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Tesla Manaf: A Man’s Relationship with His Fragile Area
Pat Metheny
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The opening track will attest to this peculiarity as Manaf's guitar soloing in unison with rapidly spoken words from a native Indonesian speaker; a language to instrument translation reminiscent of
Jason Moran
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Mary Halvorson
guitarManaf's fretboard skills are at the forefront, not only in the usual jazz tradition, but also with his emerging compositional style resulting in music that this is melodic, challenging and surprising. This is captured in his mesmerizing ostinatos in the totally eccentric "Multiple By Zero" and the whimsical "The Sweetest Horn" a piece that contains everything from an 18th century Colonial drum/flute cadence, tropical beats, and lyrical closing. The album also contains 6 tracks from his 2011 release It's All Yours which contains a definite Metheny-esque influence. While not as brilliant as A Man's Relationship with His Fragile Area it is still a worthwhile addition filled with imagination and solid musicianship.
This is a fine introduction to Manaf's multicolored world and where he'll venture next is anyone's guess. His canvas is wide and his ideas are bright and abundant. ">
Track Listing
A Man's Relationship with His Fragile Area; Necrophilia; Counting Miles and Smiles; Moving Side; Early Years; Multiple By Zero; Chin Up; The Sweetest Horn; It's All Yours Part 1; It's All Yours Part 2; It's All Yours Part 3; It's All Yours Part 4; It's All Yours Part 5; It's All Yours Part 6.
Personnel
Tesla Manaf: guitar; Rudy Zulkarnaen: upright bass (1-8); Hulhul: clarinet, tarompet pencak, indonesian flute (1-8); Desal Sembada: drums (1-8); Gega Mesywara: upright bass (9-14); Yd Nafis: keyboards, synth (9-14); DaniIirjayana: drums (9-14); Mumu: soprano sax, flute (9-14); Zaky: vocal; Adrian Firdaus: gangsa (9-14); Dewa Made Premana: gangsa (9-14); William Teh Putra: kantil (9-14); Wisnu Pramadi: kantil (9-14); Gede Darma Raharja: jublag, gong, kempluk (9- 14).
Album information
Title: A Man’s Relationship with His Fragile Area | Year Released: 2015 | Record Label: Moonjune Records
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