REVIEW: CHRIS BURN ENSEMBLE - THE PLACE 1991

 

CHRIS BURN ENSEMBLE - THE PLACE 1991 (Emanem Disc, 2001):

Technical data:

Digital Recording by Martin Davidson, London, October 13th, 1991.

Editing, mastering and Design by Martin Davidson

Front cover photo from a book dating around 1890.

Track List: 1- Presponse, 2- The Piano Ate Card, 3- Pollock #82, 4- Southern Samba A Go-Go, 5- Hammer Hint, 6- Blocks and Arches.

Let´s do a list of all the instruments that we have here: flutes, saxophones, violins, cello, guitar, pianos, percussion, synthesizer and electronics, et, etc. All this instruments are used in the context of compositions for improvisers. The result is really heterogeneous...sometimes calm and melodic, sometimes crazy and noisy, sometimes more coherent, sometimes less. It is really interesting as an exercise for musicians to see how well nine musicians can interact while improvising and being spontaneous. Also it is interesting how sometimes an idea is developed in a really sort spam of time and some of them take more or less seventeen minutes to reach the climax (like on "The Piano Ate Card"). A really heterogeneous release. Favorite tracks: "The Piano Ate Card", "Hammer Hint" and "Blocks and Arches". Contact: www.emanemdisc.com