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- Summary: Manfred Eicher produced the first album on ECM for saxophonist Tim Berne and his trio of musicians: Oscar Noriega, Matt Mitchell, and Ches Smith.
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- Record Label: ECM
- Genre(s): Jazz, Modern Creative, Avant-Garde Jazz, Saxophone Jazz
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Apr 23, 2012This is music where the appeal lies in the heaping of layers and how it is all "happening."
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Apr 23, 2012Produced by ECM proprietor Manfred Eicher, Snakeoil sounds as good as any album from Berne, without conforming to stereotypes of "the ECM sound".
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Apr 23, 2012The lack of physical force (though there is plenty of fire) is more than compensated for, in the thought-provoking concept and complexity with a resonant yet unconventional lyricism.
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Apr 23, 2012His all-acoustic Snakeoil quartet strikes the composition/improv balance with expressive elegance
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Apr 23, 2012The alto saxophonist's reptilian coils of brass all but sprout wings on Snakeoil's six songs in 68 minutes, and the piano, drums, and clarinet/bass clarinet team with a Darwinian tension.
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