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Lift and Poise

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Released
  
1998

Lift & Poise (1998)
  
Heart and Sack (1998)

Label
  
Leo Records

Length
  
55:11

Release date
  
1998

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
December 23, 26, 27 & 28, 1996; January 8, 1997

Studio
  
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Producer
  
Pandelis Karayorgis, Leo Feigin

Artist
  
Pandelis Karayorgis / Mat Maneri

Lift & Poise, subtitled 12 Improvised Movements, is an album by jazz pianist Pandelis Karayorgis and violinist Mat Maneri, which was recorded between 1996 and 1997 and released on Leo Lab, a sublabel of Leo Records. Karayorgis and Maneri play duo and solo free improvisations, as well as trio improvisations with Joe Maneri on clarinet and John Lockwood on bass. The leaders' two solo pieces take their names from the American painter Cy Twombly and a detail of one of his paintings is on the album's cover.

Contents

Reception

In his review for AllMusic, Steve Loewy states "At times mournful, at others suspenseful, Lift & Poise is a performance that requires concentrated listening... A set to be savored, even cherished."

The Penguin Guide to Jazz notes that "There are 12 tracks, divided into solo, duo and trio pieces, exploring a range of sonorities and improvising languages, ranging from the quasi‑classical to the free‑form and brutalist."

The JazzTimes review by Harvey Pekar says "Much of Lift & Poise contains relaxed, thoughtful and sometimes pointillistic collective improvising. Mat and Karayorgis listen closely to each other, playing in registers that do not conflict; you can hear and follow them easily and they complement each other beautifully."

Track listing

  1. "Apollo I" (P. Karayorgis - M. Maneri) – 4:39
  2. "In This Language" (P. Karayorgis - M. Maneri, J. Maneri) – 5:14
  3. "Apollo II" (P. Karayorgis - M. Maneri) – 1:22
  4. "Rotation" (P. Karayorgis, M. Maneri, J. Lockwood) – 3:48
  5. "Lift & Poise" (P. Karayorgis, M. Maneri) – 5:12
  6. "Twomblying I" (P. Karayorgis) – 3:42
  7. "Twomblying II" (M. Maneri) – 6:00
  8. "Aspirates" (P. Karayorgis, M. Maneri, J. Lockwood) – 6:18
  9. "Apollo III" (P. Karayorgis, M. Maneri) – 3:25
  10. "Saying Love" (P. Karayorgis, M. Maneri, J. Maneri) – 3:51
  11. "Silent Dog" (P. Karayorgis, M. Maneri, J. Lockwood) – 6:04
  12. "Submerged Song" (P. Karayorgis, M. Maneri) – 5:32

Personnel

  • Pandelis Karayorgis - piano
  • Mat Maneri - violin
  • Joe Maneri - clarinet
  • John Lockwood - bass

    • Songs

    1Apollo I4:38
    2In This Language5:16
    3Apollo II1:22

    References

    Lift & Poise Wikipedia
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