Looking East: A Suite in Three Parts is a double album by American jazz trumpeter Raphe Malik featuring a quartet with reedman Sabir Mateen, bassist Larry Roland and drummer Codaryl "Cody" Moffett, which was released on the Boxholder label. The album documents a concert performance organized by the Boston Creative Music Alliance in 1999.
| Looking East: A Suite in Three Parts | ||||
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| Released | 2001 | |||
| Recorded | October 30, 1999 | |||
| Venue | Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 90:55 | |||
| Label | Boxholder | |||
| Producer | Raphe Malik | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [2] |
In his review for AllMusic, Eugene Chadbourne states "Trumpeter Malik leads his quartet through an extended composition in a half-dozen sections, exhibiting superb timing, a sense of drama, and impeccable taste in his associates."[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz notes "Malik is in top form, but Mateen tends to go off at half-cock, and very abrasive half-cock at that, which just encourages Moffet to go mad."[2]
The All About Jazz review by John Sharpe says "Malik is a powerful player with a bright brassy sound deployed in darting, fizzing lines and heraldic fanfares."[3]
In his review for JazzTimes Aaron Steinberg notes "Malik leaves the greatest print on the music. His brash, wide-stroke trumpet sound is highlighter-tip thick compared to most ball-point trumpet blurts, and his contributions range from fluttering strings of high notes to swaggering low notes, or fragments of boppish lines delivered with confidence and kick."[4]
Track listing
editAll compositions by Raphe Malik.
Disc One
- "Zero Grade" – 11:18
- "Fractals" – 11:54
- "The Old Your Majesty" – 13:56
- "The New Majesty" – 21:11
Disc Two
- "Reversal" – 13:38
- "Smooth Moffetting" – 18:58
- "Cosmic G" – 14:12
Personnel
edit- Raphe Malik – trumpet
- Sabir Mateen – tenor sax, alto sax, flute, b-flat clarinet, alto clarinet
- Larry Roland – bass
- Codaryl "Cody" Moffett - drums
References
edit- ^ a b Chadbourne, Eugene. Raphe Malik – Looking East: A Suite in Three Parts: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 925. ISBN 978-0141034010.
- ^ Sharpe, John Looking East: A Suite in Three Parts review at All About Jazz
- ^ Steinberg, Aaron Looking East: A Suite in Three Parts review at JazzTimes