Prezens
Prezens is an album by guitarist David Torn recorded in 2005 and released on the ECM label.[1]
| Prezens | ||||
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| Released | 2007 | |||
| Recorded | March 2005 | |||
| Genre | Jazz, Experimental | |||
| Length | 72:38 | |||
| Label | ECM | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
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Reception
The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Prezens is one of those recordings where free improvisation and composition find an uneasy but cooperative working relationship making for one compelling listen after another".[2]
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Track listing
- All compositions by David Torn except as indicated
- "AK" (Tim Berne, Tom Rainey, Craig Taborn, David Torn) - 9:19
- "Rest & Unrest" - 3:45
- "Structural Functions of Prezens" (Berne, Rainey, Taborn, Torn) - 10:58
- "Bulbs" (Berne, Rainey, Taborn, Torn) - 6:21
- "Them Buried Standing" - 2:43
- "Sink" (Berne, Rainey, Taborn, Torn) - 7:16
- "Neck-Deep in the Harrow..." (Berne, Rainey, Taborn, Torn) - 12:33
- "Ever More Other" - 4:13
- "Ring for Endless Travel" - 2:24
- "Miss Place, The Mist..." (Matt Chamberlain, Torn) - 5:46
- "Transmit Regardless" (Berne, Rainey, Taborn, Torn) - 7:20
- Recorded at Clubhouse Studios in Rhinebeck, New York in March 2005
Personnel
- David Torn - guitars, live-sampling and manipulation
- Tim Berne - alto saxophone
- Craig Taborn - Fender Rhodes, Hammond B3, mellotron, bent circuits
- Matt Chamberlain (track 10), Tom Rainey (tracks 1-9 & 11) - drums
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References
- ECM discography accessed November 15, 2011
- Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed September 26, 2011
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