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Mary Halvorson / Michael Formanek / Tomas Fujiwara Thumbscrew 2014 - Cuneiform Records: RUNE 365 http://www.cuneiformrecords.com/bandshtml/thumbscrew.html http://www.cuneiformrecords.bandcamp.com/album/thumbscrew http://www.cuneiformrecord.blogspot.com/2014/04/all-star-trio-thumbscrew-mary-halvorson.html  * Mary Halvorson: guitar * Michael Formanek: double bass * Tomas Fujiwara: drums http://www.thumbscrew.net/ http://www.allmusic.com/artist/thumbscrew-mn0003213750 http://www.maryhalvorson.com/ http://www.michaelformanek.com/ http://www.tomasfujiwara.com/ Recorded on April 7, 2013 at The Bunker, Brooklyn, NY. Recorded and mixed by Jon Rosenberg. Reviews By Mike Shanley http://www.jazztimes.com/articles/126687-thumbscrew-thumbscrew Mary Halvorson (guitar), Michael Formanek (bass) and Tomas Fujiwara (drums) play serious music but donâ™t take themselves too seriously. A Fujiwara composition, inspired by the angular writing on Formanekâ™s recent albums, has the self-deprecating title “Cheap Knock Off.” The bassist contributes a piece called “Still … Doesnâ™t Swing” that begins with jaunty brushwork and veers into a free tornado. Even the group name is something of a sendup: Thumbscrew implies a more intense form of free improvisation that these three could easily deliver, yet, with a few exceptions, this music often relies on subtle interaction, lower volumes and expansive compositions. All three musicians have reputations that precede them, as both leaders and support players. But Thumbscrew was created as a composerâ™s forum, and the band takes each player in new directions. During Formanekâ™s “iThumbscrew,” they sound as if theyâ™re soloing on top of one another, but by the end clarity emerges from the chaos. Halvorsonâ™s thoroughly structured “Fluid Hills in Pink” leaves room for an inquisitive bass solo and eventually segues into “Nothing Doing,” 81 seconds of tense rock courtesy of Fujiwaraâ™s pen. Formanekâ™s “Buzzardâ™s Breath” is built on a traditional AABA structure that he skews with surprising choices in chords and harmonic detail. Everyone plays with abandon but Halvorson in particular seems to have grown as a soloist. Her use of electronic pitch-shifting has evolved from warped punctuation into a distinct aspect of how she shapes her thoughts. -- By Dave Lynch http://www.allmusic.com/album/thumbscrew-mw0002603999 By Paul Acquaro http://www.freejazzblog.org/2014/03/guitar-week-thumbscrew-and-ecstasy.html By Glenn Astarita http://www.allaboutjazz.com/thumbscrew-mary-halvorson-cuneiform-records-review-by-glenn-astarita.php Da Elfio Nicolosi (it) http://www.mipiaceiljazz.blogspot.com/2014/02/mary-halvorsonmichael-formanektomas.html Par Franpi (fr) http://www.franpisunship.com/archives/2014/07/23/30296066.html Por Pachi Tapiz (es) http://www.tomajazz.com/web/?p=11292 Sharing Widget |