The Bishop's Move (album)

The Bishop's Move is a live album that combines two trios, one led by saxophonist Evan Parker, and the other led by saxophonist Peter Brötzmann. It was recorded on May 19, 2003, at the Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville in Quebec, Canada, and was released in 2004 by Les Disques Victo. Parker is accompanied by pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach and drummer Paul Lytton, while Brötzmann is joined by bassist William Parker and drummer Hamid Drake.[1][2][3][4]

The Bishop's Move
Live album by
Evan Parker Trio and Peter Brötzmann Trio
Released2004
RecordedMay 19, 2003
Venue20 Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada
GenreFree jazz
Length1:13:30
LabelLes Disques Victo
CD 093
ProducerMario Gauthier

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[5]
Tom Hull – on the WebA–[6]

In a review for AllMusic, François Couture described the album as "a magical 75 minutes of relentless improvising, with a constant shift between open-ended sharing and thrust-and-parry dynamics." He wrote: "Most supergroups don't live up to expectations, but this one delivers all the promises contained within its name."[1]

The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings called the album "a titanic encounter," and stated: "Parker's group and Brötzmann's seem to face off cross the Victoriaville stage and argue like dissenters at some ancient debate. Except the language is entirely of now and constantly evolving."[5]

Andrey Henkin of All About Jazz commented: "the results are stirring... That it all comes off successfully without, one imagines, much planning or discussion, is proof that even in the spontaneous world of improvisation, experience and relationships count for more than something."[7]

Writing for JazzTimes, Chris Kelsey remarked: "Each saxophonist seems to move somewhat in the direction of his opposite: Parker adds a little Ayler-ish madness to his hyperarticulate style, and Brotzmann's lines are more well-defined than they can be in other circumstances. The percussionists work great together, and von Schlippenbach is superb. William Parker shines as well. The performance is nicely varied, exciting and thoughtful-an excellent record all the way around."[8]

Track listing
  1. "The Bishop's Move" – 73:30

Personnel

References
  1. Couture, François. "Evan Parker: Bishop's Move". AllMusic. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  2. "Evan Parker Trio & Peter Brötzmann Trio - The Bishop's Move". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  3. "Victo cd093 The Bishop's move". EFI. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  4. "Les Disques Victo discography: CD 01 to CD 99". JazzLists. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  5. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. Penguin Books. p. 1126.
  6. Hull, Tom. "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  7. Henkin, Andrey (December 10, 2004). "Evan Parker: America 2003 & The Bishop's Move". All About Jazz. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  8. Kelsey, Chris (April 1, 2005). "Evan Parker Trio and Peter Brotzmann Trio: The Bishop's Move". JazzTimes. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.