Architect of the Silent Moment

Architect of the Silent Moment is an album led by jazz bassist Scott Colley which was recorded in 2005 and released by the CAM Jazz label in 2007.[1][2]

Architect of the Silent Moment
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 30, 2007
RecordedDecember 15 & 16, 2005
StudioSear Sound, New York City
GenreJazz
Length56:33
LabelCAM Jazz
CAM 5021
ProducerErmanno Basso, Scott Colley
Scott Colley chronology
Initial Wisdom
(2003)
Architect of the Silent Moment
(2007)
Empire
(2010)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]
All About Jazz     [4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings     [5]

The AllMusic review by Michael G. Nastos states "This is easily Colley's best recording of a small handful as a leader; it is a candidate for best jazz CD of 2007 and comes highly recommended".[3]

On All About Jazz, John Kelman's review said "The beauty of Architect of the Silent Moment is its unequivocal sense of purpose, which avoids undue consideration and provides everyone with ample room to move".[4]

JazzTimes's Thomas Conrad said "This is not an album that often settles into "solos." Colley creates shifting, intricate structures in which individual voices are embedded ... It is too early in the new year to vote, but Architect of the Silent Moment is on my working Top 10 list for 2007".[6]

Track listing edit

All compositions by Scott Colley except where noted

  1. "Usual Illusion" – 7:43
  2. "Strip Mall Ballet" – 8:03
  3. "El Otro" – 2:59
  4. "Architect of the Silent Moment" – 7:23
  5. "Masoosong" – 6:15
  6. "Feign Tonal" – 3:06
  7. "From Within" – 8:17
  8. "Smoke Stack" (Andrew Hill) – 6:07
  9. "Window of Time" – 8:07

Personnel edit

Special guests edit

References edit

  1. ^ CAM Jazz Album Entry. Retrieved May 6, 2019
  2. ^ Scott Colley Discography. Retrieved May 6, 2019
  3. ^ a b Nastos, Michael G.. Scott Colley – Architect of the Silent Moment: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Kelman, J. All About Jazz Review accessed May 6, 2019
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 279. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  6. ^ Conrad, T. JazzTimes Review. Retrieved May 6, 2019