MW910-2
Head Above Water, Feet Out of The Fire
by The Resonance Ensemble
About This Release
A double album by the Resonance Ensemble, among the most expansive statements of Vandermark's writing for the group. Cast in two long arcs — reflected in the title Head Above Water, Feet Out of the Fire — the music moves through composed ensemble passages and open improvisation for the full ten-piece band, the project at its most ambitious before the ensemble wound down.
Tracklist
- 1CD 1 - Head Above Water, Track 1. Creative Reconstruction Company (for Muhal Richard Abrams)19:37
- 2CD 1 - Head Above Water, Track 2. Elegy For Two Rooms (for Fred Anderson and Von Freeman)10:29
- 3CD 1 - Head Above Water, Track 3. Type A (for Michael Orlove)21:22
- 4CD 2 - Feet Out Of The Fire, Track 1. FSA Color (for Thomas Bernhard)19:51
- 5CD 2 - Feet Out Of The Fire, Track 2. Lipstick In Hi-Fi (for Jean-Luc Godard)15:55
- 6CD 2 - Feet Out Of The Fire, Track 3. The Other Shore (for Robert Irwin)10:55
- 7CD 2 - Feet Out Of The Fire, Track 4. Watch Repair (for Michael Haneke)20:23
Recorded at Strobe Recording, Chicago on August 29th, 2012 (Disc 1). Disc 2 recorded live in concert March 17th at the Kunstencentrum, Hasselt, Belgium.
Line-up
- Ken Vandermarkbaritone saxophone & Bb clarinet
- Mark Tokaracoustic bass
- Waclaw ZimpelBb & alto clarinet
- Mikołaj Trzaskaalto saxophone & bass clarinet
- Dave Rempisalto & tenor saxophone
- Michael Zerangdrums
- Tim Daisydrums
- Steve Swelltrombone
- Per-Åke Holmlandertuba
- Magnus Brootrumpet
- Devin Hoffbass VI (on CD1 only)
