| Massive Threads | ||||
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| Released | 2013 | |||
| Recorded | October 21, 2012 | |||
| Studio | Tedesco Studios, Paramus, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 41:36 | |||
| Label | Thirsty Ear | |||
| Producer | Kris Davis | |||
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Massive Threads is the second solo album by Canadian jazz pianist Kris Davis, the follow-up to her first solo Aeriol Piano . It was recorded in 2012 and released on Thirsty Ear's Blue Series.
The All About Jazz review by Mark Corroto states, "Davis' ability to link modern composers with jazz makes her music challenging and ultimately interesting. She melds Iannis Xenakis' abstractions with Keith Jarrett's expression." [2]
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