Frank Gratkowski, Fred Van Hove, Tony Oxley - GratHovOx (2002) {Nuscope Recordings - nuscope CD 1012}
Frank Gratkowski, Fred Van Hove, Tony Oxley - GratHovOx (2002) {Nuscope Recordings - nuscope CD 1012}
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© 2002 Nuscope Recordings | nuscope CD 1012
Jazz / Avant-Garde Jazz / Free Improvisation
This is a great radio session recorded in Leverkusen, Germany, on November 14, 2000. GratHovOx embodies everything uninhibited free improv can deliver. The presence of two of the genre's most prestigious veterans certainly has something to do with it. Fred Van Hove performs most of the set on a Steinway D piano. He grabs his accordion for "Foreplay/Vorspiel." Tony Oxley produces an astounding number of different sounds from his acoustic drum kit, keeping the electronics very discreet. Between them stands reedman Frank Gratkowski, using mostly instruments from the clarinet family this time around – his raspy alto sax makes an appearance in the 20-minute "Trenches/Tranches."
The trio aims at a kind of free improvisation that leaves room to breathe and listen without getting entrenched in the sonic scrutiny of Berlin reductionism. The music has movement, grace, and moments of sheer excitement that never lose sight of the group sound – the perfect balancing act. Highlights are numerous but nothing quite compares to "Foreplay/Vorspiel." Gratkowski has his almighty contrabass clarinet in hand, but Van Hove is handling his accordion. To match the delicate wheezes of the squeeze box, Gratkowski decides to stick to the very upper register of the instrument. It may not sound like much but it truly is an understated tour de force. The way "Trenches/Tranches" boils down in its last five minutes to reveal tiny details in the playing of all three musicians also constitutes a moment of pure delight. Simply put, GratHovOx stands as one of the best free improv sessions released in 2002 and comes heartily recommended.
Frank Gratkowski, Fred Van Hove, Tony Oxley - GratHovOx (2002) {Nuscope Recordings - nuscope CD 1012}
Musicians
Frank Gratkowski - alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, and contrabass clarinet
Fred Van Hove - Hamburg Steinway D piano and accordion
Tony Oxley - drums and percussion
Track Listing
01 - Tartar
02 - Carrousel
03 - Tiddledit
04 - Batons Rompus
05 - Foreplay-Vorspiel
06 - Witchy
07 - Trenches-Tranches
08 - Final Bounce
Recorded in Leverkusen, Germany on November 14, 2000 at Erholunghaus Bayer
Mastered in Cleveland, Ohio on May 30, 2002 at the Cleveland Institute of Music
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Track 7
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EAC extraction logfile from 10. July 2008, 19:45
Gratkowski-Van Hove-Oxley / GratHovOx
Used drive : _NEC DVD_RW ND-3500AG Adapter: 2 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 48
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Gap handling : Appended to previous track
Used output format : Internal WAV Routines
Sample format : 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
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1 | 0:00.00 | 4:49.17 | 0 | 21691
2 | 4:49.17 | 11:36.65 | 21692 | 73956
3 | 16:26.07 | 5:55.63 | 73957 | 100644
4 | 22:21.70 | 6:16.40 | 100645 | 128884
5 | 28:38.35 | 5:17.12 | 128885 | 152671
6 | 33:55.47 | 3:22.45 | 152672 | 167866
7 | 37:18.17 | 19:37.53 | 167867 | 256194
8 | 56:55.70 | 6:27.67 | 256195 | 285286
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Track 7
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Frank Gratkowski, Fred Van Hove, Tony Oxley - GratHovOx (2002) {Nuscope Recordings - nuscope CD 1012}
Frank Gratkowski, Fred Van Hove, Tony Oxley - GratHovOx (2002) {Nuscope Recordings - nuscope CD 1012}
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