Customer Reviews

Kindred

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I also saw these guys live at the Iridium in NYC and they simply blew me, along with the rest of the club, away. One of the best tandems in jazz you will ever hear, they play off of each other so well with a series of collabrative and competive jams. The simple track recording keeps the raw, live feel to thier music. Just an outstanding album.

the partnering of mr. harris and mr. terrasson brings back memories of blue note blowing sessions from the classic years of the 50s and 60s! these two artists are two of the more brillinat players of their generation who on their own are challenging, swinging, and fiery. together, they compliment one another's styles and create moments of musical dialog that are breathtaking. for me it is as if keith jarrett and bobby hutcherson have come together in their prime--but definitely in the unique voices of harris and terrasson. to illustrate, simply listen to "tank's tune" or "summertime". the former is an original that burns from start to finish full of surprises and twists that rivet your attention. the latter is a time-worn standard, but here sounds as fresh and as fun as when gershwin first wrote it. the rest of the album follows suit leaving the listener ready to hit the repeat button again and again. enjoy!

Saw their performance at a small venue in Santa Cruz. One of the best live jazz performance! Two talents musician with their hearts.

The album is full of well planned material. Magical team work between Stefon and Jacky makes this album one of the best in 2001. Must own, don't miss.

possibly one of the best duet recordings i've heard. harris and terrasson instead of soloing play what would be solos together. their combined playing merges beautifully.

definitely a cd worth having.

As we have all learned, combining tremendous Jazz talent does not always result in a tremendous Jazz album. However, Jacky and Stefon have recorded a tremendous album with "Kindred."

As a previous reviewer mentioned, seeing these two live makes all the difference. With that in mind, I can only hope that Blue Note Will record a live album with this duo. And I can only hope that Blue Note won't screw it up as they have done with so many live recordings.

Right out of the blocks, "My Foolish Heart" reveals this duo's level of intensity and synergy which is carried throughout the album. Their interpretations of "John's Abbey," "Summertime" and "What Is This Thing.." are all great... along with some groovy originals.

Again, you must see these guys live (which would be very unlikely at this point) or on their own. Jacky seems to be at the Vanguard every few months and Stefon is all over. (Seeing Stefon make his transition from marimba to vibes at the speed of light is unreal.) Enjoy.

3 1/2

Kindred doesn't have binding raw ambition which made the amazing vibraphone player's next few recordings so memorable, but between some progressively powerful poignancy and muted musical mellowness is a daringly dynamic duo appeasing both sides of the fence.

To anyone who might be tempted by this one ..... Harris's BlackActionFigure and Terrasson's Rendezvous are two of my own favorites ..... but this is one of the worst recordings of any kind I've ever heard. An immense race to nowhere, and four people in a mad dash to get there first. Never mind the money, why would you spend your time on this? If you need to listen to something, take a walk in the woods. Anyone who thinks this is remotely similar to Keith Jarrett or Bobby Hutcherson has lost the capability to think or to feel. The drumming is so awful I thought surely it must be Nasheet Waits -- but on reflection, I have another recording of Terreon Gully -- two, actually -- which are just as bad. They shoot horses, don't they? Talk about pearls before swine!
This raises interesting questions, like ..... why? What happened? How could two gifted and privileged musicians have sunk so low? Why didn't they put someone else's names on this? (Herman Blount and Saddam Hussein?) What sort of culture is capable of this? Is the whole thing just a cynical joke? And what is the role of consumers in this sad affair? Where is the higher ground?