Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
31	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30	1	2	3	4

Marilyn Crispell - Vignettes (2007) [FLAC]

Posted By: Juma

Date: 23 May 2010 06:26:46

Marilyn Crispell - Vignettes (2007) [FLAC]

A relative latecomer to jazz, occupying the classical and contemporary composition spheres until the age of 28, Marilyn Crispell's early ventures into jazz and improvised music were in the context of a more aggressive approach informed by Cecil Taylor. Over the past decade, however, while the pianist's sense of adventure hasn't diminished, she's introduced a sparer lyricism, making three previous ECM releases—1997's Nothing Ever Was, Anyway, 2001's Amaryllis and 2004's Storyteller—works of rare beauty, where her musical trilogues have been more akin to soft conversation than spirited debate. The same attention to strength through space, subtlety, gentility and melodism that has defined those piano trio albums is even more evident on Vignettes, her first solo piano album for the label.

The title is appropriate, with a series of seven freely improvised "Vignette" pieces scattered throughout the disc. Crispell may work in a similar area of miniatures as pianist Jon Balke on his outstanding Book of Velocities (ECM, 2008), but her explorations can go to greater lengths, with the poignant "Sweden" and melancholy "Cuida Tu Espiritu"—the latter one of only two non-original compositions, preconceived or spontaneous, on Vignette—exceeding the seven minute mark.

Crispell's sense of lyricism is clearer, more direct than Balke's, although her classical upbringing remains a part of her personal aesthetic, with the especially spacious and ethereal "Vignette II" possessing an abstruse new music ambience. The immediately following "Vignette III" through "Vignette V" bear similar markers, but her playing on these dark-hued improvisations expresses, at times, greater energy. With her soft touch and allowance of notes to decay into silence possessing its own understated power, even the slightest increase in dynamic becomes vividly dramatic.

Norwegian trumpeter Arve Henriksen, who possesses his own distinctive brand of melodism on albums including Strjon (Rune Grammofon, 2007), contributes "Stilleweg," a simple sketch of a tune that revolves around a discreet ostinato and modest, folkloric melody that Crispell manages to explore at great length. One of Vignette's more buoyant and bright tracks, it's an emotional contrast to the album's closer, "Little Song for My Father," a tranquil lullaby that proves nuanced interpretation to have equal weight as the more overt variety.

Even when she's at her most abstract on the opening "Vignette I," Crispell retains an emotional resonance that may draw in even the most free improv-averse listener. And while only "Gathering Light" matches the optimism of "Stilleweg," the largely introspective Vignettes never descends into meandering navel-gazing. And, with her loose reference to conventional jazz harmony and structure on "Time Past," Crispell maintains that the tradition is a part of who she is but, with thirty years in jazz and improvised music, her music represents an evolving summation and confluence of her entire breadth of experience.

Unerringly beautiful, Vignettes may be Crispell's most accessible recording to date. Still, with its innate lack of compromise, it's another compelling addition to a growing discography from the fearlessly open-minded Crispell that reveals new facets with each successive release. ~John Kelman, allaboutjazz.com

Tracks:
01 - Vignette I (Marilyn Crispell) 02:19
02 - Valse Triste (Marilyn Crispell) 02:59
03 - Cuida Tu Espíritu (Jayna Nelson) 07:47
04 - Gathering Light (Marilyn Crispell) 05:54
05 - Vignettes II (Marilyn Crispell) 02:29
06 - Vignette III (Marilyn Crispell) 01:08
07 - Vignette IV (Marilyn Crispell) 01:48
08 - Vignette V (Marilyn Crispell) 01:36
09 - Sweden (Marilyn Crispell) 07:04
10 - Once (Marilyn Crispell) 03:55
11 - Axis (Marilyn Crispell) 03:45
12 - Vignette VI (Marilyn Crispell) 02:56
13 - Vignette VII (Marilyn Crispell) 04:02
14 - Ballade (Marilyn Crispell) 05:11
15 - Time Past (Marilyn Crispell) 05:41
16 - Stilleweg (Arve Henriksen) 06:18
17 - Little Song for My Father (Marilyn Crispell) 03:21

Marilyn Crispell - piano

Recorded April 2007
Auditorio Radio Svizzera, Lugano
Engineer Stefano Amerio

Rapidshare
| Part 1 | Part 2 |

Hotfile
| Part 1 | Part 2 |

EAC Log

Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 4 from 23. January 2008

EAC extraction logfile from 23. April 2009, 1:46

Marilyn Crispell / Vignettes

Used drive : HL-DT-STCD-RW GCE-8320B Adapter: 1 ID: 1

Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No

Read offset correction : 12
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Installed external ASPI interface
Gap handling : Appended to previous track

Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 320 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : C:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\flac.exe
Additional command line options : -8 -V -T "ARTIST=%a" -T "TITLE=%t" -T "ALBUM=%g" -T "DATE=%y" -T "TRACKNUMBER=%n" -T "TOTALTRACKS=%x" -T "GENRE=%m" -T "ALBUM ARTIST=%v" -T "ALBUMARTIST=%v" -T "COMMENT=EAC V0.99 prebeta 4, Secure Mode, Test & Copy, Accurat

TOC of the extracted CD

Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-
1 | 0:00.00 | 2:19.67 | 0 | 10491
2 | 2:19.67 | 2:59.11 | 10492 | 23927
3 | 5:19.03 | 7:47.39 | 23928 | 58991
4 | 13:06.42 | 5:54.17 | 58992 | 85558
5 | 19:00.59 | 2:29.64 | 85559 | 96797
6 | 21:30.48 | 1:08.13 | 96798 | 101910
7 | 22:38.61 | 1:48.59 | 101911 | 110069
8 | 24:27.45 | 1:36.58 | 110070 | 117327
9 | 26:04.28 | 7:04.54 | 117328 | 149181
10 | 33:09.07 | 3:55.70 | 149182 | 166876
11 | 37:05.02 | 3:45.32 | 166877 | 183783
12 | 40:50.34 | 2:56.01 | 183784 | 196984
13 | 43:46.35 | 4:02.08 | 196985 | 215142
14 | 47:48.43 | 5:11.26 | 215143 | 238493
15 | 52:59.69 | 5:41.47 | 238494 | 264115
16 | 58:41.41 | 6:18.56 | 264116 | 292521
17 | 65:00.22 | 3:21.15 | 292522 | 307611

Track 1

Filename D:\Torrent\Marilyn Crispell - Vignettes (2008) [FLAC] {ECM 2027}\01 - Vignette I.wav

Pre-gap length 0:00:02.00

Peak level 69.4 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC D7BABFD9
Copy CRC D7BABFD9
Accurately ripped (confidence 12) [331C12AE]
Copy OK

Track 2

Filename D:\Torrent\Marilyn Crispell - Vignettes (2008) [FLAC] {ECM 2027}\02 - Valse Triste.wav

Peak level 90.6 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 2EEC6B97
Copy CRC 2EEC6B97
Accurately ripped (confidence 12) [BF3A4652]
Copy OK

Track 3

Filename D:\Torrent\Marilyn Crispell - Vignettes (2008) [FLAC] {ECM 2027}\03 - Cuida Tu Espiritu.wav

Peak level 81.2 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 00E4AE6B
Copy CRC 00E4AE6B
Accurately ripped (confidence 12) [1E0FD88E]
Copy OK

Track 4

Filename D:\Torrent\Marilyn Crispell - Vignettes (2008) [FLAC] {ECM 2027}\04 - Gathering Light.wav

Peak level 86.0 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 273F303B
Copy CRC 273F303B
Accurately ripped (confidence 12) [C8BC7162]
Copy OK

Track 5

Filename D:\Torrent\Marilyn Crispell - Vignettes (2008) [FLAC] {ECM 2027}\05 - Vignette II.wav

Peak level 16.3 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC B4201E96
Copy CRC B4201E96
Accurately ripped (confidence 12) [E0A4D5D5]
Copy OK

Track 6

Filename D:\Torrent\Marilyn Crispell - Vignettes (2008) [FLAC] {ECM 2027}\06 - Vignette III.wav

Peak level 82.3 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 206B756C
Copy CRC 206B756C
Accurately ripped (confidence 12) [A26F1DC6]
Copy OK

Track 7

Filename D:\Torrent\Marilyn Crispell - Vignettes (2008) [FLAC] {ECM 2027}\07 - Vignette IV.wav

Peak level 63.0 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 9B739656
Copy CRC 9B739656
Accurately ripped (confidence 12) [F5A85AB2]
Copy OK

Track 8

Filename D:\Torrent\Marilyn Crispell - Vignettes (2008) [FLAC] {ECM 2027}\08 - Vignette V.wav

Peak level 8.4 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC FBA88AC5
Copy CRC FBA88AC5
Accurately ripped (confidence 12) [FA790CCF]
Copy OK

Track 9

Filename D:\Torrent\Marilyn Crispell - Vignettes (2008) [FLAC] {ECM 2027}\09 - Sweden.wav

Peak level 81.9 %
Track quality 99.9 %
Test CRC 61229B59
Copy CRC 61229B59
Accurately ripped (confidence 12) [26BE6CB2]
Copy OK

Track 10

Filename D:\Torrent\Marilyn Crispell - Vignettes (2008) [FLAC] {ECM 2027}\10 - Once.wav

Peak level 70.7 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC AC22A12F
Copy CRC AC22A12F
Accurately ripped (confidence 12) [72EB18CB]
Copy OK

Track 11

Filename D:\Torrent\Marilyn Crispell - Vignettes (2008) [FLAC] {ECM 2027}\11 - Axis.wav

Peak level 86.1 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 8EA909AA
Copy CRC 8EA909AA
Accurately ripped (confidence 12) [6EC351F4]
Copy OK

Track 12

Filename D:\Torrent\Marilyn Crispell - Vignettes (2008) [FLAC] {ECM 2027}\12 - Vignette VI.wav

Peak level 86.1 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 0C008EC5
Copy CRC 0C008EC5
Accurately ripped (confidence 12) [6710A76E]
Copy OK

Track 13

Filename D:\Torrent\Marilyn Crispell - Vignettes (2008) [FLAC] {ECM 2027}\13 - Vignette VII.wav

Peak level 96.6 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC F4F72741
Copy CRC F4F72741
Accurately ripped (confidence 12) [EEF52E50]
Copy OK

Track 14

Filename D:\Torrent\Marilyn Crispell - Vignettes (2008) [FLAC] {ECM 2027}\14 - Ballade.wav

Peak level 73.8 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 8A4D535A
Copy CRC 8A4D535A
Accurately ripped (confidence 12) [BED1E09B]
Copy OK

Track 15

Filename D:\Torrent\Marilyn Crispell - Vignettes (2008) [FLAC] {ECM 2027}\15 - Time Past.wav

Peak level 89.8 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 82A2D8A0
Copy CRC 82A2D8A0
Accurately ripped (confidence 12) [F61824AE]
Copy OK

Track 16

Filename D:\Torrent\Marilyn Crispell - Vignettes (2008) [FLAC] {ECM 2027}\16 - Stilleweg.wav

Peak level 73.5 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC A0D09310
Copy CRC A0D09310
Accurately ripped (confidence 12) [7A8BB4B0]
Copy OK

Track 17

Filename D:\Torrent\Marilyn Crispell - Vignettes (2008) [FLAC] {ECM 2027}\17 - Litte Song For My Father.wav

Peak level 50.1 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC BA5CBA03
Copy CRC BA5CBA03
Accurately ripped (confidence 12) [730513B0]
Copy OK

All tracks accurately ripped

No errors occurred

End of status report

Free Jazz Jazz 2000s Lossless Avant-Garde