Search - Markus Stockhausen, Miroslav Tadic, Mark Nauseef :: Still Light

Subtle, Articulate Chamber Free-Jazz

Stephen Silberman | SF, CA USA | 01/07/2001

(4 out of 5 stars)

"The review below is, um, not very helpful. "Still Light" is not remotely like any album Miles ever made, with the exception of George Russell's great "Odjenar" -- and it's certainly nothing like "Live at the Plugged Nickel"!This is a moody, mysterious album of what you might call "chamber free-jazz" -- there is a lot of space in the music, and few melodic hooks to speak of, but a brooding and quite lovely vibe is sustained throughout. Stately trumpet lines arc out of the silence, cymbals and gongs ebb into plucked guitar and bass strings, and the atmosphere is one of quiet inquiry. It's slightly dissonant in parts, lyrical in others, "serious" and inward. Not for everyone, but if your idea of a good time is, say, the Art Ensemble of Chicago's "People in Sorrow," it may be for you. I like it."

Wow!

Stephen Silberman | 03/06/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"What q trio! Stockhausen, whom I heard on a Manfred Eicher (ECM) recording prior to this CD, is now one of my favorite new trumpet players. Tadic, one of the greatest guitarist out there, and I think, or rather, I like Tadic's playing better than Mr Dimeola & McLaughlin... And Nauseef, listen.If you like floating with great improvisational musicians while you listen, you will like this cd."

Chamber atmosphere

Joe Mick | Europe | 01/31/2001

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I like this CD. Chamber atmosphere. I think, most of music on this CD is improvised (by great improvisers). Sound is excellent."