Crop Circles by Sylvie Courvoisier & Mary Halvorson
This debut recording between two of New York’s most idiosyncratic and distinctive improvisers reveals just what careful listeners pianist Sylvie Courvoisier and guitarist Mary Halvorson really are. Each musician contributed pieces to the album, which is deeply chamber-like in its deft, interactive intimacy. But the real action is where they take those written themes. - Peter Margasak
Tracklist
| 1. | La Cigale | 5:37 |
| 2. | Aftershock | 5:09 |
| 3. | Eclats for Ornette | 3:46 |
| 4. | Absent Across Skies | 7:08 |
| 5. | Downward Dog | 4:00 |
| 6. | Your Way | 4:51 |
| 7. | Water Scissors | 1:54 |
| 8. | Woman in the Dunes | 6:57 |
| 9. | Double Vision | 4:32 |
| 10. | Bitter Apple | 2:23 |
Credits
Recorded August 21, 2016, Brooklyn, NY
Mixed & Mastered in October of 2016
Recorded, Mixed & Mastered – Joe Branciforte
Cover [Picture] – Mario del Curto
Executive-Producer – Kevin Reilly, Mike Panico
Graphic Design – Ikue Mori
Guitar – Mary Halvorson
Piano – Sylvie Courvoisier
License
All rights reserved.
Pianist-composer Sylvie Courvoisier, a native of Switzerland, has earned just renown for balancing two distinct worlds: the deep, richly detailed chamber music of her European roots and the grooving, hook-laden sounds of the downtown jazz scene in New York City, her home for more than two decades.
– “a pianist of equal parts audacity and poise,” according to The New York Times