Frank Rosaly - Cicada Music (2013)

Delmark Records: DE 5006
http://delmark.com/delmark.5006.htm



* James Falzone: clarinet
* Jason Stein: bass clarinet
* Keefe Jackson: bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet, tenor saxophone
* Jason Adasiewicz: vibraphone
* Jason Roebke: bass, cracklebox
* Frank Rosaly: drums, percussion, piano, electronics

http://www.allosmusica.org/
http://www.jasonsteinmusic.com/
http://www.keefejackson.com/
http://www.jasonadasiewicz.com/
http://www.jasonroebke.info/
http://www.frankrosaly.com/

Recorded at Strobe Studios (http://www.stroberecording.com/), Chicago,
by James Wagner
on Summer 2008 (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 8, 10) &
by Nick Broste (http://www.nickbroste.com/)
on December 2011 (tracks: 2, 4, 6, 7, 9).


Reviews

By Aaron Cohen
http://www.downbeat.com/defa...sp?sect=editorspicks201306#3

Drummer Frank Rosaly has been a key player in Chicago’s thriving jazz scene for
the past dozen years—alongside flutist Nicole Mitchell, saxophonist Dave
Rempis, vibraphonist Jason Adasiewicz and others—but this stellar disc marks
his debut as a bandleader. The album illustrates that he is a continually
inventive writer and arranger who is, really, just getting started. Cicada
Music began six years ago as a score to filmmaker Brian Ashby’s documentary
about scrap-metal collectors, Scrappers. For this disc, Rosaly reworked the
themes, and the compositions’ varying playing times create a fascinating sense
of movement: While “Typophile/Apples” exceeds 12 minutes, four other tracks are
only about two minutes long. The ensemble has a striking tone with a frontline
of three clarinetists (James Falzone, Jason Stein and Keefe Jackson) alongside
Adasiewicz’s vibes. The combination gives a beautiful lift to “Babies” (which
bassist Jason Roebke helps keep grounded) and creates intriguing timbre shifts
on “Wet Feet Splashing.” Rosaly’s electronics and Roebke’s cracklebox add
tasteful and evocative atmospherics, including a bell-and-drum choir sound on
the 75-second “Adrian.” Rosaly shapes his compositions through his drumming,
and his quiet power is more effective here than if he had played with overt
aggression.

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By Tom Burris
http://www.freejazzblog.org/2013/12/round-up-chicago.html

By Mark Corroto
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/...s-review-by-mark-corroto.php

By Mike Shanley
http://www.jazztimes.com/art...64-cicada-music-frank-rosaly

Par Alain Tomas (fr)
http://www.jazzhot.net/PBEve...67240448&PBMItemID=26197

Por Ángel Gómez Aparicio (es)
http://www.cuadernosdejazz.c...tid=10:general&Itemid=11