When I look back and think about the ideas we were dealing with a year ago, and when I listen to the recording held in that club, I’m confronted with the failures that are there; which is probably why I’d rather be doing something else than writing these liner notes right now. But I’m also excited by what I hear, that the start of the music by the new quintet was so strong. From night to night it continues to be, which is why after ten years this ensemble is still looking for it’s next gig- so that it can keep finding something different to say and hopefully pay some of the rent along the way.
The Vandermark 5
Four Sides to the Story
Label: NotTwo, 2008
Catalogue No: MW 775-1
Format: 2-LP
THIS IS A BRAND NEW LIMITED EDITION 2 LP's VINYL RECORDS BOX-SET. NO CD's.
NotTwo Records extremely limited, outstandingly lavish 2- LP’s box-set (vinyl only – no CD’s), further pushes limits not only musical boundaries of improvised music but also the whole concept of conceptual package, as recently re-defined by its own issue of "Alchemia" by Vandermark 5.
This exquisitely realized set includes 2 separate LP, housed together in a one-of-its-kind unique box with absolutely astonishing covert art. Comprehensive booklet with many personal insights from Ken Vandermark himself, rare pictures, interviews and essays from acclaimed critics, compliment the whole set.
The band delivers with their typical high energy and there isn't a shred of tentativeness to the proceedings...more (Robert Iannapollo, All About Jazz)
Tracks:
SIDE ONE
1. Vehicle (for Magnus Broo) [08:55]
2. That Was Now (for the Volcano Suns) [09:30]
SIDE TWO
3. Camera (for Edward Weston) [14:11]
4. Suitcase (for Ray Charles, Elvin Jones, and Steve Lacy) [07:18]
SIDE THREE
5. Convertible (for Charles Eames) [08:47]
6. Burn Nostalgia (for Art Pepper) [07:01]
SIDE FOUR
7. Some Not All (for Phillip Wilson) [14:44]
8. Reciprocal (for Santiago Calatrava) [06:44]
All compositions by Ken Vandermark (ASCAP)
Performed by:
Tim Daisy - drums
Kent Kessler - bass
Fred Lonberg-Holm - cello
Dave Rempis - saxophones
Ken Vandermark - saxophones, clarinets
Recorded:
November 23, 2005 at the Alchemia, Krakow, Poland by Michał Rosicki
Mixed and mastered by Michał Rosicki (MAQ Studio Poland)
Produced by Marek Winiarski
Front cover: “Szlak trafil” by Andrzej L.Turek (stick-in picture on paper 30cm x 30cm)
Inside photos by Krzysztof Penarski, Bartosz Winiarski and Krzysztof Wesolowski
Graphic design by Andrzej L.Turek & Andrzej Wojnowski
Liner notes by Ken Vandermark and Wawrzyniec Makinia
About:
When I look back and think about the ideas we were dealing with a year ago, and when I listen to the recording held in that club, I’m confronted with the failures that are there; which is probably why I’d rather be doing something else than writing these liner notes right now. But I’m also excited by what I hear, that the start of the music by the new quintet was so strong. From night to night it continues to be, which is why after ten years this ensemble is still looking for it’s next gig- so that it can keep finding something different to say and hopefully pay some of the rent along the way. (Ken Vandermark, Chicago, September 15, 2006)
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