Serpentines (Ingrid Laubrock album)
Serpentines is an album by German jazz saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock, which was recorded in 2016 and released by Intakt Records.[1] It features a septet with an unusual line-up, with Miya Masaoka playing the koto, a traditional Japanese instrument, and individual instrumental parts manipulated electronically by Sam Pluta. Laubrock assembled the band (without guest trumpeter Peter Evans) for the Vision Festival 2015.[2]
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| Released | 2016 | |||
| Recorded | May 24, 2016 | |||
| Studio | Systems Two, Brooklyn | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 53:32 | |||
| Label | Intakt | |||
| Producer | Ingrid Laubrock | |||
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Reception
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The Down Beat review by Peter Margasak notes, "Laubrock has created a work of remarkable density, both in terms of ideas and physical sound, and it yields greater dividends with each spin."[3]
The All About Jazz review by John Sharpe states, "For this line up Laubrock takes her enigmatic charts for groups such as Anti-house and Ubatuba to another level, as improv jazz meets the classical avant-garde in pieces where mood and texture often trump individual pyrotechnics."[4]
Track listing
All compositions by Ingrid Laubrock.
- "Pothole Analytics Pt. 1" – 4:44
- "Pothole Analytics Pt. 2" – 5:42
- "Chip in Brain" – 12:31
- "Squirrels" – 15:15
- "Serpentines" – 15:20
Personnel
- Ingrid Laubrock – tenor sax, soprano sax, glockenspiel
- Peter Evans – piccolo trumpet, trumpet
- Miya Masaoka – koto
- Craig Taborn – piano
- Sam Pluta – electronics
- Dan Peck – tuba
- Tyshawn Sorey – drums
References
- Serpentines at Intakt Records
- Original Liner Notes by Florian Keller
- Margasak, Peter. Serpentines review. Down Beat March 17: page 63. Print.
- Sharpe, John. Serpentines review at All About Jazz