One Dark Night I Left My Silent House

by Marilyn Crispell, David Rothenberg, Rothenberg

Overview

A duet performance between pianist Marilyn Crispell and clarinetist David Rothenberg offers nebulous mystery and thematic, ECM-style theatrical contexts you should expect from longtime veterans of creative improvised music. The liquid piano sound of Crispell and the pithy, earthy, throat tones of Rothenberg's bass clarinet in the main shapeshift back and forth during this mercurial program of deep blue, darkest night, after-hours modern jazz. It's not so much programmed as it states anchors of melody and centerpieces of coalesced thought process, rambles into free discourse, then returns to an identity. Fans of Crispell will note her evolving presence as a force for stark beauty during wandering but far from lost tracks such as "Tsering," or "Snow Suddenly Stopping Without Notice," also employing the inside strings of the piano, and using percussion instruments including bells. Rothenberg's expertise as an accompanist for Crispell is never more telling through all the material, but as a spontaneous improviser he's really in his element during "The Hawk & The Mouse," and especially a comical "Still Life with Woodpeckers" alongside Crispell's playful percussive rat-a-tat-tat. As intriguing as it is deep, spiritual, and compelling, these two have chemistry bubbling under the surface, with the kind of geothermic energy available to slightly warm up any living space, vacant or not. ~ Michael G. Nastos

Product Details

Release Date:	06/22/2010
Label:	Decca / Ecm
UPC:	0602517992207
Rank:	124771

Tracks

1. Invocation
2. Tsering
3. The Hawk and the Mouse
4. Stay, Stray
5. What Birds Sing
6. Companion: Silence
7. Owl Moon
8. Still Life With Woodpeckers
9. Grosbeak
10. The Way of Pure Sound [For Joe Maneri]
11. Motmot
12. Snow Suddenly Stopping Without Notice
13. Evocation

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Marilyn Crispell   Primary Artist,Percussion,Piano
David Rothenberg   Primary Artist,Clarinet,Clarinet (Bass)
Rothenberg   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Rudolf Van Dommele   Photography
Chris Anderson   Engineer,Mixing
David Rothenberg   Producer,Composer
Peter Handke   Title
Marilyn Crispell   Producer,Composer
Christoph Stickel   Mastering
Sascha Kleis   Design