Roger Frampton: Pure Piano
Another in the series featuring this major jazz pianist. In free improvisations he shapes moods that hold the listener’s imagination, inviting comparison with the solo work of Keith Jarrett.
These free improvisations were recorded in 1989 and 1990 on a Bösendorfer piano in Studio C at 2MBS-FM, Sydney.
The programme ranges from brief character pieces grouped as Travel Tales and Seven Epigrams to longer meditative explorations such as Before and Coalescence.
Reviews
…a masterful display by a musician who is one of the true originals in Australian jazz. (The improvisations) traverse moods from brooding examinations of sound to melodic statements of touching beauty. It is fascinating music-making, brilliantly performed (and recorded).
Artist
Roger Frampton
Roger Frampton’s free improvisations on prepared and unprepared piano open worlds of gamelan, cracked chimes, industrial ticks and sudden melody. As pianist, saxophonist and composer he brought the same searching heat to live Australian jazz quartets that still sound urgent decades on.
Tracks
- Travel Tales Roger Frampton 7:35
- Transformations Roger Frampton 4:58
- Before Roger Frampton 11:42
- Seven Epigrams Roger Frampton 5:59
- The Velvet Gentleman Roger Frampton 6:37
- Attacca-Staccato Roger Frampton 3:05
- Baron Frampton's Time Roger Frampton 6:18
- Short Change Roger Frampton 2:53
- Let's Do It! Roger Frampton 2:55
- Coalescence Roger Frampton 8:06
Performers
- Roger Frampton · piano
Contributors
Cover
Peter Lyssiotis
Liner Notes
Roger Frampton
Roger Frampton’s free improvisations on prepared and unprepared piano open worlds of gamelan, cracked chimes, industrial ticks and sudden melody. As pianist, saxophonist and composer he brought the same searching heat to live Australian jazz quartets that still sound urgent decades on.
Where to listen
Roger Frampton: Pure Piano is available for streaming through Apple Music. It can also be purchased through the iTunes Music Store.
Roger Frampton: Pure Piano is available as a CD. It can be purchased online through Buywell Music or the Australian Music Centre which both offer online ordering.
Product details
- Catalogue number
- TP019
- Total playing time
- 60 minutes 8 seconds
- Producer
- Belinda Webster
Roger Frampton - Recording Engineer
- Belinda Webster
- Venue
- 2MBS-FM
- Credit
- Peter Lyssiotis
Roger Frampton - Release date
- 13 Sep 1992
- Label
- Tall Poppies
- Musical work
copyright - © 1992 Tall Poppies Records
- Sound recording
copyright - ℗ 1992 Tall Poppies Records
- Categories
- Improvisation, Jazz
- Genre
- Jazz & Improvised
- Barcode
- EAN 9399000001928
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