Frank
Kimbrough/Joe Locke:
The Willow
(OmniTone 12201)
More mellow-yet-profound piano/vibes
jazz —even for people who don't really care for "jazz."The triumphal
follow-up to Frank and Joe's debut Saturn's
Child, hailed internationally as "crystalline," "sublime," and
'a worthy successor to Chick Corea and Gary Burton's ECM
classic, Crystal Silence.'
The duo expands to a quartet on some
tracks with guests saxophonist Tim
Ries (a member of the Maria Schneider Orchestra)
and percussionist Jeff Ballard
(Chick Corea's drummer) on tastefully-chosen hand
percussion. From the sumptuous title track (by Maria
Schneider) through originals ranging from shimmering
and glimmering to gently world beat to cordially funky,
this is deliciously rich and beautiful music that both
sophisticated listener and good music lover will enjoy
time and again.
- "The Moon for Her" (Tim Garland, Lammas Music/PRS)
(5:43) [Listen: MP3 | WMA]
- "Just Suppose" (Frank Kimbrough) (5:28) [Listen: MP3 | WMA]
- "The Willow" (Maria Schneider, MSF Music/ASCAP)
(6:05) [Listen: MP3 | WMA]
- "Pick-up Sticks" (Kimbrough) (6:58) [Listen: MP3 | WMA]
- "Now I Lay Me Down" (Joe Locke) (5:09) [Listen: MP3 | WMA]
- "Forsythia" (Kimbrough) (5:41) [Listen: MP3 | WMA]
- "Broken Toy" (Locke) (7:03) [Listen: MP3 | WMA]
- "Highland" (Locke) (8:05) [Listen: MP3 | WMA]
- "Truth Be Told" (Locke) (7:06) [Listen: MP3 | WMA]
- "For Duke" (Kimbrough) (6:07) [Listen: MP3 | WMA]
Frank Kimbrough's compositions published
by Kimbrough Music/BMI.
Joe Locke's compositions published by Wire Walker Music/BMI.
Musicians
Frank
Kimbrough, piano · Joe
Locke, vibraphone, marimba
With special guests
Tim Ries, soprano
saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, alto flute,
bass clarinet
Jeff
Ballard, wood blocks, slit drum, driftwood,
box, driftwood, box, Indian bells, elephant bell, camel
bell, cocoon pods, cymbals (Kay, Zildjian, Istanbul), Pakistani
frame drum, Moroccan bongos, dumbek, cajon
Recorded (24-bit) 3-4 December
2000 at Systems II Studios, Brooklyn NY.
Engineer: Joe Marciano
Mastering engineer: Katherine Miller at Current Sounds,
New York
Produced by Joe Locke, Frank
Tafuri, and Frank Kimbrough
Executive Producer: Frank Tafuri