Cries and Whispers (album) explained

Cries and Whispers
Type:Live
Artist:Dominic Duval Quintet
Cover:Cries and Whispers (album).jpg
Released:2001
Recorded:August 30, 1999
Venue:the Old Office in New York City, NY
Genre:Jazz
Length:63:50
Label:Cadence Jazz CJR 1111
Producer:Bob Rusch and Dominic Duval
Chronology:Dominic Duval
Prev Title:Asylum
Prev Year:1999
Next Title:American Scrapbook
Next Year:2001

Cries and Whispers is a live album by bassist Dominic Duval recorded in 1999 and released on the Cadence Jazz label.[1]

Reception

Allmusic reviewer Steve Loewy states "this is one of the finest examples of free jazz at the turn of the century as you are likely to find, performed by five respected practitioners of the genre". In JazzTimes Aaron Steinberg noted "Overall, Cries and Whispers is not an easy album to listen to, and Duval's advocates already know what they're getting into with this. Nevertheless, Duval and his men modulate this program very well; they pay attention not only to mood, tempo and dynamics, but also to form, structure and development in a way that doesn't retard their improvisational aims but still makes for great and listenable chunks of music".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Domenic Duval.

  1. "Cries and Whispers I" – 13:40
  2. "Cries and Whispers II" – 5:19
  3. "Cries and Whispers III" – 8:13
  4. "Cries and Whispers IV" – 10:57
  5. "Cries and Whispers V" – 9:08
  6. "Cries and Whispers VI" – 10:35
  7. "Cries and Whispers VII" – 5:58

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://joemcphee.com/cries-and-whispers.html Joe McPhee discography
  2. Steinberg, A., JazzTimes Review, April 2002