Matt Mitchell
A Pouting Grimace
2017 - Pi Recordings: Pi71
https://pirecordings.com/albums/a-pouting-grimace/
https://matt-mitchell.bandcamp.com/album/a-pouting-grimace
* Matt Mitchell : electronics (1, 5-6, 10), piano (2-4, 7-9), Prophet6 synthesizer (2, 8)
* Kim Cass : bass (2-4, 7-9)
* Kate Gentile : drums (2-4, 7-9), percussion (2-4, 7-9)
* Ches Smith : vibes (2), tanbou (3), glockenspiel (3-4), bongos (4), timpani (4, 9), percussion (9)
* Patricia Brennan : marimba (2, 9), vibes (4)
* Jon Irabagon : sopranino saxophone (2, 8), soprano saxophone (4)
* Sara Schoenbeck : bassoon (2, 4, 7)
* Scott Robinson : bass saxophone (3, 8), contrabass clarinet (4, 9)
* Ben Kono : oboe (3-4), english horn (9)
* Dan Weiss : tabla (3-4, 9)
* Katie Andrews : harp (4, 7, 9)
* Anna Webber : flute (4), alto flute (7), bass flute (9)
* Tyshawn Sorey : conductor (4, 9)
http://www.mattmitchell.us/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Mitchell_(pianist)
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/matt-mitchell-mn0002859246
Recorded by D. James Goodwin at Systems Two Recording Studios,
Brooklyn, New York, USA, on march 1-3, 2017.
Reviews
By Tim Niland
https://jazzandblues.blogspot.com/2017/10/matt-mitchell-pouting-grimace-pi.html
Pianist Matt Mitchell has already made his mark on 2017 with an excellent album
of solo interpretations from the Tim Berne songbook. This album goes in the
opposite direction entirely, gathering a large ensemble of some of the finest
talent on the progressive jazz scene for a wildly imaginative collection of
music. Mitchell plays a wide range of keyboards and also develops solo
electronic soundscapes on four occasions beginning with the opener “Bulb
Terminus.” The music explodes vividly into color on the following track “Plate
Shapes” which bursts into view with a fascinating opening that recalls some of
Andrew Hill's most expressive work. Saxophonists simmer in the music while
Mitchell adds urgent, percussive piano. There is a complex rhythm with
percussion, vibes and bass which develops the foundation of the music and
allows it to bring such unpredictable results.
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By Derek Stone
http://www.freejazzblog.org/2017/11/matt-mitchell-pouting-grimace-pi.html
By Karl Ackermann
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/a-pouting-grimace-matthew-mitchell-pi-recordings-review-by-karl-ackermann.php
By Will Layman
https://www.popmatters.com/matt-mitchell-a-pouting-grimace-2505540604.html
By Dan Bilawsky
https://jazztimes.com/reviews/albums/matt-mitchell-pouting-grimace/
Per-Åke Holmlander (se)
http://orkesterjournalen.com/wordpress/?p=26004
Da Ema (it)
http://freefalljazz.altervista.org/blog/?p=17807&doing_wp_cron=1528801493
Par Jean-Pierre Goffin (fr)
http://www.jazzhalo.be/reviews/cdlp-reviews/m/matt-mitchell-a-pouting-grimace/
http://jazzaroundmag.com/?p=18187
Por S. Catalán (es)
http://www.diariodesevilla.es/mapademusicas/busqueda-continua_0_1202879793.html
Por Sergio Piccirilli (es)
http://elintruso.com/2017/12/28/matt-mitchell-a-pouting-grimace/
