Roulette of the Cradle

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Roulette of the Cradle
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Studio album by
Ingrid Laubrock
Released2015
RecordedDecember 5, 2014
StudioSystem Two, Brooklyn
Genre Jazz
Length50:29
Label Intakt
Producer Ingrid Laubrock
Ingrid Laubrock chronology
And Other Desert Towns
(2014)		Roulette of the Cradle
(2015)		 Ubatuba
(2015)

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. [1]

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Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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The All About Jazz review by John Sharpe states "Each cut abounds with abrupt switches in mood and tone delivered with such aplomb and invention that rather than seeming forced, the changes take on an aura of inevitability. Such richness means that there is delight to be found in close attention to the detail and each encounter reveals more of the underpinning without completely explaining the magic." [2]

Selwyn Harris of Jazzwise noted that, in relation to the group's previous recordings, "it's clearer that Laubrock has a relationship with her band members built on trust and mutual understanding, so enabling a democratic approach to the ensemble in which no one voice speaks louder than the other." He wrote: "A mood, an anchor in the music is established before ensemble roles shift causing unpredictable changes in shape or narrative; spacey, pointillist or eerie contrapuntal contemporary chamber classical episodes can lead to something with the crashing insistence of thrash metal." [5]

The Free Jazz Collective's Paul Acquaro commented: "The compositional approach on Roulette of the Cradle brings together the best aspects of each musician's playing... there is an arc and progression to the songs that speak to the leader's compositional prowess as much as the individual contributions." [4]

Writing for the Chicago Reader , Peter Margasak stated that Laubrock "achieved a new apex" with the album, and remarked: "The music is exhilarating; nothing happens quite as you might expect it. Everyone in the group is a fantastic improviser, and there is plenty of extended soloing, but Laubrock's writing allows those improvisations to sprout from the performances in meticulous, composerly fashion." [6]

In an article for JazzWord, Ken Waxman noted the "careful dynamics" and "musical interconnections" present on the album, and wrote: "the CD's defining track is 'From Farm Girl to Fabulous Vol. II', where homespun inflections, suggested by Davis' upright-piano-like woody plunks and mandolin-like strokes from the guitarist, accompany a reed transformation as Laubrock's outputs begins simply and concludes with smirking urbane and gritty urban enunciation." [7]

Writer Raul Da Gama commented: "Pieces here are played just right, nothing is over-emoted. Compositions are carved up with introductions and epilogues and rich harmonics and rock-steady tempos through the middles... there is a rich tonality, which when suspended in mid-air literally takes my breath away. And that is why this record is a favourite of mine yesterday, today and tomorrow." [8]

Track listing

All compositions by Ingrid Laubrock
  1. "That's All She Wrote" – 2:43
  2. "Roulette of the Cradle" – 10:19
  3. "Face the Piper, Part 1" – 3:57
  4. "Face the Piper, Part 2" – 5:06
  5. "Silence... (for Monika)" – 3:40
  6. "...and Light (for Izumi)" – 8:02
  7. "From Farm Girl to Fabulous, Vol. II" – 8:44
  8. "Red Hook" – 7:51

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Roulette of the Cradle at Intakt Records
  2. 1 2 Sharpe, John. Roulette of the Cradle review at All About Jazz
  3. ↑ "Ingrid Laubrock's Anti-House: Roulette of the Cradle". AllMusic. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  4. 1 2 Acquaro, Paul (August 12, 2015). "Ingrid Laubrock's Anti-House - Roulette of the Cradle". The Free Jazz Collective. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  5. 1 2 Harris, Selwyn. "Ingrid Laubrock's Anti-House - Roulette of the Cradle". Jazzwise. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  6. ↑ Margasak, Peter (October 23, 2015). "New York saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock plays Experimental Sound Studio on Monday". Chicago Reader. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  7. ↑ Waxman, Ken (September 6, 2015). "Ingrid Laubrock / Mary Halvorson / John Hébert / Kris Davis / Tom Rainey". JazzWord. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  8. ↑ Da Gama, Raul (June 21, 2015). "Ingrid Laubrock Anti-House: Roulette of the Cradle". JazzdaGama. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
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