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Credits:
Denny Zeitlin: acoustic piano; virtual and hardware synthesizers; keyboards
George Marsh: drums, percussion |
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TRACKS AND TIMINGS |
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1) Highlands 6:10 |
2) Quicksilver 5:46 |
3) Hatching 3:53 |
4) Black Hole 3:33 |
5) Moon Flower 3:39 |
6) Boiling Point 4:09 |
7) On The Move 5:32 |
8) Disagree To Agree 8:26 |
9) If Only 4:54 |
10) Hadron Collider 5:02 |
11) The Ascent 5:45 |
12) Odyssey 10:50 |
13) Maze 4:23 |
14) Fillmore Dreams 4:55 |
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(All compositions by Denny Zeitlin & George Marsh/ Double Helix Music, Inc., c/o A-Train Entertainment/BMI) |
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CRITICAL ACCLAIM |
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"[Editor’s Pick] ...Telepathy is a brilliant showcase of just how far Zeitlin and Marsh have come as a creative team... All taken together, Zeitlin and Marsh collectively succeed at assembling wildly divergent sounds and rhythms into coherent working structures while allowing the music — their music — to emerge entirely on its own." |
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"... a fascinating album that combines aspects of everything else we've mentioned: wild extrapolation, careful calibration, psychedelic possibility. Pianist Denny Zeitlin and drummer George Marsh have been collaborating as a duo for many years, building not only on a shared foothold in tradition but also a willingness to seek the unknown..." |
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"...As the innovation of an electronic approach becomes more prominent in jazz, it is the veterans, Denny Zeitlin and George Marsh—with about a hundred and twenty years of professional musical experience between them—who are making the most interesting music in the field, pushing things further ahead..." |
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"Zeitlin and Marsh are such dexterous moving targets that just when you think you have them figured out, they change directions so easily that all you can do is say ‘huh?'... Just plain fun listening throughout." |
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"...as the title itself aptly describes the musical process, the musical interaction between these two musicians is at the furthest point in the arc of their creativity... the seemingly symphonic nature of the music produced by a mere duo, which in actuality sounds as if it were a whole crashing orchestra. When this is put together with the fact that all of this music was "improvised" as if by Telepathy, you will have come to experience the true impact of this extraordinary music... you will find these works quite magical in ways that you probably never thought music – certainly "electro-acoustic" music – could ever be..." |
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"...Denny Zeitlin and George Marsh have such a long history together but still manage to keep their partnership fresh because of their fearless experimental bent. On Telepathy, these long- established veterans from the 60s act like young upstarts showing the jazz world a fresh new approach..." |
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"One of the greatest of the living jazz pianists... he brings in drummer George Marsh for a collection of ‘electro-acoustic improvisations’... and it works wonderfully..." |
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"...the entire resounding experience conjures up all sorts of labyrinthian detours of the mind, and spirit...Nothing and everything is free-form, avant-garde mixed in with a healthy dose of melodic, soundtrack jazz and ‘60s-‘70s pop... the unique, adventure-seeking talents of fluid artists, Denny Zeitlin and longtime experimental partner George Marsh... A blast from the past, done most modernly...on the fly." |
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"...This one is no afterthought. It is essential. Nobody mixes up the synth and piano like Denny. And George is the perfect foil, a master drummer at the top of his game, totally attuned to what Denny is doing. Very recommended." |
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"Really great sounds from the legendary Denny Zeitlin – an entry in his series of electro- acoustic improvisations with drummer George Marsh... sounding especially great in the freer setting of duo improvisations like these! George handles a bit of percussion, but mostly makes his main magic on the drum kit..." |
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"Yes, "Telepathy" is the correct title for this album but it could easily be called "Great Fun" or "The Sandbox Sessions". Denny Zeitlin and George Marsh keep your attention throughout the album by letting their minds free to wander the sonic universe. Feeling stress? Put this music on good and loud; your housemate and/or neighbors might complain but you can't help but feel good as the music dances around you." |
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"Electro-acoustic improvisation which inclines from intense to introspective.... The inventiveness and flexibility can be heard throughout the 14 tracks on Telepathy... sophisticated, masterful and stylish music." |
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"...I had a ball listening to this recording because I allowed myself the freedom to explore it just as the musicians allowed themselves the freedom to make it. Why not give yourself a daring adventure, too, by telepathically connecting with Denny and George. I guarantee you’ve never experienced anything like it." |
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