REVIEW: SIMON H. FELL - COMPOSITION No. 30

SIMON H. FELL - COMPOSITION No. 30 (Bruce´s Fingers Recs., 2002 )

 

Produced By: Simon H. Fell

Tracks: CD1: 1- Part 1: Prelude, Swing & Variations, 2- Part 2: Klangfarbenmelodie, 3- Part 3: Blues, 4- Construct 1, 5- Construct 2, 6- Quartet, 7- Construct 3, 8- Part 4: Rhythm, 9- Interlude

CD 2: 1- Part 5: Guitar, 2- Construct 4, 3- Construct 5, 4- Construct 6, 5- Trio, 6- Part 6: Chord Progression

Cover Art by Simon H. Fell

Here we have this strange and amazing composition done by Simon H. Fell. This a 2 CD set that is divided in many parts. And on each of this parts we have different musicians ensembles playing Fell´s compositions while at the same time imptrovising. Here we have musicians whose work we have reviewed before like John Butcher or Rhodri Davies and whose musicianship is really well known. Here Fell has composed each part for a specific musician and we have here these musicians playing solo parts, duets, trios, quartets and even octets (really difficult harmonies in pieces like "Construct 1"). The music has some swinging qualities but the main thing here is the experimentation in this context searching always for new sounds and new atmospheres, expanding the limits of music.

Favorite tracks: The 2 CD set.

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