CRISPELL MARILYN – AMARYLLIS LP

Description

Luminessence, ECM’s audiophile vinyl reissue series, is a kaleidoscope, shedding light on the jewels of the label’s deep catalogue in elegant, high-quality editions. The hallmarks of the series: original and evocative music, imaginatively played and sensitively produced. The recordings underline the scope and variety of ECM’s world of sound and the LPs are presented in different formats.

The series features albums that have changed perceptions of creative music-making, albums now heralded as classics.

Return of the great American jazz trio that delivered the poll-topping Nothing Ever Was, Anyway in 1997. Material heard on Amaryllis is by turns thoughtful, touching, joyous and viscerally exciting. Some of the songs are well known – almost classics of new jazz – including Crispell’s “Rounds,” Peacock’s “Requiem” and “December Greenwings,” and Motian’s “Conception Vessel.” There are also a number of startlingly effective free improvised ballads. As leader Marilyn Crispell says, “There’s a great depth of communication, a rare delicacy.” Interaction between the musicians is exceptional.