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Released
  
2012

Studio
  
System Two, Brooklyn

Union (2012)
  
Strong Place (2013)

Release date
  
2012

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
October 10, 2011

Length
  
71:50

Artist
  
Paradoxical Frog

Label
  
Clean Feed Records

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Union (2012)
  
Capricorn Climber (2013)

Producers
  
Kris Davis, Ingrid Laubrock, Tyshawn Sorey

Union is the second album by Paradoxical Frog, a collective trio consisting of pianist Kris Davis, saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock and drummer Tyshawn Sorey. It was recorded in 2011 and released on the Portuguese Clean Feed label.

Contents

Reception

The Down Beat review by Bill Meyer says that "This music is so concerned with essence that it sometimes errs on the side of severity; one wishes for just a bit more payoff after so much restraint."

In a double review for JazzTimes Lloyd Sachs states "That Union is [fun] speaks to how much Davis, Laubrock and Sorey enjoy not only their group concept, but playing in each other's company."

Track listing

  1. "An Intermittent Procession" (Sorey) – 2:19
  2. "First Strike" (Laubrock) – 5:52
  3. "Fear the Fairy Dust" (Davis) – 11:03
  4. "Second Strike" (Laubrock) – 7:07
  5. "Figment 2012" (Sorey) – 9:03
  6. "Union" (Davis) – 10:22
  7. "Masterisk" (Laubrock) – 12:17
  8. "Repose" (Sorey) – 12:15
  9. "Third Strike, You're Out" (Laubrock) – 1:32

Personnel

  • Kris Davis – piano
  • Ingrid Laubrock – tenor sax, soprano sax
  • Tyshawn Sorey – drums, melodica, trombone

    • Songs

    1An Intermittent Procession2:19
    2First Strike5:52
    3Fear the Fairy Dust11:03

    References

    Union (Paradoxical Frog album) Wikipedia
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