Refraction – Breakin' Glass

Refraction – Breakin' Glass
Refraction – Breakin' Glass
Studio album by Trio 3 + Jason Moran
Released	2013
Recorded	July 24–25, 2012
Studio	Brooklyn Recording Studio, Brooklyn
Genre	Jazz
Length	62:24
Label	Intakt
Oliver Lake chronology

Refraction – Breakin' Glass is an album by Trio 3, a jazz group consisting of saxophonist Oliver Lake, bassist Reggie Workman and drummer Andrew Cyrille, with guest pianist Jason Moran. It was recorded in 2012 and released by Intakt Records.^[1]

Background[]

In 2012, Lake, Workman, Cyrille invited Jason Moran for a week long residency in New York's Jazzclub Birdland, before they recorded this album. Moran was the third guest piano player cooperating with Trio 3 after Irène Schweizer and Geri Allen. Moran's composition "Refraction", first presented by the pianist on his album Artist in Residence, is combined with Lake's recitacion of his poem "Breakin' Glass". Cyrille's composition "High Priest" is a homage to the saxophonist David S. Ware, who died in 2012.^[2]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Down Beat	^[3]

The Down Beat review by Alain Drouot states "At this stage of their collaboration, Lake, Workman and Cyrille can operate in telepathic ways, and Moran does a fine job at finding his place, without being a distraction."^[3]

The All About Jazz review John Sharpe notes "Part of the joy of Trio 3 lies in the way even the relatively straightforward numbers feel on the edge of falling apart in a welter of delicious dissonance and arhythmic clatter, but never quite do."^[4]

Track listing[]

"Refraction – Breakin' Glass" (Jason Moran, music; Oliver Lake, lyrics) – 4:53
"Cycle III " (Reggie Workman) – 5:49
"Luther's Lament" (Oliver Lake) – 3:41
"AM 2 1/2" (Andrew Cyrille) – 6:38
"Summit Conference" (Reggie Workman) – 10:53
"All Decks" (Oliver Lake) – 4:55
"Listen" (Andrew Cyrille) – 4:23
"Vamp" (Oliver Lake) – 5:09
"Foot Under Foot" (Jason Moran) – 8:42
"High Priest" (Andrew Cyrille) – 7:21

Personnel[]

Reggie Workman – bass
Oliver Lake – alto saxophone, sopranino saxophone, voice
Andrew Cyrille – drums, voice
Jason Moran – piano

References[]

^ Refraction – Breakin' Glass at Intakt Records
^ Original Liner Notes by Alexander Pierrepont
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Drouot, Alain. Refraction – Breakin' Glass review. Down Beat November 13: page 58. Print.
^ Sharpe, John. Refraction – Breakin' Glass review at All About Jazz

[Intakt-1] Refraction – Breakin' Glass at Intakt Records

[Liner_Notes-2] Original Liner Notes by Alexander Pierrepont

[DownBeat-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Drouot, Alain. Refraction – Breakin' Glass review. Down Beat November 13: page 58. Print.

[AAJ-4] Sharpe, John. Refraction – Breakin' Glass review at All About Jazz

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show v t Oliver Lake
Studio albums	Heavy Spirits (1975) Holding Together (1976) Prophet (1980) Clevont Fitzhubert (1981) Expandable Language (1984) Otherside (1988) Again and Again (1991) Virtual Reality (Total Escapism) (1992) Edge-ing (1994) Dedicated to Dolphy (1996) Talkin' Stick (2000)
Trio 3	Live in Willisau (1997) Encounter (2000) Open Ideas (2002) Time Being (2006) At This Time (2009) Refraction – Breakin' Glass (2013) Wiring (2014)
Live albums	Boston Duets (1992)
Related	World Saxophone Quartet Andrew Cyrille Reggie Workman

show v t Jason Moran
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
As leader	Soundtrack to Human Motion (1998) Facing Left (2000) Black Stars (2001) Modernistic (2002) The Bandwagon (2002) Same Mother (2004) Artist in Residence (2006) Ten (released 2010) All Rise: A Joyful Elegy for Fats Waller (2014)
With Charles Lloyd	Rabo de Nube (2007) Mirror (2009) Athens Concert (and Maria Farantouri, 2010) Hagar's Song (co-led, 2012) Passin' Thru (2016)
With others	Baida (Ralph Alessi, 2012) A Cloud of Red Dust (Stefon Harris, 1997) Live at Tonic (Christian McBride, 2005) Lost in a Dream (Paul Motian, 2009) Friendly Fire (Joe Lovano and Greg Osby, 1998) Banned in New York (Greg Osby, 1997) Old Locks and Irregular Verbs (Henry Threadgill, 2015) Refraction – Breakin' Glass (Trio 3, 2012) Loverly (Cassandra Wilson, 2007)