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Farmers By Nature
Farmers by Nature: Love and Ghosts
by Libero Farnè
Ecco un sodalizio che gli appassionati della libera improvvisazione afro-americana non possono permettersi di ignorare. Il doppio CD riporta infatti due esibizioni dal vivo (a Marsiglia il 27 giugno 2011, a Besançon il giorno dopo) del trio paritario Farmers by Nature, composto da protagonisti assoluti di questo genere. Nei dieci brani, prevalentemente lunghi, vengono affrontati tutti i registri, tutti i possibili approcci di un'improvvisazione impegnata, austera, in un rapporto di concentrato e sinergico interplay. In alcuni ...
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by John Sharpe
As the controlling mind of Farmers By Nature, drummer Gerald Cleaver appropriately pens the liners, explaining the democratic nature of the unit: fully improvising and a complete musical collective. It's a point further emphasized by the order of the musicians' names on the sleeve: Cleaver first, then bassist William Parker and finally pianist Craig Taborn. This isn't a piano trio with rhythm and the keyboard out front. The three parts are wholly equal. Out Of This World's Distortions forms the ...
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by Nic Jones
Sometimes it feels like there's a glut of piano trios out there, so it could be argued that it takes something special for one to stand out. Whatever that special something might be, these guys have got it. Pianist Craig Taborn, bassist William Parker and drummer Gerald Cleaver have the ability to produce work that's never stale. But saying that they always come to play doesn't do them justice: individually and collectively, they have a knack for carving out their ...
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