Stringology (album)
Stringology | ||||
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Sear Sound, New York City | ||||
Genre | Free jazz | |||
Length | 52:21 | |||
Label | Black Saint 120143 | |||
Producer | Flavio Bonandrini | |||
Diedre Murray and Fred Hopkins chronology | ||||
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Stringology is an album by cellist
In an interview, Murray defined "stringology" as "a language of string playing, a new language, a contemporary language," and Hopkins added: "We take what we know, where we come from, and where we are right now, and then, we put it all together and more ahead of that too."[4]
Reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [5] |
In a review for AllMusic, Ron Wynn called the music "loose, unpredictable, exciting fare," and wrote: "Their mastery of their respective instruments results in some superb duets with Murray's higher-pitched bowing and Hopkins' plucking and answering lines making remarkable statements. The group explores calypso and tango variations, as well as outside dialogues, inside movements and a concluding blues tune that turns that form upside down. This material is sometimes challenging, sometimes humorous, and never conventional or staid."[1]
The authors of
Track listing
"Old Nancock" composed by Fred Hopkins. Remaining tracks composed by Diedre Murray.
- "Doo Wop" – 6:00
- "Zebra Walk" – 7:26
- "Calypso" – 6:49
- "Glass Walls" – 8:14
- "Relay Replay" – 7:10
- "Systems" – 8:40
- "Minute Tango" – 5:12
- "Old Nancock" – 2:50
Personnel
- Diedre Murray – cello, strumstick
- Fred Hopkins – double bass, strumstick
- Marvin Sewell – guitar, dobro
- Ray Mantilla – congas
- Newman Baker – drums, spoons
References
- ^ a b c Wynn, Ron. "Diedre Murray: Stringology". AllMusic. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
- ^ "Diedre Murray Catalog". JazzDisco. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
- ^ "Black Saint Records main series discography". JazzLists. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
- ^ Landreville, Annie (May 1993). "Stringology: Diedre Murray & Fred Hopkins". Coda. No. 249. p. 5.
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1998). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. Penguin Books. p. 1120.