Nighthawks (Erik Friedlander album)

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Nighthawks
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Studio album by Erik Friedlander
Released May 20, 2014
Recorded May 21–22, 2013
Studio The Bunker, Brooklyn, NY
Genre Avant-garde, Jazz, Americana, Contemporary classical music
Length51:57
Label Skipstone
SSR018
Producer Erik Friedlander
Erik Friedlander chronology
Nothing On Earth
(2013)		Nighthawks
(2014)		 Illuminations
(2015)

Nighthawks is an album by cellist Erik Friedlander which was released in 2014 on the Skipstone label. [1] The album was composed by Friedlander during a 5-day power outage following the impact of Hurricane Sandy.

Erik Friedlander American musician

Erik Friedlander is an American cellist and composer based in New York City.

Power outage loss of electric power to an area

A power outage is a short-term or a long-term loss of the electric power to a particular area.

Hurricane Sandy Category 3 Atlantic hurricane in 2012

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Reception

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In JazzTimes Shaun Brady wrote "Throughout Friedlander continues to expand the expressive vocabulary of the cello, striking violent abstractions one moment and aping the earthy sound of a battered acoustic guitar the next, with the agility to coax the instrument back into its familiar silken beauty in an instant. Wamble lends the quartet a virtuosic drawl, while the contributions of bassist Trevor Dunn and drummer Michael Sarin are subtle but vital". [3] On Jazz Weekly, George W. Harris noted "This is music that is so sleek and subtle you’ll need to take in a few listens to really treasure what you’ve been given". [4] Writing for All About Jazz, Troy Collins said "This collection of appealing instrumental songs, with its engaging rhythms, gorgeous melodies and spirited interplay, resounds as a reassuring testament to the power of the human spirit to persevere and carry on, no matter the odds". [2]

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Track listing

All compositions by Erik Friedlander.

  1. "Sneaky Pete" - 5:13
  2. "Clockwork" - 5:14
  3. "Hopper's Blue House" - 5:18
  4. "Carom" - 3:02
  5. "Nostalgia Blindside" - 4:56
  6. "Gasoline Stations" - 4:35
  7. "One Red Candle" - 5:18
  8. "Poolhall Payback" - 4:11
  9. "Nighthawks" - 7:52
  10. "The River" - 6:18

Personnel

Cello musical instrument

The cello ( CHEL-oh; plural cellos or celli) or violoncello ( VY-ə-lən-CHEL-oh; Italian pronunciation: [vjolonˈtʃɛllo]) is a string instrument. It is played by bowing or plucking its four strings, which are usually tuned in perfect fifths an octave lower than the viola: from low to high, C2, G2, D3 and A3. It is the bass member of the violin family, which also includes the violin, viola and the double bass, which doubles the bass line an octave lower than the cello in much of the orchestral repertoire. After the double bass, it is the second-largest and second lowest (in pitch) bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra. The cello is used as a solo instrument, as well as in chamber music ensembles (e.g., string quartet), string orchestras, as a member of the string section of symphony orchestras, most modern Chinese orchestras, and some types of rock bands.

Doug Wamble American musician

Doug Wamble is an American jazz guitarist and vocalist from Tennessee.

Guitar fretted string instrument

The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that usually has six strings. It is typically played with both hands by strumming or plucking the strings with either a guitar pick or the finger(s)/fingernails of one hand, while simultaneously fretting with the fingers of the other hand. The sound of the vibrating strings is projected either acoustically, by means of the hollow chamber of the guitar, or through an electrical amplifier and a speaker.

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References

  1. ↑ Eric Friedlander discography accessed April 27, 2016
  2. 1 2 Collins, T. All About Jazz Review, May 29, 2014.
  3. ↑ Brady, S. JazzTimes Review, June 2014
  4. ↑ Harris, G. W. Jazz Weekly Review, May 5, 2014
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