Kris Davis - Duopoly (2016)

Kris Davis
Duopoly
2016 - Pyroclastic Records: PR 01/02
https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/krisdavis
https://krisdavis.bandcamp.com/album/duopoly



* Kris Davis : piano
* Bill Frisell : guitar (1 & 16)
* Julian Lage : guitar (2 & 15)
* Craig Taborn : piano (3 & 14)
* Angelica Sanchez : piano (4 & 13)
* Billy Drummond : drums (5 & 12)
* Marcus Gilmore : drums (6 & 11)
* Tim Berne : alto saxophone (7 & 10)
* Don Byron : clarinet (8 & 9)

http://www.krisdavis.net/
http://www.twitter.com/krisdavismusic
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kris_Davis
http://www.allmusic.com/artist/kris-davis-mn0000979382

Music recorded live at Sear Sound in New York City,
on May 21st, 22nd, & 31st, 2015.

Reviews

By Tim Niland
http://jazzandblues.blogspot.com/2016/10/kris-davis-duopoly-pyroclastic-records.html

Over the past several years Kris Davis has emerged as one of the most interesting
piano players on the contemporary jazz scene. She is fearless and willing to
work and prepared to improvise in any situation ranging from solo piano to
large group. After casting about for ideas for her next project, she came up
with the challenging idea of duets, some which were minimally prepared and some
of which were completely spontaneous. Upping the ante was the idea of meeting
fellow musicians that she had long admired but had never recorded with in the
past, a risky strategy, but one that was guaranteed to enhance the freshness of
the music. This album presents one audio disc of the minimally arranged
materials, originals and a few rare standards, and then there is a second disc
of Davis freely improvising with the said colleagues, recored in stark black
and white video, split screen to show each musician and the way in which they
interact while improvising in real time. This is a very intimate album, you
feel like you are very close to the musicians as they work together. It is very
interesting to hear how she interacts with different musicians and musical
instruments, whether it is the likes of Bill Frisell and Julian Lage on guitar,
Marcus Gilmore and Billy Drummond on percussion, fellow pianists Craig Taborn
and Angelica Sanchez or reed players Tim Berne and Don Byron. The music
develops as a sound collage, with the musicians probing and developing their
art in particular and challenging ways. The pieces that are ostensibly free are
in a real sense instant compositions where two minds meet with logic and reason
to explore a larger canvas. a larger space/time dynamic, which allows the music
to move in any dimension at will. This was a very courageous recording, one
which allowed listeners and viewers into the music at an almost atomic level,
and allowing the audience profound access into this artist's mind and also
showcasing how she can be a catalyst into the minds of others.

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By Lee Rice Epstein
http://www.freejazzblog.org/2016/12/kris-davis-duopoly-pyroclastic-records.html

By Mark Corroto
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/duopoly-kris-davis-pyroclastic-records-review-by-mark-corroto.php

By Will Layman
http://www.popmatters.com/review/kris-davis-duopoly/

By Thomas Conrad
http://jazztimes.com/reviews/albums/kris-davis-duopoly/

By Stuart Broomer
http://www.thewholenote.com/index.php/booksrecords2/jazzaimprovised/26276-duopoly-kris-davis

By Sylvannia Garutch
http://www.elmoremagazine.com/2016/11/reviews/albums/kris-davis

Da Stefano Merighi (it)
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/duopoly-kris-davis-feed-pyroclastic-records-review-by-stefano-merighi.php

Por «el intruso» (es)
http://elintruso.com/2016/08/10/duopoly-los-duetos-de-kris-davis/