{"product_id":"sgl16252-clockworks","title":"Clockworks","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cem\u003eNoted saxophonist-composer Patrick Zimmerli assembled an all-star group, \u003cspan lang=\"EN-CA\"\u003eincluding pianist Ethan Iverson, to perform a suite of modernist jazz pieces that blend complex rhythms and harmonies with lyrical melodies.\r\n\u003cstrong\u003e- Mark Werlin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003chr\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\" data-sheets-value=\"{\" continues to explore a particular third stream direction in jazz that patrick zimmerli made his own right from the start of career as composer-performer. this set rhythmically and melodically advanced compositions largely inspired by love serial composers such babbitt carter stockhausen boulez is nevertheless firmly grounded ethos. says main concern early years was forging new path had foundation tradition but completely original. now less priority than simply taking listeners on varied satisfying emotional journey. then he considers ultimate musical message be optimistic might biggest thing sets my music off avant-garde jazz. discusses liner note uses time its basic material it an attempt give kind shape so often lacks. another point view though can seen elaborate justification stylistic evolution. there overall progression abstract melodic takes place over course piece just has been career. evolution involves series permutations theme which heard most explicit form last track. exact same notes are used first movement not very melodic-sounding even seem freely-composed. i melody itself basis variation more pieces cd. gradually settles matures singable self. chamber america works commission written specifically for ethan iverson bad plus john hollenbeck who were already performing with about collaborators whole project testament what amazingly good sport is. understands accepts me all offbeat artistic sense humor. proof found album where extravagant forms concocted him plays them style=\"\" fits hand glove. improvisations effectively internal themselves full wit charm purpose. favourite example absolutely loving treatment gives gorgeous opening chorus before playing portion. like composer friend-drummer makes your compositional ideas sound better they effortlessly does things only fit enhance themselves. really chris tordini way supports band improvising subtle you hardly notice how organic compositions. produced grammy award-winner seth abramson.. data-sheets-userformat=\"{\" positive:=\"\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClockworks\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e continues to explore a particular third stream direction in jazz that \u003cstrong\u003ePatrick Zimmerli\u003c\/strong\u003e made his own right from the start of his career as a composer-performer. This set of rhythmically and melodically advanced compositions, largely inspired by Zimmerli’s love of serial composers such as Babbitt, Carter, Stockhausen and Boulez, is nevertheless firmly grounded in a jazz ethos. Zimmerli says that his main concern in the early years was in forging a new path that had a foundation in the jazz tradition but that was completely original. But now, \"Newness is less of a priority than simply taking listeners on a varied and satisfying emotional journey.” Then and now he considers his ultimate musical message to be optimistic and positive: “That might be the biggest thing that sets my music off from ‘mainstream’ avant-garde jazz.”\u003c\/span\u003e\r\n\r\nAs Zimmerli discusses in his liner note, “Clockworks uses time as its basic material, it is an attempt to give time the kind of satisfying shape it so often lacks.\" From another point of view, though, “Clockworks can be seen as a kind of elaborate justification of my stylistic evolution. There’s an overall progression from the abstract to the melodic that takes place over the course of the piece, just as there has been over the course of my career. The evolution involves a series of permutations of the main theme, which is heard in its most explicit form on the last track. The exact same notes are used in the first movement, which is not very melodic-sounding and might even seem freely-composed. I used the melody itself as a series and made it the basis of “Linear Variation”, which is another of the more “out” pieces on the CD. Gradually the theme settles—it matures—into its singable self.”\r\n\r\nClockworks (a Chamber Music America New Jazz Works commission) was written specifically for \u003cstrong\u003eEthan Iverson\u003c\/strong\u003e (The Bad Plus) and \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Hollenbeck\u003c\/strong\u003e, who were already performing with Zimmerli in the early 1990s. About his musical collaborators Zimmerli says, “This whole project can be seen as a testament to what an amazingly good sport Ethan Iverson is. He understands and accepts me with all my offbeat artistic sense of humor. Proof can be found all over the album, where he takes the extravagant forms I’ve concocted for him and plays over them in a style that fits them hand in glove. His improvisations are effectively internal compositions in themselves, full of wit and charm and purpose. My favourite example of this is the absolutely loving treatment he gives to “Harmonic Variation”, where he plays that gorgeous opening chorus before playing the written portion. As for John, he is like the composer’s-best friend-drummer, he makes your compositional ideas sound better than they are, and he effortlessly does things that not only fit but enhance the compositions themselves. And I really love \u003cstrong\u003eChris Tordini'\u003c\/strong\u003es sound and the way he supports a band, and his improvising is so subtle you hardly notice how organic his ideas are to the compositions.”\r\n\r\nClockworks was produced by Grammy award-winner Seth Abramson.\r\n\r\n\u003chr\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatrick Zimmerli Quartet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\r\nPatrick Zimmerli, tenor saxophone\r\nEthan Iverson, piano\r\nChristopher Tordini, bass\r\nJohn Hollenbeck, drums","brand":"Songlines Recordings","offers":[{"title":"DSD 512 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56740362977604,"sku":"SGL16252-21","price":35.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DXD 24 Bit \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56740363010372,"sku":"SGL16252-22","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"WAV 96 kHz \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56740363043140,"sku":"SGL16252-5","price":23.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"FLAC 192 kHz \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56740363075908,"sku":"SGL16252-6","price":20.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 64 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56740363108676,"sku":"SGL16252-14","price":23.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 128 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56740363141444,"sku":"SGL16252-15","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 256 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":57342597824836,"sku":"SGL16252-16","price":29.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0966\/7900\/2436\/files\/SGL16252.jpg?v=1790621651","url":"https:\/\/www.nativedsd.com\/products\/sgl16252-clockworks","provider":"NativeDSD Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}