Sweet Hands (豆瓣)

表演者: David Liebman
流派: 爵士
专辑类型: 专辑
介质: Vinyl, LP
发行时间: 1975
出版者: Horizon Records
唱片数: 1
条形码: 0082039538631

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8.9

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　　Fascinatingly eclectic, Sweet Hands finds Dave Liebman’s band Lookout Farm exploring different styles such as funk, free jazz, Indian music, song forms, and even a surprisingly successful reharmonization of George Harrison’s Within You Without You from The Beatles’ 1967 album, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.
　　Listening to Sweet Hands makes you nostalgic for a time... (展开全部) 　　Fascinatingly eclectic, Sweet Hands finds Dave Liebman’s band Lookout Farm exploring different styles such as funk, free jazz, Indian music, song forms, and even a surprisingly successful reharmonization of George Harrison’s Within You Without You from The Beatles’ 1967 album, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.
　　Listening to Sweet Hands makes you nostalgic for a time when music executives had enough respect for the public that they supported the creation of music that didn’t have an instantly exploitable marketing hook.
　　Probably the standout is the opening track, Dr. Faustus. The inspiration for the tune, originally titled “Anxiety,” was an episode between Dave Liebman and his record label at the time. It opens with a free chromatic melody, tweaked for maximum dissonance, leading into a jazz rock vamp over which Liebman wails, egged on by Richie Beirach’s itchy clavinet. The pounding bass line that underlies the tune is meant to suggest, according to the liner notes, “New York City where so many high pressured situations are dealt with constantly.”
　　The next tune, Dark Lady, is by Richie Beirach. The tone of the piece is fittingly ruminative, being a portrait of one of Richie’s female acquaintances. An A section is played by Richie alone, followed by a B section of simpler harmonic material, which is used as material for Liebman’s improvisation. A C section follows, a canon based on material from the B section. Finally the A section is reprised, ending the track.
　　The next piece is an (unintentionally) humorous tune that combines an Indian rhythm supplied by Badal Roy with funk, courtesy of the bass and a rhythmic figure by Liebman’s overdubbed saxophones. It is not entirely successful, but it is hard not to applaud the group’s spirit of adventure, and at a brisk 4:11, it doesn’t overstay its welcome.
　　Within You Without You, retitled Ashirbad, is treated to Badal Roy’s percussion before Liebman starts in with the theme, which Beirach reharmonizes on electric piano, under which the bass plays an E pedal point, with occasional countermelodies. Given that Liebman is particularly fond of Harrison’s lyrics, which he finds profound, one is grateful that Liebman’s musical taste far exceeds his literary judgement.
　　Napanoch starts with a completely improvised duet between Liebman on tenor and Beirach on electric piano which segues into a section with a straight ahead jazz feel based on the F# Locrian mode, over which Liebman solos freely, accompanied by Beirach, who spontaneously reharmonizes to support Liebman’s melodic variations. While Liebman and Beirach continue to burn, swingtime is suspended and the rhythm becomes free, drawing the tune to a close.
　　To summarize, Sweet Hands is quite an adventurous and almost entirely successful date from David Liebman and his band Lookout Farm.
　　TRACK CREDITS :
　　Dr. Faustus
　　David Liebman : tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
　　Richie Beirach : fender rhodes electric piano, clavinet
　　John Abercrombie : guitar
　　Frank Tusa : electric bass
　　Jeff Williams : drums
　　Don Alias : congas, tambourine, bells
　　Dark Lady
　　David Liebman : soprano saxophone, alto flute
　　Richie Beirach : piano, bell tree
　　John Abercrombie : guitar
　　Frank Tusa : acoustic bass
　　Jeff Williams : drums
　　Badal Roy : tabla
　　Don Alias : shaker
　　Sweet Hand Roy
　　David Liebman : alto flute, tenor saxophone
　　Richie Beirach : clavinet
　　John Abercrombie : acoustic guitar
　　Frank Tusa : electric bass
　　Charlie Haden : acoustic bass
　　Badal Roy : tabla, ektar, vocal
　　Jeff Williams : drums
　　Don Alias : tambourine
　　Ashirbad
　　David Liebman : alto flute
　　Charlie Haden : acoustic bass
　　Frank Tusa : acoustic bass
　　Arooj Lazewal : sitar
　　Gita Roy : tamboura
　　Badal Roy : tabla
　　Don Alias : bells, finger cymbals
　　Within You Without You
　　David Liebman : soprano saxophone, alto flute, wind chimes
　　Richie Beirach : fender rhodes electric piano, wind chimes
　　Charlie Haden : acoustic bass (1st solo, left side bass)
　　Frank Tusa : acoustic bass acoustic bass (right side bass)
　　Don Alias : congas, bells, finger cymbals
　　Arooj Lazewal : sitar
　　Gita Roy : tamboura
　　Badal Roy : tabla
　　Napanoch
　　David Liebman : tenor saxophone
　　Richie Beirach : fender rhodes electric piano
　　Frank Tusa : acoustic bass
　　Jeff Williams : drums
　　Don Alias : congas
　　Leane
　　David Liebman : soprano saxophone
　　John Abercrombie : guitar
　　Jeff Williams : drums
　　Don Alias : congas