Marc Hannaford, Tim Berne, Scott Tinkler, Simon Barker, Philip Rex - Ordinary Madness (2012)

Marchon: 002
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/marchannafordandtimberne
http://www.marchannaford.bandcamp.com/album/ordinary-madness



* Marc Hannaford: piano
* Tim Berne: alto saxophone
* Scott Tinkler: trumpet
* Simon Barker: drums
* Philip Rex: double bass

http://www.marchannaford.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Berne
http://scott-tinkler-dvck.squarespace.com/
http://www.simonbarker.bandcamp.com/
http://www.allmusic.com/artist/philip-rex-mn0000999381

Recorded by Ross Cockle at Allan Eaton Studios,
Melbourne, Australia, on 9th June, 2011.


Reviews

By Stef
http://www.freejazzblog.org/...rdinary-madness-marchon.html

Australian pianist Marc Hannaford is part of the forward looking band "The
Antiprodean Collective" with Scott Tinkler on trumpet, as on this album. The
other musicians are Tim Berne on alto sax, Simon Barker on drums and Philip
Rex on double bass.

The five musicians stepped into the studio last year, improvised these three
pieces of music, ranging between twenty and thirty minutes long, and that was
it. No edits, no changes. You have an album. It sounds easy, but it is not. The
music is of the kind that you don't want to stop listening to. It evolves
gently, gradually, with all five musicians interacting as one, creating a
common group sound that is at the same time abstract and warm, without harsh
moments, yet also without smooth moments, and the result is mesmerising and
beautiful.

On "Dolls", the long first track, boppish elements come into play when the
tempo picks up, with the improvising lines weaving a fascinating tapestry of
intensity. On "Weflux", slowness is of the essence, creating an eery atmosphere
of vulnerable fragility, allowing both Tinkler and Berne to profile their
unique sound, which is quite a good match, and is kept that way as the tension
increases, with heavily accentuated though weird beats of the rhythm section,
with the two horns playing simultaneously the whole time. The piece ends with a
captivating outro of piano, bass and drums.

The same structure is held on the the title track, now starting with slow
trumpet, then again the whole band creates this wonderful blend of different
phrases all merging into a strong musical and lyrical coherence, with shifting
moods, from playfulness to darkness, all magnificently kept together by
Hannaford's orchestrations on his piano.

Without a doubt one of the best albums I've heard this year, taking into
account that it's only February.

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By John McBeath
http://www.jazzandbeyond.com...iew2011.html#MarcHannafordCD

The Australian
http://www.theaustralian.com...story-fn9sulvf-1226285031239