Chants (Craig Taborn album)

Chants
Studio album by Craig Taborn
Released April 23, 2013
Recorded June 2012
New York City, New York
Genre Jazz
Length 64:53
Label ECM
ECM 2326
Producer Manfred Eicher
Craig Taborn chronology
Avenging Angel
(2011)		 Chants
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Down Beat[2]
Financial Times[3]
AllAboutJazz[4]

Chants is a piano trio album by American jazz pianist and composer Craig Taborn, recorded in June 2012 and released on the ECM label.[5] It features Taborn on piano, with Thomas Morgan on bass, and Gerald Cleaver on drums. The album was recorded in New York City. The compositions were written by Taborn for the band over their eight years of existence.[5]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album four stars, stating "Chants is a strong statement from Taborn both as a composer and bandleader, but it's also a dialogue on the trio format itself, as articulated by this vastly talented, thought-provoking group."[1] The Financial Times also gave it four stars out of five, describing it as "Exuberant trio music with an exceptional group dynamic".[3] All About Jazz critic John Kelman praised the album, writing, "Chants is an album that augments the label's already vast collection of piano trio recordings with an unmistakably personal album whose hidden beauty unveils itself further with each and every listen."[6] Down Beat awarded it 4.5 stars, stating that the album "is original to its core".[2] The album was also nominated for "Record of the Year" 2014 by the Jazz Journalists Association (but lost to Wayne Shorter's Without a Net).[7] [8]

Track listing

All compositions by Craig Taborn
  1. "Saints" – 5:22
  2. "Beat the Ground" – 4:03
  3. "In Chant" – 8:21
  4. "Hot Blood" – 3:52
  5. "All True Night/Future Perfect" – 12:46
  6. "Cracking Hearts" – 7:08
  7. "Silver Ghosts" – 7:36
  8. "Silver Days or Love" – 8:24
  9. "Speak the Name" – 6:57

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 Jurek, Thom Allmusic review accessed April 28, 2013
  2. 1 2 Micallef, Ken (July 2013) "Craig Taborn Trio: Chants" Down Beat, p. 59.
  3. 1 2 Hobart, Mike (May 11–12, 2013) "Jazz" Financial Times, p. 17 (Life & Arts).
  4. ↑ AllAboutJazz review by Dan McClenaghan, accessed November 28, 2015
  5. 1 2 ECM discography accessed April 28, 2013
  6. ↑ Kelman, John All About Jazz accessed April 28, 2013
  7. ↑ Jazz Journalists Association accessed April 16, 2014
  8. ↑ Jazz Journalists Association accessed April 16, 2014

External links

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