MW936-2
Double Arc
by The Resonance Ensemble
About This Release
The final studio album by the Resonance Ensemble, recorded in November 2013 at Kraków's Manggha Culture Center. Across fourteen sections of Vandermark's writing, the long-running band — Broo, Rempis, Trzaska, Zimpel, Swell, Holmlander, Tokar, the twin drums of Zerang and Daisy, and Kurzmann's electronics — sums up the group's achievement: large-scale composition shot through with open improvisation. A capstone to the ensemble that anchored Vandermark's relationship with the label.
Tracklist
- 1Arc One, section A5:00
- 2Arc One, section B4:44
- 3Arc One, section C4:56
- 4Arc One, section D2:59
- 5Arc One, section E7:57
- 6Arc One, section F2:06
- 7Arc One, section G9:09
- 8Arc One, section H6:05
- 9Arc Two, section A2:46
- 10Arc Two, section B4:52
- 11Arc Two, section C2:31
- 12Arc Two, section D4:46
- 13Arc Two, section E2:10
- 14Arc Two, section F3:19
Recorded at the Manggha Culture Center, Kraków on November 24, 2013. Mixed by Bob Weston and Ken Vandermark at Chicago Mastering Service.
Line-up
- Ken Vandermarkbaritone saxophone & Bb clarinet
- Dave Rempisalto & tenor saxophone
- Mikołaj Trzaskaalto saxophone & bass clarinet
- Waclaw ZimpelBb & alto clarinet
- Magnus Brootrumpet
- Per-Åke Holmlandertuba
- Steve Swelltrombone
- Mark Tokarbass
- Tim Daisydrums
- Michael Zerangdrums
- Christof Kurzmannlloopp
Critical Reception
Big band funk moves into stoic minimalism, then to free jazz, improvisation, free bop, and so forth.
<a href='https://www.freejazzblog.org/2016/02/resonance-ensemble-double-arc-not-two.html' target='_blank' rel='noopener' style='color:#c2622c;'>Read full review at The Free Jazz Collective</a>
