The Bell

by Ches Smith, Craig Taborn & Mat Maneri

The Bell cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 15 January 2016
  • Label: ECM
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:08:09
  • Community rating: 2.95/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Commissioned by ECM Records, 'The Bell' unites three prominent figures of modern creative jazz into a deeply intricate trio. The recording explores a fragile, highly spatial interaction between percussion, piano, and viola, balancing strict chamber composition with loose, anxious improvisation.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental

Tracklist

  1. The Bell (9:29)
  2. Barely Intervallic (7:43)
  3. Isn't It Over? (13:11)
  4. I'll See You On The Dark Side Of The Earth (10:47)
  5. I Think (9:31)
  6. Wacken Open Air (5:16)
  7. It's Always Winter Somewhere (5:32)
  8. For Days (6:38)

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