: ' .. .:.... . ' ' ______________ : ________ : ' \ / .. .:. .. \ / : : \ /_________ \ / . .. ... .. . : .\ / /___ /\ \ / ______________ ___ _. : \ / / \ / \ \/ / \ \ \ \ \ . ...:..\ / _______/ \/ \ ___/__ / / / / / : /\ / / \ \/ \ / / / . sH! ' / \/ / / / \ / / . ... .:.... .. . :/ _______/ / / / _______/__ ___ __ .\ / / / / / / / / / / / \ / / / / / / / / / / / . . \ /\______/ / / / / \___ / / : \/ ____ \ / / / / / : \ / \ /\____/\ / / : : ________\/ \ / \ / / : ' \ / \/ \ /\ / : . ..:.. . \ / \/ \ / \ / \ / . ' : \/ F A N G \ / : ' ____ \ / . . .. .. .:.. . \ / presents \ / . . \/ \/ : : . ..:.. , : Artist......: Anna Webber : Album.......: Idiom : : Label.......: Pi Recordings .. .:.. . Genre.......: Jazz : Catnr.......: PI89 . ' Source......: CD , ; Rip.date....: 2021-06-01 Str.date....: 2021-05-28 Quality.....: 252kbps/44.1kHz/Joint Stereo . :.. .:. Url.........: http://annakristinwebber.com ' ' , ________ ________ \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / # title time \ / \/ \/ Disc 1 / 2 -------- 1. Idiom I 11:17 2. Idiom IV 7:47 3. Forgotten Best 8:39 4. Idiom V 4:48 5. Idiom III 10:01 Disc 2 / 2 -------- 1. Idiom VI - Movement I 8:41 2. Idiom VI - Interlude 1 3:34 3. Idiom VI - Movement II 9:10 4. Idiom VI - Interlude 2 & Movement III 12:19 5. Idiom Vi - Movement IV 7:06 6. Idiom VI - Interlude 3 & Movement V 11:27 7. Idiom VI - Interlude 4 & Movement VI 9:33 ______ \ / ________ Runtime 104:22 ,\ /... . . .... .... \ / ' Size 199.53______ :\/ ', \ / , \ / ' '... ..\ /.. .. .....:. .. .... .. . ..\ /. : Release Notes: \/ , \/ , ' ' ,: Idiom from saxophonist, flutist and composer Anna Webber is the :, : follow-up to her critically-acclaimed release Clockwise, which : :' the Wall Street Journal called ôvisionary and captivating.ö It ': ,: was voted #6 Best Album of 2019 in the NPR Jazz Critics Poll, :, : who described it as ôheady music [that] appeal to the rest of : :' the body.ö Her 2020 release, Both Are True (Greenleaf Music), ': ,: co-led with saxophonist/composer Angela Morris, was named a top :, : ten best release of 2020 by The New York Times. She was recently : :' named a 2021 Berlin Prize Fellow and was voted the top ôRising ': ,: Starö flutist in the 2020 Downbeat CriticÆs Poll. :, : : :' Idiom is a series of six rigorously composed pieces, each of ': ,: which is based on a specific woodwind extended technique û a :, : broad term meaning any non-traditional way of producing sound on : :' an instrument, including the use of multiphonics, alternate ': ,: fingerings, buzzes, air sounds, key clicks, overblown notes, and :, : the like û that Webber has taken from her own improvisational : :' language. The works are the upshot of her belief that jazz ': ,: composers/performers are in a privileged position to create the :, : perfect vehicles for themselves as improvisers. As a frequent : :' user of extended techniques in her own playing, Webber set out ': ,: to create a continuum between her compositional and :, : improvisatory vocabulary, orchestrating these effects across the : :' ensemble, and applying them to different instruments. ': ,: :, : ôIdiom IIö from this book of compositions appeared on Clockwise, : :' while the new project û spread out over two volumes û comprises ': ,: the remaining five ôIdiomö pieces. The first four of these :, : features her Simple Trio, with drummer John Hollenbeck and : :' pianist Matt Mitchell, which has been her primary working group ': ,: for the past eight years. For these pieces, she uses the piano :, : and drums to highlight aspects of her flute and saxophone : :' techniques while taking advantage of their complete physical ': ,: and dynamic ranges. Webber based ôIdiom Iö on ôventedö :, : fingerings on the flute (i.e., where an extra key is held down : :' or left up, causing the instrument to malfunction in a ': ,: microtonal way), key noise, and overblown notes. For ôIdiom IIIö :, : and ôIdiom IV,ö she utilizes various saxophone multiphonics that : :' create an interval that is very close to, but not quite, an ': ,: octave. This causes the instrument to sound as if it is :, : pulsating at a regular pattern, similar to the ôbeatingö that : :' one hears when two pitches are very close to being in tune. ': ,: ôIdiom V,ö uses a broad range of flute extended techniques that :, : were then spectrally analyzed in order to generate : :' sounds/pitches for the piano and drums. ': ,: :, : The hour-long ôIdiom VIö is performed û over six movements and : :' four interludes ù by a twelve-piece ensemble that brings ': ,: together a mix of musicians equally split between improvisors :, : and new music specialists. The specific extended technique used : :' as the foundation for this work is a series of dyad ': ,: multiphonics found on the tenor saxophone that form small :, : intervals, which manifest both literally and abstractly : :' throughout the piece: In addition to using them in her ': ,: orchestration and improvisation, they are also used to generate :, : chords and scales and, overall, gave license to utilize other : :' naturally occurring sounds and extended techniques, opening up ': ,: novel and mysterious sonic combinations. The resulting :, : masterwork abounds in other-worldly tone colors and timbres : :' enveloped by rhythmic and harmonic tension. But, because Webber ': ,: is still, at base, influenced by jazz, there is plenty of room :, : left for dazzling and inventive improvisation by the full : :' coterie of musicians. ': ,: :, : According to pianist Mitchell: ôDespite being colleagues with : :' Anna for the better part of a decade, IÆm still struck by her ': ,: foray into new creative territories. IÆve been immersed for :, : quite a while in the trio music on the first disc, but IÆm still : :' struck by the coherence, wit, and focused energy of the music. ': ,: These traits are expanded exponentially on the polychrome :, : labyrinth of the music for 12-piece ensemble on disc two. IÆd : :' wager that even the most enthusiastic of AnnaÆs ever-growing ': ,: pool of listeners will find the music to be an embarrassment of :, : riches in which to indefinitely lose and find themselves. Modern : :' creative musicians are often û and ought to be û genres unto ': ,: themselves, and perceived uncanniness leading to inevitability :, : is both a hallmark of Idiom and the genre of Anna Webber.ö With : :' this new work, Webber has created a singular sonic world, a ': ,: bold magnum opus that paves a new path for the amalgamation of :, : cutting-edge composition and improvisation. : :' ': : ' '.. ..' .. . :........... . . . . ............: . . ______________ ______________ \ / \ / \ / Shout out to all our homies from: \ / \ / \ / \ / iPC BOSS HiT2000 1way UKi i8 RNS \ / \ / RAGEMP3 MANDY DV8 pLAN9 BUTT \ / \ / \ / \/ ____ ____ \/ \ / F A N G \ / \/ 2 0 2 1 \/