Steve Lehman Octet - Echos [Pi Recordnings 2009]

[@theskv21]

This is mindbending, incredible

[@santasprees]

One of the great jazz recordings of this century.

[@warrengamameilhardin]

Great stuff, I really like this. The harmonies and timbres on some of the chords just pop out unexpectedly massive. Futuristic and ancient at the same time.

[@caothanhlan]

They play microtonal stuff. Lehman is among the very few jazz musicians who knows about and uses the techniques of "Spectral music". It's may be a good idea to isten to Gerard Grisey "Partiels" for example.

[@kakehavata]

Wow, thank you!! Very useful information!

[@malcolmmorris7332]

Thanks for that post

[@inflatedear7131]

Love Grisey's music.👍

[@Alino17]

The more you listen to this fine record the more you'd love to see them live. Lehman must have long loved and studied Blue Note progressive '60s jazz (Andrew Hill!).

[@null266872]

This is so magnificently beautiful.

[@DioJeanBaptiste]

JUST FLAT OUT AMAZING, THE GROOVE HITS SO HARDDD. :-)

[@JHL]

One of the most beautiful albums I've ever had the pleasure of listening to.

[@Darktan2112]

It's the natural instinct of the bleeding-edge innovator to push the limits and rules of tonality. We know that there are no true rules to tonality, and we leave it up to those to whom it comes naturally to break new grounds. It might not sound great now, but - as history has always supported - in some centuries, it'll sound like a nursery rhyme. It's clearly not *just* random - if that were true, how would all of the players keep in synchronized rhythm with each other? And they are in tune.

[@louchesimon]

Merciii !!!!

[@valentinobaos]

wow BRAVO

[@brentneiser5990]

wonderful

[@pusteblume54]

superb

[@davepaulsanders]

The changing subdivisions in the background really make me think of philllip glass for some reason

[@TehWinnerz]

incredible record.

[@atract0r]

so complex yet so organic

[@TehWinnerz]

what are you talking about? what about Vijay Iyer, Jason Moran, Wayne Shorter's Quartet, Craig Taborn, Tim Berne, Django Bates....!?

[@JonathanKandell]

What the hell is he doing in here? I can't figure it out but it's great.

[@mercerpatterson6290]

Basically, he’s switching time signatures of each grove and each part is playing a different subdivision of that meter while the drums are playing each part on a different part of the kit. The scale that is being played Is the harmonic series of the vibraphone

[@Sevish]

Music on a different grid

[@user34rL]

I just don't get the appeal. Just sounds like random noise

[@kluetenkloeter]

In one word: Awful.

[@ssaamil]

I would've wrote a 12 paragraph response but since it's over ten years ago it's not worth it

[@TheJoebob999]

This is so stupid. It sounds like random notes to me. They don't even play in tune.

[@HarryDrummerboy]

ahah