Away With You
by Mary Halvorson Octet
- Type: Album
- Released: 28 October 2016
- Label: Firehouse 12
- Country: United States
- Length: 55:56
- Community rating: 4.06/5 from 5 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
On 'Away With You', guitarist Mary Halvorson expands her septet to an octet, creating harmonically complex and emotionally compelling compositions. The album's defining feature is the integration of Susan Alcorn's pedal steel guitar, which interacts with Halvorson's own idiosyncratic, note-bending style to create a unique tonal palette against the rich horn arrangements. These intricate, tightly arranged pieces balance meticulously crafted passages and shifting cadences with opportunities for spirited improvisation, resulting in a sound that is both intellectually engaging and unpredictable.
Genres
Descriptors: guitars, ensemble, avant-garde, complex, dissonant
Tracklist
- Spirit Splitter (no.54) (06:18)
- Away With You (no. 55) (08:04)
- The Absolute Almost (no. 52) (09:59)
- Sword Barrel (no. 58) (04:41)
- Old King Misfit (no. 57) (07:34)
- Fog Bank (no. 56) (05:31)
- Safety Orange (no. 59) (05:14)
- Inky Ribbons (no. 53) (08:35)
Credits
- Jon Irabagon - alto saxophone
- John H茅bert - bass
- Ches Smith - drums
- Megan Craig - graphic design
- Mary Halvorson - guitar, producer
- Susan Alcorn - pedal steel guitar
- David Breskin - producer
- Nick Lloyd - producer, recorded by, mixed by, mastered by
- Ingrid Laubrock - tenor saxophone
- Jacob Garchik - trombone
- Jonathan Finlayson - trumpet