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Andrew Bishop: De Profundis

By Alberto Bazzurro
February 20, 2016
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Polistrumentista, compositore e docente alla Michigan University di Ann Arbor,

Andrew Bishop

saxophone, tenor

" data-original-title="" title="">Andrew Bishop rielabora in questo suo nuovo album il De Profundis Clamavi di Josquin Desprez, autore franco-fiammingo a cavallo fra Quattro e Cinquecento, riprendendone le sei parti nelle tracce dispari del presente lavoro, con risultati senz'altro degni di attenzione.

Le temperature indulgono prevedibilmente al cameristico, per�� senza eccessi n�� autocompiacimenti di sorta: il cosiddetto "tiro" �� garantito dalla costante propulsione offerta da

Gerald Cleaver

drums
b.1963

" data-original-title="" title="">Gerald Cleaver (peraltro sempre felicemente screziata, articolata), in particolare nei brani in cui Bishop si dedica ai sassofoni ("There Are Many Monkeys" e "The Commute," per esempio), col rimuginare del contrabbasso di

Tim Flood

" data-original-title="" title="">Tim Flood (il trio �� insieme da anni, e si sente) a far da collante.

Sono peraltro forse gli episodi clarinettistici (l'iniziale "Introit," "Bottled," il conclusivo "Benedictus"), nonch�� il flautistico "Six Days, Five Nights," i pi�� preziosi di un album che raramente si adagia su se stesso, mantenendo invece viva la tensione intestina e la capacit�� di evolversi via via senza dare mai nulla per scontato.

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Track Listing

Introit; Falling Up; Fleeting Light; There Are Many Monkeys; The Muse; Bottled; The Commute; Six Days, Five Nights; From the Depths; Now What?; Benedictus.

Personnel

Andrew Bishop

saxophone, tenor

Andrew Bishop: flauto, clarinetto, clarinetto basso, sax soprano e tenore; Tim Flood: contrabbasso; Gerald Cleaver: percussioni.

Album information

Title: De Profundis | Year Released: 2016 | Record Label: Envoi Recordings

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