After Love
Encyclopedia
After Love is a compilation
live album
released by jazz
pianist
Dave Burrell
. It was released on March 15, 2005 by Universal International. A week earlier, the solo album
Margy Pargy
by Burrell was released. The two songs (on three tracks) were recorded during the "legendary Parisian sessions of 1969-1970". It was during this time period that such acts as the Art Ensemble of Chicago
, Archie Shepp
and others took up residence in Europe
, specifically in Paris
, France
.
Songs credited to Burrell.
Production:
relates the album to Burrell's earlier work of Echo
due to "the first piece is fierce and intense, while the second majors rather on atmospherics." Still, they call the instrumentation fascinating and "this is a valuable reissue from an important period in the American improvisation
diaspora
."
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
live album
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...
released by jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
pianist
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
Dave Burrell
Dave Burrell
Davis Burrell is an American jazz instrumentalist, most notably on the piano. He has worked for many jazz musicians including Archie Shepp, Pharoah Sanders, Marion Brown and David Murray.- Biography :...
. It was released on March 15, 2005 by Universal International. A week earlier, the solo album
Solo album
A solo album, in popular music, is an album headlined by a current or former member of a band. A solo album may feature simply one person performing all instruments, but typically features the work of other collaborators; rather, it may be made with different collaborators than the artist is...
Margy Pargy
Margy Pargy
Margy Pargy is a studio album released by jazz pianist Dave Burrell. It was released on March 9, 2005 by Splasc Records. It is a solo album and, in contrast, a week later the album "After Love" was released, which featured collaborations with such jazz greats as Roscoe Mitchell, Don Moye and Ron...
by Burrell was released. The two songs (on three tracks) were recorded during the "legendary Parisian sessions of 1969-1970". It was during this time period that such acts as the Art Ensemble of Chicago
Art Ensemble of Chicago
The Art Ensemble of Chicago is an avant-garde jazz ensemble that grew out of Chicago's AACM in the late 1960s. The group continues to tour and record through 2006, despite the deaths of two of the founding members....
, Archie Shepp
Archie Shepp
Archie Shepp is a prominent African-American jazz saxophonist. Shepp is best known for his passionately Afrocentric music of the late 1960s, which focused on highlighting the injustices faced by the African-Americans, as well as for his work with the New York Contemporary Five, Horace Parlan, and...
and others took up residence in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, specifically in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Track listing
- "After Love, Pt. 1 "Questions and Answers"" — 21:46
- "After Love, Pt. 2 "Random"" — 7:06
- "My March" — 22:03
Songs credited to Burrell.
Personnel
Band:- Dave Burrell — pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
- Bertrand Gauthier — drums
- Michel Gladieux — double bass
- Ron MillerRon MillerRon Miller may refer to:* Ron W. Miller, son-in-law of Walt Disney and CEO and president of Walt Disney Productions in the 1970s and 80s* Ronald H. Miller, author and a professor of religion at Lake Forest College* Ron E...
— mandolin, double bass - Roscoe MitchellRoscoe MitchellRoscoe Mitchell is an African American composer, jazz instrumentalist and educator, mostly known for being "a technically superb—if idiosyncratic—saxophonist." He has been called "one of the key figures" in avant-garde jazz who has been "at the forefront of modern music" for the past...
— reeds - Don MoyeDon MoyeFamoudou Don Moye, is an American jazz percussionist and drummer. He is most known for his involvement with the Art Ensemble of Chicago and is noted for his mastery of African and Caribbean percussion instruments and rhythmic techniques.- Early life and Detroit Free Jazz :Moye was born in...
— drums - Alan SilvaAlan SilvaAlan Silva is an American free jazz double bassist and keyboard player.-Biography:...
— violin, cello, Electric cello
Production:
- Martin Davies — English translations
- Alexis Frenkel — mastering, transfers
- Gilles Guerlet, Jérôme Witz — art direction, design, paintings
- Bruno Guermonprez — reissue preparation
- Horace, Christian Rose, Frederick L. Thomas — photography
- Robert Levin — liner notes
- Daniel Richard — reissue supervisor
Reception
Allmusic comments that the album is "a compelling and provocative one." Reviewer Thom Jurek says that "what is immediately striking is the lack of the piano's sonic presence on the session" but that the Burrel is "everywhere ... going for something else ... [a] textural and harmonic interaction of the various stringed instruments as they encounter and dialogue with each other." The Penguin Guide to JazzThe Penguin Guide to Jazz
The Penguin Guide to Jazz is a reference work containing an encyclopedic directory of jazz recordings on CD which are currently available in Europe or the United States...
relates the album to Burrell's earlier work of Echo
Echo (Dave Burrell album)
Echo is a studio album released by jazz pianist Dave Burrell. It was recorded on August 13, 1969 and first released as an LP album by BYG Actuel...
due to "the first piece is fierce and intense, while the second majors rather on atmospherics." Still, they call the instrumentation fascinating and "this is a valuable reissue from an important period in the American improvisation
Improvisation
Improvisation is the practice of acting, singing, talking and reacting, of making and creating, in the moment and in response to the stimulus of one's immediate environment and inner feelings. This can result in the invention of new thought patterns, new practices, new structures or symbols, and/or...
diaspora
Diaspora
A diaspora is "the movement, migration, or scattering of people away from an established or ancestral homeland" or "people dispersed by whatever cause to more than one location", or "people settled far from their ancestral homelands".The word has come to refer to historical mass-dispersions of...
."