Rebecca Cline and Hilary Noble / Enclave: Crossroads

Track

Crossroads

Group

Enclave

CD

Enclave Diaspora (Enclave Jazz)

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Musicians:

Rebecca Cline (piano, keyboards), Hilary Noble (tenor sax, flute, percussion),

Fernando Huergo (electric bass), Steve Langone (drums)

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Composed by Rebecca Cline & Hilary Noble

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Recorded: March and June 2008

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Rating: 86/100 (learn more)

Enclave Diaspora's liner notes inform us of the derivation of the words:

     ENCLAVE/DIASPORA, DIASPORA/ENCLAVE … two opposing yet connected poles …
     ENCLAVE implying the enclosed, the separate, the uncommon community …
     DIASPORA speaking to the dispersion of that community, its casting out,
     its "seeding forth" (Greek "dia": through, "spora": seed)

OK … whatever you say. I suppose a visit to Wikipedia will crystallize it all for me.

"Crossroads" is progressive jazz in the Afro-Cuban mode. Intricate rhythms are present from the riff-filled introduction. Hilary Noble's saxophone and Rebecca Cline's piano are involved in a give-and-take conversation. Cline takes the first aggressive Latin jazz solo. Noble follows with a more straight-ahead turn. At times he takes it out. The rhythms overtake the proceedings and lead us back to the catchy head.

I find the music easier to understand than the liner notes. But this is good music and is a pleasure to listen to. Who needs to read anyway? (I am kidding about that last part. Reading is very important.)

Reviewer: Walter Kolosky

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