Belladonna

by Mary Halvorson

Belladonna cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 13 May 2022
  • Label: Nonesuch
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 37:19
  • Community rating: 3.84/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Operating alongside a string quartet, the guitarist explores tightly composed frameworks that push her idiosyncratic playing into new textural realms. The compositions blur lines between contemporary classical forms and avant-garde jazz improvisation, resulting in a meticulously structured yet spontaneous listening experience.

Genres

Descriptors: complex, instrumental, improvisation, technical, dissonant, avant-garde, orchestral, experimental, conceptual, strings, chamber, ensemble, melodic

Tracklist

  1. Nodding Yellow (feat. The Mivos Quartet) (4:32)
  2. Moonburn (feat. The Mivos Quartet) (8:37)
  3. Flying Song (feat. The Mivos Quartet) (5:55)
  4. Haunted Head (feat. The Mivos Quartet) (10:13)
  5. Belladonna (feat. The Mivos Quartet) (8:00)

Credits

  • Mary Halvorson - primary artist, guitar, phonographic copyright
  • T.J. Borden - cello
  • MIVOS Quartet - ensemble
  • Victor Lowrie - viola
  • Maya Bennardo - violin
  • Olivia De Prato - violin

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