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- Date Released: June 6, 2000
- Genre: Jazz
- Style: Avant-garde
- Label: KOCH Jazz
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Tops of Trees was the first album as leader by harpist Carol Emanuel, a mainstay of the downtown New York avant-garde music scene since her early 80's participation in several of John Zorn's first projects. The ten pieces presented here are each by different composers (all of whom involved in that same scene); three are solo harp performances, the rest in revolving groups ranging from duos to quintets. Among the more successful are Evan Lurie's moody, Spanish-tinged Travel, master accordionist Guy Klucevsek's lovely Singing Sands and Zorn's knotty, harp-abusing Tasmanian Devil which allows Emanuel to pull out all stops and perhaps a few strings. Both of the more rock-oriented pieces, Amy Rubin's Blue Ridge and Bobby Previte's How Long Is the Coast of Brittany? fall flat, the former succumbing to an ECM-ish Muzak-y languor, the latter getting lost in a flurry of bombast. Improvising harpists are a relatively rare breed however (Zeena Parkins and Rhodri Davies being two other examples) and it's certainly interesting and encouraging to hear players like Emanuel venture into the territory. Though Tops of Trees is a hit and miss affair, it's worth hearing for that reason alone.
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Travel |
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Christ Mass |
8:29 | |
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Singing Sands |
5:19 | |
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Tasmanian Devil |
5:45 | ||
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Blue Ridge |
7:26 | |
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Diminishing Returns |
4:07 | |
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Parallel Play |
8:56 | |
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Listening To Robin |
5:35 | |
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How Long Is The Coast Of Brittany |
12:04 | |
| 10. | |
This Is Only America |
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Credits
- Marty Ehrlich - Clarinet (Bass) // Marty Ehrlich - Clarinet (Bass) // Marty Ehrlich - Clarinet (Bass) // Marty Ehrlich - Clarinet (Bass) // Jerome Harris - Guitar // Myra Melford - Harpsichord // Marc Ribot - Guitar // Hank Roberts - Cello // Anthony Coleman - Piano // Guy Klucevsek - Accordion // Vicki Bodner - Oboe // Mark Feldman - Violin // Steve Gaboury - Keyboards // Steve Gaboury - Producer // Nikki Gregoroff - Vocals // Alec Head - Mixing // Mike Krowiak - Engineer // Roy Nathanson - Sax (Soprano) // Bobby Previte - Drums // Bobby Previte - Drums // Bobby Previte - Drums // Bobby Previte - Producer // Bobby Previte - Producer // Bobby Previte - Producer // Brandon Ross - Guitar // Carol Emanuel - Harp // Carol Emanuel - Main Performer // Carol Emanuel - Liner Notes // Michelle Kinney - Cello // A.W. Dick - Engineer // Amy Rubin - Bass // Amy Rubin - Keyboards // Steve Salerno - Guitar // Ellen Page Wilson - Photography
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