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| 4.0 excellent | Erwann S. STAFF | March 18th 24 |
Amaryllis intelligently alternates between Halvorson's typical avant-ness and quite straightforward rhythms and harmonies. The pacing is also amazing: every propulsive banger is followed by an abstract tune, and vice versa. It makes for an extremely rewarding record that seamlessly fuses dissonance and melody.
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| 4.0 excellent | krongey | November 20th 22 |
A very good album with emphasis on arrangements, combining horns and vibraphone with the guitar
trio, then incorporating a string quartet on the second half. Lots of irony and detachment,
sometimes in an impressionistic way. Halvorson's style is resolutely un-flashy, Guitar tone-wise,
she spends a lot of attention coordinating two signals, one of which is hooked up to a pitch
bender and maybe other effects. This album is similar in texture to Sean Moran's Small Elephant
Band but kinder. The whole album is great, but standouts are the title track, a high-energy
workout opening with bassist Dunston digging in, supporting running lines with a double-time
rhythm in asymmetrical divisions, and an epic trumpet solo by Adam O'Farrill following nice
chromatic chord changes. Also "Hoodwink" with modernist string quartet writing with spectral
harmonics and a haze of dissonance. Halvorson enters with enchanting guitar arpeggiations, making
a sumptuous texture. Halvorson later solos with intriguing pitch bendy effects and it ends with a
great composed tag.
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| 3.5 great | eyechoirs | July 10th 22 |
Doesn't approach the brilliance of 'Away With You', but still pretty solid, listenable chamber/free jazz. Title track slaps.
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| 3.0 good | ajcollins15 | June 16th 22 |
Although the album does diverge very far from the norms of avant-garde jazz and chamber jazz/ECM style jazz there?s still some excellent playing and chord progressions that make it enjoyable when it?s on but utterly forgettable when it?s off.
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| 5.0 classic | loulou | February 4th 23 |
| 3.5 great | arf | June 5th 22 |
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