Gryffgryffgryffs: The 1996 Radio Sweden Concert is a live album by the Guy/Gustafsson/Strid Trio, featuring bassist Barry Guy, saxophonist Mats Gustafsson, and percussionist Raymond Strid, with guest artist Marilyn Crispell on piano. It was recorded on January 22, 1996, at the Radio House, Studio 2, in Stockholm, and was released by the Music & Arts label in 1997. In 2017, the album was reissued in digital form by Catalytic Sound.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Gryffgryffgryffs | ||||
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| Released | 1997 | |||
| Recorded | January 22, 1996 | |||
| Venue | Radio House, Studio 2, Stockholm | |||
| Genre | Free jazz | |||
| Length | 56:09 | |||
| Label | Music & Arts CD-1003 | |||
| Producer | Lars-Göran Ulander | |||
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The album title is a word that appears in James Joyce's Finnegans Wake, and that, according to author Gaurav Majumdar, suggests "stammering."[6] The remaining track titles were inspired by Joyce ("Ififif"), Tony O'Mally ("Inscape"), Ted Hughes ("Org," "Ghast," and "Orghast") and Tekla Melin ("What Else?").[7]
Reception edit
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [8] |
| The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz | [9] |
The editors of AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars.[1]
The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz wrote: "The key sequence consists of three tracks, "Org," "Ghast," "Orghast," which seem to explore a carefully delimited range of ideas, except that Crispell is never content to remain within narrow harmonic or rhythmic bounds. It works, despite her overblown expressionism."[8]
Track listing edit
- "Gryffgryffgryffs" – 7:25
- "Ififif" – 13:18
- "Inscape" – 7:25
- "Org" – 5:59
- "Ghast" – 14:48
- "Orghast" – 6:47
- "What Else?" – 8:28
Personnel edit
- Mats Gustafsson – baritone saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Marilyn Crispell – piano
- Barry Guy – bass
- Raymond Strid – drums
References edit
- ^ a b c "Guy-Gustafsson-Strid Trio: Gryffgryffgryffs". AllMusic. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
- ^ "Guy-Gustafsson-Strid Trio with Marilyn Crispell: Gryffgryffgryffs". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
- ^ "Music and Arts CD-1003 gryffgryffgryffs: the 1996 Radio Sweden concert". EFI Group. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
- ^ "Gryffgryffgryffs". Catalytic Sound. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
- ^ "Gryffgryffgryffs". Music & Arts. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
- ^ Majumdar, Gaurav (2010). Migrant Form: Anti-colonial Aesthetics in Joyce, Rushdie, and Ray. Peter Lang. p. 62.
- ^ Gryffgryffgryffs: The 1996 Radio Sweden Concert (liner notes). Guy-Gustafsson-Strid Trio with Marilyn Crispell. Music & Arts. 1997. CD-1003.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1998). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. Penguin Books. pp. 647–648.
- ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin Books. p. 211.