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364: CHRIS SPEED. Light Line

Intakt Recording #364/ 2021

Chris Speed: Clarinet

Recorded, mixed in San Diego, October 2020, by Anthony Burr.

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CHF 30.00
CHF 12.00 - CHF 30.00
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Format: Compact Disc
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Chris Speed, a driving force of modern jazz for decades, presents Light Line, an impressive solo statement on the clarinet. The repertoire of this musical legacy includes his own pieces and short improvisations, as well as compositi- ons by inspiring luminaries such as John Coltrane, Julius Hemphill, Eric Dolphy and Paul Motion. In addition, there are compositions by friends and long-time musical compa- nions such as Andrew D'Angelo, Skúli Sverrisson and Hilmar Jensson.
There is "an implicit guiding light through the whole project: the commitment to reduction, to finding the power in taking things away, the power in trusting that there is still a lot there once you do take the surface layers away, and above all an undying commitment to melody in some elemental sense as the primary element in music", writes Anthony Burr in the liner notes.

Album Credits

Cover art and graphic design: Jonas Schoder
Liner notes: Anthony Burr
Photo: David Haskell

Recorded, mixed in San Diego, October 2020, by Anthony Burr. Mastered in Seattle, December 2020, by Mell Dettmer.