Allies

George Cartwright (Performer), Fred Frith (Performer), Tom Cora (Performer), Fred Frith (Composer), Joey Baron (Performer)

Product Details

• Performer: George Cartwright, Fred Frith, Tom Cora, Joey Baron
• Composer: Fred Frith
• Audio CD (February 8, 2005)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rer
• ASIN: B0006NCWX4
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #402,389 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Downtown superstardom, June 11, 2005

By	Jan P. Dennis "Longboard jazzer" (Monument, CO USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

First off, this is a band to die for: George Cartwright, founder and leader of that iconoclast outfit, Curlew, on alto sax; Tom Cora, downtown legend, on cello; Joey Baron, one of the most sophisticatedly swinging drummers around; and leader Frith, on bass, guitar, violin, keyboards, drum machine, and tape manipulations. Really, this disc would be worth acquiring just for aggregation of musicians playing together.

But a lot more than just downtown superstardom is going on here: There's an entirely apposite if way weird sensibility happening--the kind of dark aural soundscape Mike Patton occasionally purveys, e.g., on Delirium Cordia, but with a more recognizable song structure and compositional rigor.

Not for everyone, but anyone who digs edgy, downtown, industrial jazz will want to give a listen.

5.0 out of 5 stars Several Genre's Strong, June 9, 2009

By	T. J. May "the searcher" (Kansas City, MO) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This album is a true work of art. From the production to the well composed, yet loosely/tight sounding arrangements, the listener is quietly taken to another level of listening.

Let's get it straight, if Fred Frith has anything to do with it, it's bound to be respectfully fresh and well produced. "Allies" is just that. Once I start listening to this type of thing (same with Neil Ardley) I just can't get enough.

So, from a traditional prog rocker turning more and more into an avant jazz (RIO) fan, this is the stuff that challenges and continues the (thank the stars) exploration of sound/music.

BUY THIS!!!