Single Piece Flow
| Single Piece Flow | ||||
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| Studio album by The Vandermark 5 | ||||
| Released | 1997 | |||
| Recorded |
August 10 & 11, 1996 Überstudio, Chicago | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 58:07 | |||
| Label | Atavistic | |||
| Ken Vandermark chronology | ||||
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Single Piece Flow is an album by American jazz reedist Ken Vandermark, which was recorded in 1996 and released on Atavistic. It was the debut of the Vandermark 5, which features Mars Williams on reeds, Jeb Bishop on trombone and guitar, Kent Kessler on bass and Tim Mulvenna on drums.
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [2] |
| Down Beat | [3] |
In his review for AllMusic, Brian Olewnick states "The musicians are all up to the task... But the 'stars' of the album are the compositions themselves, probing and muscular, offering a fresh way through the stasis that was building in some circles of avant jazz by the mid-'90s."[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz says "Almost temperate in parts, there's some exemplary use of the group as a unit, with a piece like 'The Mark Inside' offering a sort of jaundiced twist on jazz tradition."[2]
The Down Beat review by Aaron Cohen notes that "Vandermark's themes are often based around endearing riffs that are never merely cute and provide a lively framework for each performer's agility."[3]
Track listing
- All compositions by Ken Vandermark
- "Careen" – 7:00
- "Momentum" – 7:16
- "Fence" – 7:01
- "Data Janitor" – 9:42
- "The Mark Inside" – 6:45
- "Wood-Skin Metal" – 6:10
- "Billboard" (Jim Baker) – 4:57
- "Limited Edition" – 9:16
Personnel
- Jeb Bishop – trombone, guitar
- Kent Kessler – bass
- Tim Mulvenna – drums
- Ken Vandermark – reeds
- Mars Williams – reeds
References
- 1 2 Olewnick, Brian. The Vandermark 5 – Single Piece Flow: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
- 1 2 Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2002). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (6th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 1488. ISBN 0140515216.
- 1 2 Cohen, Aaron. Single Piece Flow review. Down Beat June 97: page 54. Print.