Life in the Sugar Candle Mines

Life in the Sugar Candle Mines
Studio album by Black Host
Released 2013
Recorded 2012
Studio Trout Recording, Brooklyn
Genre Jazz
Length 77:38
Label Northern Spy
Gerald Cleaver chronology
Out of This World's Distortions
(2011)Out of This World's Distortions2011
Life in the Sugar Candle Mines
(2013)
Love and Ghosts
(2014)Love and Ghosts2014

Life in the Sugar Candle Mines is the debut album by Black Host, a free jazz quintet led by drummer Gerald Cleaver, who is joined by alto saxophonist Darius Jones, guitarist Brandon Seabrook, pianist Cooper-Moore and bassist Pascal Niggenkemper. It was released in 2013 on the Northern Spy label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Down Beat[2]

The Down Beat review by Areif Sless-Kitain notes that "the drummer’s credit for 'sound design' hints at his ringleader role, yet Cleaver functions more as a conduit than a featured player."[2]

In his review for JazzTimes Steve Greenlee states "Anyone who still thinks free jazz is unpleasant random noises needs to hear Life in the Sugar Candle Mines, 78 minutes of loosely structured but highly conceived music by some of the best in the avant-garde game."[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Gerald Cleaver except as indicated
  1. "Hover" – 16:10
  2. "Ayler Children" – 11:23
  3. "Citizen Rose" – 8:04
  4. "Test-Sunday" – 6:35
  5. "Amsterdam / Frames" (Jones/Seabrook/Ashton/Niggenkemper/Cleaver) – 6:01
  6. "Gromek" – 12:58
  7. "Wrestling" (Béla Bartók) – 5:59
  8. "May Be Home" – 10:28

Personnel

References

  1. Life in the Sugar Candle Mines at Northern Spy
  2. 1 2 Sless-Kitain, Areif. Life in the Sugar Candle Mines review. Down Beat August 13: page 81. Print.
  3. Greenlee, Steve. Life in the Sugar Candle Mines review at JazzTimes
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