Kris Davis Diatom Ribbons (2019)
Esperanza Spalding – voice
JD Allen – tenor saxophone
Tony Malaby – tenor saxophone
Ches Smith – vibraphone
Nels Cline – guitar
Marc Ribot – guitar
Trevor Dunn – electric & acoustic bass
Val Jeanty – turntables
Terri Lyne Carrington – drums
Kris Davis – piano
Im Dickicht 
Diatom heißt „Kieselalge”.
Q: Und was sind Kieselalgen?
A: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kieselalgen
Kieselalgenbänder – ein ungewöhnlicher Titel für eine Jazz-CD, für die Komponistin aber schlüssig, wie sie auf ihrer Bandcamp-Seite (https://krisdavis.bandcamp.com/album/diatom-ribbons) darlegt:
„When I compose, I’m alternating between the micro and macro, shaping the details and then standing back to see how they make up the structure of the composition. While writing for this album I learned about diatoms, which are unicellular microalgae that live in the oceans and freshwater and soils. They contribute massively to the planet’s oxygen supply, and there are something like one hundred thousand species. From satellite images above oceans and lakes, huge blooms sometimes appear as beautiful zigzags and ribbons. Up close under a scanning electron microscope, you can see these incredible, ornate structures. So seeing these plants extremely close-up and then so far away, I made a connection between the process of composition and my experience of nature, and that changing your proximity to the same object or idea can dramatically alter your experience of it, often yielding unexpected and inspiring results.” (Kris Davis)
Ich muss noch herausfinden, wie ich drankomme, aber dies dürfte meine Januar-Platte werden. Vielleicht entscheide ich mich aber auch für Ingrid Laubrocks Contemporary Chaos Practices, mal sehen.
So viel gute Musik rund um den Orbit!
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Zum Weiterlesen:
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/02/arts/music/kris-davis.html
http://downbeat.com/reviews/detail/diatom-ribbons1
https://jazztrail.net/blog/kris-davis-diatom-ribbons-album-review
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