Shards and Constellations

by TOMEKA REID - ALEXANDER HAWKINS

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Giles Fascinating mixture of moods and techniques, with a couple of very soulful covers. Most definitely worth a lot of deep concentrated listening and admiration. Favorite track: If Becomes Is.

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1.	If Becomes Is 04:13	info	buy track
2.	Shards and Constellations 03:57	info	buy track
3.	Danced Together 04:08	info	buy track
4.	Sung Together 06:13	info	buy track
5.	Peace On You 09:46	info	buy track
6.	Strange Familiar 04:45	info	buy track
7.	A Guess That Deepens 04:16	info	buy track
8.	Serene and Playful 03:28	info	buy track
9.	Alber Ayler (His Live was too Short) 05:04	info	buy track
10.	Is Becoms If 05:04	info	buy track

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Intakt CD 344

Shards and Constellations presents duets with two remarkable musicians Tomeka Reid and Alexander Hawkins. Both have become creative epicenters in the jazz and improvisation scene in recent years with their original, versatile and innovative art. Reid has recorded extensively with many legendary artists from the AACM such as Anthony Braxton and Roscoe Mitchell as well as the next generation of AACM artists including Nicole Mitchell, Dee Alexander and Mike Reed.
Hawkins is a composer and pianist from the London jazz scene and is regarded in the UK as one of the most innovative musicians of the younger generation with a surprising radius of action. His work attempts to reconcile both his love of free improvisation and his infatuation with composition and structure.

Five of the compositions are collectively conceived with intricate textures and interplay. Two of the pieces feature works by two masters from the first generation of the AACM – Muhal Richard Abrams and Leroy Jenkins. "Shards and Constellations is a singular achievement exploring a broad spectrum of musical avenues from the lyrical to the pointillistic, from the angular to the serene. This adventurous music deserves to be heard," writes Anthony Davis in the liner notes.

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released April 17, 2020

Alexander Hawkins: Piano
Tomeka Reid: Cello

All music by Tomeka Reid and Alexander Hawkins, except track 5 (Muhal RichardAbrams) and track 9 (Leroy Jenkins). Recorded 13th April 2019 by Will Biggs at Challow Park Studios, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. Mixed 29th July 2019 byAlex Bonney. Mastered October 2019 by Alex Bonney. Cover art: Daniel Marcellus Givens. Graphic design: Paul Bieri. Liner notes: Anthony Davis. Photos: Palma Fiacco, Onur Pinar. Produced by Alexander Hawkins, Tomeka Reid and Intakt Records, Patrik Landolt, Anja Illmaier,Florian Keller. Published by Intakt Records.

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