Flashpoint
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Tracklist
CD 1
Flashpoint (05:30) Aydin Esen / Anthony Jackson / David Liebman / Steve Smith
Like John (06:32) Aydin Esen / Anthony Jackson / David Liebman / Steve Smith
Particles (07:14) Aydin Esen / Anthony Jackson / David Liebman / Steve Smith
Speak Without Words (07:27) Aydin Esen / Anthony Jackson / David Liebman / Steve Smith
Gentle Warrior (06:56) Aydin Esen / Anthony Jackson / David Liebman / Steve Smith
Fabric of Reality (05:53) Aydin Esen / Anthony Jackson / David Liebman / Steve Smith
Yildiz (07:07) Aydin Esen / Anthony Jackson / David Liebman / Steve Smith
Maid in the Mist (06:21) Aydin Esen / Anthony Jackson / David Liebman / Steve Smith
Khanda West (01:05) Aydin Esen / Anthony Jackson / David Liebman / Steve Smith
Edge of Tomorrow (06:45) Aydin Esen / Anthony Jackson / David Liebman / Steve Smith
Review
The meeting of drummer Steve Smith, saxophonist Dave Liebman, bassist Anthony Jackson, and Turkish keyboardist Aydin Esen is a first. While all of them have played with one another in the past, this session for Flashpoint is the first time they've all played together. These ten pieces reflect a new hybrid of acoustic and electric. There are knotty tempo and harmonic changes that reflect the density and über chopsmanship of fusion, but there is also an element of deep listening -- intricate improvisation as well that reflects the jazz heritage. Liebman is the chief composer here, his pieces are tautly composed, particularly the mid-tempo ballad "Like John." It's elegant, and looks to the margin while never losing its central focus of mode balanced with melody. Esen's compositions, such as "Speak Without Words," carry with them the rumble and tumble of stop-on-a-dime changes, turnarounds that open into improvisation and moody atmospherics. Flashpoint is -- for all of its walking the razor's edge between fusion and jazz -- far from tentative, it's an in-your-face recording that gleefully goes for broke and brings the tensions between these musics to bear freely. It's not for everyone, but for the quality of musicianship and the compositions, its noteworthy. ~ Thom Jurek
Contributors
Artist SMITH STEVE & DAVE LIEBM
Artist Liebman
Artist Esen
Artist Steve Smith
Artist Jackson
Label Tone Center
Product Details
DUIN 17MQST82P91
GTIN 0026245404229
Release Date 16.08.2005
Amount of Discs 1
Product type CD
Track Count 10