Invisible Threads

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Invisible Threads
Invisible Threads.jpg
Studio album by
John Surman
ReleasedJanuary 19, 2018
RecordedJuly 2017
StudioRainbow Studio, Oslo, Norway
GenreJazz
Length59:13
LabelECM
ECM 2588
ProducerManfred Eicher
John Surman chronology

(2014) 		Invisible Threads
(2018)

Invisible Threads is an album by English saxophonist and composer John Surman recorded in Norway in 2017 and released on the ECM label the following year.[1]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
PopMatters7/10 stars[2]
Allmusic4/5 stars[3]
All About Jazz3/5 stars[4]

The PopMatters review by Steve Horowitz stated "This is jazz meant for a quiet room. The trio creates a space where a listener can drift along without getting tired. There's an energy to the playing that lifts one into a pleasant state and a good-humor to the enterprise as a whole. The mutual respect the musicians have for each other is evident by the space in which they give themselves to play. The silence between the instruments and the attentive pacing in which they perform suggests they are carefully listening to each other rather than just waiting for their turn".[2]

The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek notes "As a whole, Invisible Threads is an approachable but major work of melodic improvisation and tonal inquiry".[3]

All About Jazz reviewer Samuel Stroup said, "This band of veteran musicians achieves what it sets out to do on Invisible Threads, mixing their improvisational skill with the rhythmic intricacies that make the album's songs unique. The trio's light sound never becomes flimsy, each member occupying his varying amount of authority, moment by moment. Surman masterfully leads the group through his exercises in cohesion in the flowing and pulsing music".[4]

Track listing[]

All compositions by John Surman except where noted

  1. "At First Sight" – 2:33
  2. "Autumn Nocturne" – 6:52
  3. "Within the Clouds" – 4:48
  4. "Byndweed" – 5:11
  5. "On Still Waters" – 4:45
  6. "Another Reflection" – 1:33
  7. "The Admiral" – 5:15
  8. "Pitanga Pitomba" – 7:06
  9. "Summer Song" (Nelson Ayres) – 5:22
  10. "Concentric Circles" – 6:32
  11. "Stoke Damerel" – 3:37
  12. "Invisible Threads" – 5:39

Personnel[]

  • John Surman – soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
  • Nelson Ayres – piano
  • Rob Waring – vibraphone, marimba

References[]

  1. ^ ECM discography accessed June 5, 2018
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Horowitz, S. PopMatters Review accessed June 5, 2018
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Jurek, Thom. John Surman – Invisible Threads > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Stroup, Samuel. "John Surman: Invisible Threads". Musical reviews. All About Jazz. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
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