Singing Drums

Singing Drums
Studio album by the Pierre Favre Ensemble
Released	1 November 1984 [1]
Recorded	May 27–28, 1984 [2]
Studio	Mohren, Willisau
Genre	Jazz avant-garde jazz [3] free jazz [3]
Length	40:59
Label	ECM 1274
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Pierre Favre chronology
Singing Drums (1984) Fleuve (2006)

Singing Drums is an album by the Pierre Favre Ensemble recorded over two days in May 1984 and released on ECM November that same year. The all-percussion quartet features Paul Motian, Fredy Studer, and Nana Vasconcelos. ^[2]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 4½ stars stating "For special tastes". ^[4]

Modern Drummer called the pieces on the album "a bunch of hypnotic, surprisingly melodic pieces for four rhythmatists." ^[5]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[6]

Track listing

All compositions by Pierre Favre except as indicated

1. "Rain Forest" - 5:14
2. "Carneval of the Four" - 6:11
3. "Metal Birds" - 5:22
4. "Edge of the Wing" - 4:17
5. "Prism" - 8:14
6. "Frog Songs" - 6:07
7. "Beyond the Blue" - 5:48

Personnel

Pierre Favre Ensemble

• Pierre Favre – drums, gongs, crotales, cymbals
• Paul Motian – drums, gongs, crotales, calebasses, rodbrushes
• Fredy Studer – drums, gongs, cymbals
• Nana Vasconcelos – berimbau, voice, tympani, conga, water pot, shakers, bells

References

1. Singing Drums - Pierre Favre Ensemble - ECM Records
2. ECM discography Archived 2014-04-03 at the Wayback Machine accessed October 21, 2011
3. Dirk Sutro (2006). Jazz for Dummies. p. 333. ISBN   0471768448.
4. Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed October 21, 2011
5. "Reviews". Modern Drummer. 22 (7–12). 1998. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
6. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 475. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.