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Harris Eisenstadt: Recent Developments
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Harris Eisenstadt
drumsWhile the descriptive titles telegraph a spare skeletal framework, the musical flesh they embody is rich and wide-ranging. Even though the multiple parts are divided by silence, they still form a cohesive whole. Eisenstadt separates his primary themes and variations with interludes for different subsets of his group. As a result exploratory outings by the likes of guitarist, but here banjoist,

Brandon Seabrook
guitarb.1984

Nate Wooley
trumpetb.1974
Eisenstadt first introduces his main theme in "Part 1" via a jaunty but reserved tattoo with an African lilt. Trilling banjo, contrapuntal horns and

Anna Webber
saxophone, tenorb.1984
Featured on "Part 2," Seabrook sounds as if he is detuning his banjo, and then trying to extract recalcitrant fragments from the guts of the instrument as he strums and picks. Subsequent parts showcase

Jeb Bishop
trombone
Sara Schoenbeck
bassoon
Hank Roberts
cellob.1954
While Eisenstadt lists his inspirations as including Jane Jacob's seminal book The Death And Life Of Great American Cities, The Sopranos TV series, and Moroccan Berber rugs, he claims no programmatic intent. However the final "Epilogue" with

Eivind Opsvik
bassTrack Listing
Introduction; Prologue; Part 1; Interlude (Group 1); Part 2; Interlude (quartet); Part 3; Interlude (Duo 1); Part 4; Interlude (Group 2); Part 5; Interlude (Duo 2); Part 6; Epilogue.
Personnel
Harris Eisenstadt
drumsJeb Bishop: trombone; Harris Eisenstadt: drums; Eivind Opsvik: bass; Dan Peck: tuba; Hank Roberts: cello; Sara Schoenbeck: bassoon; Brandon Seabrook: banjo; Anna Webber: flute; Nate Wooley: trumpet.
Album information
Title: Recent Developments | Year Released: 2017 | Record Label: Songlines Recordings
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