Waclaw Zimpel plays khaen, Bb clarinet, bass clarinet, alto clarinet and hammond organs
credits
from Lines,
released February 5, 2016
composed by Waclaw Zimpel
produced and mixed by Waclaw Zimpel and Maciej Staniecki
recorded, mastered at Tonn Studio in Łódź on 29-30.09.2015, 1.10.2015, 6-7.11.2015 by Maciej Staniecki and Krzysztof Tonn
My god, what an absolutely incredible Suite. I'll admit, I've struggled to get into Pharoah Sanders due to diving headfirst into some of his most challenging catalogue and that never worked. This is the perfect place to restart. Floating Points is new for me and I can honestly say I've never heard synthesizer music this lush and organic before. the LSO is just perfect. This is one of those albums that any serious music fan needs in their life. The perfect swan song for the great Pharaoh! 5/5 ClassyMusicSnob
This is--it's almost rock, almost prog, and in the middle of the 3 longer pieces almost experimental. It reminds me strongly of some of the material on LAM, as well as being rhythmically similar to Saagara 2.
If you know of Zimpel only through his free jazz material, this will surprise you. Except for the middle parts of the 3 longer works, he's buried in the mix, with Ziolek taking center stage. This actually works rather well, IMO. sumbuk