Power Tools - Strange Meeting (1987) {Antilles--New Directions 7 90627-2}
Power Tools - Strange Meeting (1987) {Antilles–New Directions 7 90627-2}
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© 1987 Island Records / Antilles–New Directions | 7 90627-2
Jazz / Modern Creative / Contemporary Jazz / M-Base / Avant-Garde Jazz
Power Tools was a one-off semi-supergroup that, if it didn't quite fulfill expectations, at least offered up this enjoyable album. It's an odd mixture; drummer Ronald Shannon Jackson was in the midst of his time with the free-metal-noise band Last Exit, bassist Melvin Gibbs was involved with various avant funk bands (including that of Arto Lindsay), and the pre-Naked City Bill Frisell was beginning to delve into that hazy area between country/Americana and jazz.
Things don't gel so well when the band gets closer to free improv, as Frisell's inherent gauziness conflicts and deadens the impact of Jackson's more rambunctious approach. Things work better with the more song-oriented pieces, particularly those penned by Gibbs. His "Wadmalaw Island" and "Howard Beach Memoirs" both strike an appropriate balance, allowing Frisell to build on more solid structures while at the same time leaving room for Jackson to embroider freely. Much of the recording ping-pongs between these two poles: pleasant, if overly languid pastoral songs and higher-energy pieces that never quite rev up high enough. The closing rendition of "Unchained Melody," a song dear to Frisell's heart, is very effective. Strange Meeting, an apt title, is worth checking out for Frisell fans who only came to hear his work in the following years.
Power Tools - Strange Meeting (1987) {Antilles--New Directions 7 90627-2}
Personnel
Bill Frisell - electric guitar
Melvin Gibbs - electric bass
Ronald Shannon Jackson - drums
Recorded January 8, 9, 10, 1987 in New York City.
Power Tools - Strange Meeting (1987) {Antilles--New Directions 7 90627-2}
Track Listing:
01. Strange Meeting
02. Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
03. Wadmalaw Island
04. Unscientific Americans
05. Howard Beach Memoirs
06. When We Go
07. The President's Nap
08. A Song Is Not Enough
09. Blame & Shame
10. Unchained Melody
Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 1 from 15. November 2010
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Power Tools / Strange Meeting
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EAC extraction logfile from 10. May 2012, 21:09
Power Tools / Strange Meeting
Used drive : TSSTcorpDVD+-RW TS-L532B Adapter: 1 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 704
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
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
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-
1 | 0:00.32 | 5:12.25 | 32 | 23456
2 | 5:12.57 | 3:36.33 | 23457 | 39689
3 | 8:49.15 | 5:06.55 | 39690 | 62694
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7 | 27:31.32 | 3:54.53 | 123857 | 141459
8 | 31:26.10 | 3:33.60 | 141460 | 157494
9 | 34:59.70 | 5:40.60 | 157495 | 183054
10 | 40:40.55 | 5:21.12 | 183055 | 207141
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Copy CRC 49258A77
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Power Tools - Strange Meeting (1987) {Antilles--New Directions 7 90627-2}
Power Tools - Strange Meeting (1987) {Antilles--New Directions 7 90627-2}
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