazz pianist Kris Davis, which was recorded in 2012 and released on the Portuguese Clean Feed label.[1]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Down Beat | [3] |
In his review for AllMusic, Dave Lynch notes that, "even as the music lingers in a free rhythmic zone with fragmented, initially hesitant motifs, the sonic puzzle pieces fit together with a combination of improvisational looseness and the clear-cut intention of chamberesque modern composition, with nothing out of place."[2]
The Down Beat review by Shaun Brady states, "The sound of the quintet conjures a chamber ensemble in a state of decay, their grace and elegance evident but their tensions being revealed in enlightening fashion."[3]
In a double review for JazzTimes Lloyd Sachs says, "The quintet alternates between wide tonal brush strokes and brisk melodies, free-floating effects and knotty inventions."[4]
Track listing
- All compositions by Kris Davis except as indicated
- "Too Tinkerbell" – 5:30
- "Pass the Magic Hat" – 9:50
- "Trevor's Luffa Complex" – 5:34
- "Capricorn Climber" – 11:33
- "Bottom of a Well" – 7:05
- "Big Band Ball" – 4:58
- "Pi Is Irrational" – 7:55
- "Dreamers in a Daze" (Davis, Maneri, Laubrock, Dunn, Rainey) – 4:38
- "Too Tinkerbell Coda" – 3:14
Personnel
References
- ↑ Capricorn Climber at Clean Feed
- 1 2 Lynch, Dave. Kris Davis – Capricorn Climber: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
- 1 2 Brady, Shaun. Capricorn Climber review. Down Beat July 13: page 56. Print.
- ↑ Sachs, Lloyd. Capricorn Climber review at JazzTimes