Daylight Ghosts
| Daylight Ghosts | ||||
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| Studio album by Craig Taborn | ||||
| Released | February 3, 2017 | |||
| Recorded | May 2016 | |||
| Studio | Avatar Studios, New York | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 54:41 | |||
| Label | ECM | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
| Craig Taborn chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| The Guardian[1] |   |
Daylight Ghosts is an album by Craig Taborn, with Chris Speed (tenor saxophone, clarinet), Chris Lightcap (double bass, bass guitar), and Dave King (drums, percussion).
Background
Taborn's previous releases as leader for ECM Records were the solo piano Avenging Angel from 2011 and the trio recording Chants, released two years later.[2] For Daylight Ghosts, Taborn wanted to record something "simple and clear".[3]
Recording and music
All of the compositions are by Taborn, except for "Jamaican Farewell", a 3/4 waltz by Roscoe Mitchell.[3] "'The Shining One' mixes quick, boppish exchanges of motifs with twisting, written-unison lines. 'New Glory' is exhilarating free-jazz with a Chick Corea-like Latin vamp in it, and there are deep clarinet and bass interludes, brief bursts of rock-piano riffing and subtle minglings of electronic loops and long-tone sax sounds on 'Phantom Ratio'."[1] On "Ancient", "the quartet snakes around a bass vamp in C, in a series of contrapuntal variations, before (in Taborn's words) 'falling together', as if the four instruments had fused into one".[3] Taborn also used a Farfisa organ and synthesizers (including Prophet 6) on the album.[3]
Release
Daylight Ghosts was released on February 3, 2017 by ECM.[4]
Reception
Critic John Fordham wrote that, "Only players with deep jazz insights and wide musical references could have made this fine album."[1]
Track listing
ECM – ECM 2527, B0026199-02.[5]
All music composed by Craig Taborn, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Shining One" | 3:34 | |
| 2. | "Abandoned Reminder" | 7:46 | |
| 3. | "Daylight Ghosts" | 7:36 | |
| 4. | "New Glory" | 3:14 | |
| 5. | "The Great Silence" | 5:37 | |
| 6. | "Ancient" | 8:15 | |
| 7. | "Jamaican Farewell" | Roscoe Mitchell | 5:39 |
| 8. | "Subtle Living Equations" | 4:31 | |
| 9. | "Phantom Ratio" | 8:29 | |
| Total length: | 54:41 | ||
Personnel
- Craig Taborn – piano, electronics
- Chris Speed – tenor saxophone, clarinet
- Chris Lightcap – double bass, bass guitar
- Dave King – drums, percussion
References
- 1 2 3 Fordham, John (February 2, 2017) "Craig Taborn: Daylight Ghosts Review – Deep Jazz Insights". The Guardian.
- ↑ Dostert, Troy (February 5, 2017) "Craig Taborn: Daylight Ghosts". AllAboutJazz.
- 1 2 3 4 Shatz, Adam (June 22, 2017). "The Ethereal Genius of Craig Taborn". The New York Times. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- ↑ "Daylight Ghosts – Craig Taborn". ECM Records. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
- ↑ "Daylight Ghosts by Craig Taborn". Discogs. Retrieved April 29, 2017.