The Bagatelles Vol. 1
by Mary Halvorson Quartet
- Type: Album
- Released: 2025
- Label: Tzadik
- Country: United States
- Length: 37:55
- Community rating: 3/5 from 1 rating
Album Notes & Community Reviews
On 'The Bagatelles Vol. 1', the Mary Halvorson Quartet translates the classical bagatelle form into a series of concise avant-jazz explorations, built upon intricate ensemble interplay and angular, structured melodies. Halvorson鈥檚 compositions serve as dense frameworks for improvisation, highlighted by her signature guitar tone which veers between clean, resonant lines and volatile, pitch-shifting effects. The album balances this instrumental tension with a production that captures the quartet's dynamic and spontaneous reactions within each tightly-wound piece.
Genres
Descriptors: complex
Tracklist
- Bagatelle #57 (04:46)
- Bagatelle #284 (05:24)
- Bagatelle #67 (03:00)
- Bagatelle #33 (05:19)
- Bagatelle #162 (03:37)
- Bagatelle #108 (03:25)
- Bagatelle #165 (03:14)
- Bagatelle #82 (04:57)
- Bagatelle #103 (04:13)
Credits
- Mary Halvorson - guitar, arranged by, producer, liner notes
- Miles Okazaki - guitar
- Drew Gress - bass
- Tomas Fujiwara - drums
- John Zorn - composed by, executive-producer
- Chippy (Heung-Heung Chin) - design
- Heung-Heung Chin - design
- Kazunori Sugiyama - executive-producer [associate]
- Scott Hull (2) - mastered by
- Aaron Nevezie - photography by, recorded by, mixed by