Massive Threads

Massive Threads
Studio album by
Kris Davis
Released2013
RecordedOctober 21, 2012
StudioTedesco Studios, Paramus, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length41:36
LabelThirsty Ear
ProducerKris Davis
Kris Davis chronology
Capricorn Climber
(2013) 		Massive Threads
(2013) 		Waiting for You to Grow
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Massive Threads is the second solo album by Canadian jazz pianist Kris Davis, the follow-up to her first solo Aeriol Piano. It was recorded in 2012 and released on Thirsty Ear's Blue Series.

Reception

The All About Jazz review by Mark Corroto states, "Davis' ability to link modern composers with jazz makes her music challenging and ultimately interesting. She melds Iannis Xenakis' abstractions with Keith Jarrett's expression."[2]

In a review for JazzTimes Britt Robson notes that, "The imagery that comes out of her piano can be vividly cinematic, but her compositional style ensures that the sonic movie will likely be of the art-house variety."[3]

The PopMatters review by Rob Cadwell says about the album, "Above all, its music that requires thought, cerebral in the sense that it’s 'wild mind' music – music played by a gifted pianist exploring the range of her instrument, with no boundaries."[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Kris Davis except as indicated
  1. "Ten Exorcists" – 7:32
  2. "Desolation and Despair" – 7:30
  3. "Intermission Music" – 2:13
  4. "Massive Threads" – 10:58
  5. "Dancing Marlins" – 4:41
  6. "Evidence" (Thelonious Monk) – 4:17
  7. "Leaf-Like" – 1:57
  8. "Slow Growing" – 2:28

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "Massive Threads". Allmusic. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
  2. ^ Corroto, Mark. Massive Threads review at All About Jazz
  3. ^ Robson, Britt. Massive Threads review at JazzTimes
  4. ^ Cadwell, Rob. Massive Threads review at PopMatters