Theo Bleckmann: Elegy | ECM 4799717

Theo Bleckmann: Elegy

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Label: ECM

Cat No: 4799717

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Jazz

Contents

Artists

Theo Bleckmann (voice)
Ben Monder (guitar)
Shai Maestro (piano)
Chris Tordini (double bass)
John Hollenbeck (drums)

Artists

Theo Bleckmann (voice)
Ben Monder (guitar)
Shai Maestro (piano)
Chris Tordini (double bass)
John Hollenbeck (drums)

About

Beyond being a vocalist of rare purity and daring, Theo Bleckmann is a sound painter who creates what JazzTimes has described aptly as “luminous webs” in music. The German-born New Yorker – after appearing on two ECM albums by Meredith Monk and another by Julia Hülsmann – makes his striking label debut as a leader with Elegy. This album showcases Bleckmann as a composer as much as a singer, with several instrumental pieces voiced by what he calls his “ambient” band of kindred-spirit guitarist Ben Monder, keyboardist Shai Maestro and the subtle rhythm team of Chris Tordini and John Hollenbeck. Highlights include Bleckmann’s sublime rendition of Stephen Sondheim’s “Comedy Tonight” (“tragedy tomorrow… comedy tonight”), as well as the mellifluous vocalise of “Little Elegy” and achingly poetic “To Be Shown to Monks at a Certain Temple”.

Tracklisting:
1 Semblance
2 Comedy Tonight
3 Fields
4 The Mission
5 Littlefields
6 Elegy
7 To Be Shown To Monks At A Certain Temple
8 Cortège
9 Elegy (var.)
10 Take My Life
11 Wither
12 Alate

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