Destiny (Marilyn Crispell album)
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| Live album by Marilyn Crispell, Fred Anderson, Hamid Drake | |||||
| Released | 1995 | ||||
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April 8, 1994 Hot House, Chicago | ||||
| Genre | Jazz | ||||
| Length | 66:41 | ||||
| Label | Okka Disk | ||||
| Producer | Marilyn Crispell | ||||
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Destiny is an album by American jazz pianist Marilyn Crispell with saxophonist Fred Anderson and drummer Hamid Drake recorded in the 1994 "Women of the New Jazz" festival at Chicago’s HotHouse and released on Okka Disk.
Background
First time she heard Anderson playing tenor sax at the Velvet Lounge, Crispell knew she would work with him. Asked with whom she wanted to play at the festival, she took the opportunity. Crispell and Drake had already worked together as a trio with German saxophonist Peter Brötzmann, playing a short run of concerts that resulted in the album Hyperion, released on Music & Arts.The three musicians had played together only in a studio rehearsal the day before the live show.[1]
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [3] |
| Down Beat | [4] |
In his review for AllMusic, Joslyn Layne states "this is an incredible performance by a stunning group of musicians whose skill and chemistry completely sidestep the fact that this is only the second time that these three great jazz improvisers ever played together."[2]
The Down Beat review by Jon Andrews says that Anderson "communicates without the harshness and split tones that alienated many listener in that era" and notes that Crispell "displays a broad range of expression from percussive rage to crystalline delicacy."[4]
Track listing
- All compositions by Marilyn Crispell, Hamid Drake, Fred Anderson
- "Destiny 1" - 14:16
- "Destiny 2" - 8:26
- "Destiny 3" - 7:29
- "Destiny 4" - 13:36
- "Destiny 5" - 14:37
- "Destiny 6" - 8:17
Personnel
- Marilyn Crispell - piano
- Fred Anderson - tenor sax
- Hamid Drake - percussion
References
- ↑ Destiny at Okka Disk
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Layne, Joslyn. Marilyn Crispell – Destiny: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
- ↑ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2002). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (6th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 350. ISBN 0-14-051521-6.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Andrews, Jon. Destiny review. Down Beat June 95: page 52. Print.