| Planktonic Finales | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by Stephan Crump, Ingrid Laubrock, Cory Smythe | ||||
| Released | 2017 | |||
| Recorded | August 13, 2015 | |||
| Studio | Oktaven Audio, Yonkers, New York | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 53:17 | |||
| Label | Intakt | |||
| Producer | Stephan Crump, Ingrid Laubrock, Cory Smythe | |||
| Ingrid Laubrock chronology | ||||
| ||||
Planktonic Finales is an album by a collective trio consisting of bassist Stephan Crump, saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock and pianist Cory Smythe. It was recorded in 2015 and released by Intakt Records. [1]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| All About Jazz |   [2] |
| Down Beat |  [3] |
| The Free Jazz Collective | [4] |
| Jazzwise | [5] |
The Down Beat review by Carlo Wolff states, "The sonics are interesting in a workshop way, but few of the 11 tunes are memorable for much more than process. While that can be intellectually stimulating, one eventually craves a melodic statement rather than a musical 'trialogue'." [3]
In an article for Jazzwise , Selwyn Harris wrote: "The free-flowing energy between the three participators is highly tangible. There's a melody-driven aspect connected to the impressionistic and abstract collective ethos forming the narrative of these pieces. Containing both intense drama and conversational intimacy, it's a very listenable recording that draws from a diverse vocabulary." [5]
John Sharpe of All About Jazz noted the musicians' "deep listening and keen interaction where nothing is off limits," and commented: "there's a chamber sensibility inherent in the instrumentation, and the overall feel is intimate and for the most part introspective, with at times as much silence as sound... it's a supreme case of empathetic music making in which respect doesn't cow either adventure or surprise." [2]
The editors of The Free Jazz Collective awarded the album a full 5 stars, and reviewer Troy Dostert remarked: "it is readily apparent from the opening moments of the record that these musicians have an extraordinary rapport... beauty is to be found through the players' careful, precise, and exceedingly generous ability to respond fruitfully and sympathetically to each move the other makes." [4]
Point of Departure's John Litweiler praised Laubrock's playing, writing: "Her sax sounds convey intimacy. Her soprano sound is full-blooded; she makes that obstinate horn into a truly expressive instrument. Sometimes she does plays extreme sounds on her tenor – honks, screams, low subtones – but mainly she has a big sound that, again, moves naturally." [6]
Writing for Dusted Magazine, Derek Taylor stated: "The context here has direct and immediately discernable ties to Euro free impov with tone and texture taking on as much importance as mappable structure. Conventional melody, rhythm and harmony are peripheral considerations... [the] variability and mobility of means and ends proves right in tune with the attributes of the ocean-going organisms referenced in the album's title." [7]
All music by Stephan Crump, Ingrid Laubrock, Cory Smythe
Sylvie Courvoisier is a composer, pianist, and improviser.
Paradoxical Frog is the eponymous debut album by a collective trio consisting of Kris Davis on piano, Ingrid Laubrock on tenor sax and Tyshawn Sorey on drums. It was recorded in 2009 and released on the Portuguese Clean Feed label.
Union is the second album by Paradoxical Frog, a collective trio consisting of pianist Kris Davis, saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock and drummer Tyshawn Sorey. It was recorded in 2011 and released on the Portuguese Clean Feed label.
Anti-House is the eponymous debut album by German jazz saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock's band with guitarist Mary Halvorson, bassist John Hébert, drummer Tom Rainey and pianist Kris Davis, credited as a guest on about half the pieces. It was recorded in 2010 and released on the Swiss Intakt label. In the summer of 2008 Laubrock relocated from London to New York, where she participated in the collective trio Paradoxical Frog, but this was her first recording as leader in the U.S.
Strong Place is the second album by German jazz saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock's Anti-House, a quintet with guitarist Mary Halvorson, pianist Kris Davis, bassist John Hébert and drummer Tom Rainey. It was recorded in 2012 and released on the Swiss Intakt label.
Haste is the eponymous debut album by the free improvisation trio consisting of British pianist Veryan Weston, German saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock and British cellist Hannah Marshall. It was recorded live in 2011 during the XV Festival Internacional de Improvisacion Hurta Cordel in Barcelona and released on the British Emanem label.
Let's Call This... is an album by German jazz saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock and British pianist Liam Noble, which was released in 2006 on the British Babel label. It is an album consisting half of standard repertoire and half of entirely improvised pieces. Producer Seb Rochford adds electronic modifications to four of the originals.
Forensic is an album by German jazz saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock, which was recorded in 2003 and released on the British F-IRE label, a musician-run company associated to the F-IRE Collective.
Zurich Concert is an album by German jazz saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock, which was recorded live in 2011 at the Rote Fabrik in Zurich and released on the Swiss Intakt label.
Roulette of the Cradle is an album by German jazz saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock, which was recorded in 2014 and released on the Swiss Intakt label. It was the third recording by her Anti-House quintet, the first band that she formed on her relocation to New York with guitarist Mary Halvorson, pianist Kris Davis, bassist John Hébert and drummer Tom Rainey. They are joined by clarinetist Oscar Noriega on two tracks.
New Myth/Old Science is an album by Living by Lanterns, a Chicago-based project with invited guest musicians from New York co-led by drummer Mike Reed and vibraphonist Jason Adasiewicz, which was formed specifically to play arrangements of rare Sun Ra tunes. The album was recorded in 2011 and released on Cuneiform.
Serpentines is an album by German jazz saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock, which was recorded in 2016 and released by Intakt Records. It features a septet with an unusual line-up, with Miya Masaoka playing the koto, a traditional Japanese instrument, and individual instrumental parts manipulated electronically by Sam Pluta. Laubrock assembled the band for the Vision Festival 2015.
Ubatuba is the eponymous debut album by German jazz saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock's quintet featuring saxophonist Tim Berne, trombonist Ben Gerstein, tuba player Dan Peck and drummer Tom Rainey. It was recorded in 2014 and released on Firehouse 12.
Hotel Grief is an album by American jazz drummer Tom Rainey, which was recorded in 2013 and released on the Swiss Intakt label. After two studio dates, this was the first live recording by his trio with saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock and guitarist Mary Halvorson.
The Fred Frith Trio is a San Francisco Bay Area based experimental music and free improvising group featuring Fred Frith, Jason Hoopes and Jordan Glenn. They were formed in Oakland, California in 2013, released two studio albums on Intakt Records in 2016 and 2018, and toured Europe in 2015 and 2017, and Brazil in 2018.
Closer to the Ground is a 2018 studio album by the Fred Frith Trio, a San Francisco Bay Area based experimental music and free improvising group featuring Fred Frith, Jason Hoopes and Jordan Glenn. It is their second album and was recorded in Oakland, California in January 2018, and released in September 2018 by Intakt Records in Switzerland. It follows on from their first album, Another Day in Fucking Paradise that was released in June 2016.
Celebration is a live album by pianist Irène Schweizer and drummer Hamid Drake. It was recorded on July 26, 2019, at Konfrontationen Nickelsdorf, 40th Festival for Free and Improvised Music, held at Jazzgallery Nickelsdorf, Austria, and was released in 2021 by Intakt Records on the occasion of Schweizer's 80th birthday.
Music for David Mossman: Live at Vortex London is a live album by saxophonist Evan Parker, double bassist Barry Guy, and drummer Paul Lytton. It was recorded on July 14, 2016, at the Vortex Jazz Club in London, and was released in 2018 by Intakt Records. The album is dedicated to the founder of the Vortex, who died in December 2018.
Spring is a live album of duets by pianist Irène Schweizer and saxophonist Jürg Wickihalder. It was recorded on February 6 and 7, 2014, at Loft Köln in Köln, Germany, and was released later that year by Intakt Records. The album features two compositions by Thelonious Monk, one by Schweizer, five by Wickihalder, three free improvisations, and, as a closer, Leonello Casucci's "Just a Gigolo".
Mental Shake is a live album by saxophonist Peter Brötzmann, vibraphonist Jason Adasiewicz, double bassist John Edwards, and drummer Steve Noble. Consisting of a single 39-minute track, it was recorded on August 12, 2013, at Cafe Oto in London, and was released in 2014 by the Otoroku label.
