Silencer (Nels Cline Trio album)

Silencer
Studio album by
Nels Cline
Released1992
RecordedDecember 20–21, 1990
StudioSage & Sound, Hollywood, California
GenreFree jazz, jazz-rock
Length68:43
LabelEnja
ProducerAlex Cline, Jeff Gauthier
Nels Cline chronology
Lady Speed Stick
(1991) 		Silencer
(1992) 		Beardism/WDTCHC
(1992)

Silencer is an album by the American jazz group the Nels Cline Trio, released in 1992.[1][2]

Critical reception

The Los Angeles Times wrote that the "electric forays don't add up to another grab bag of tired fusion formulas... The pieces on the release stress shifting moods and textures more than virtuoso licks."[3] The Omaha World-Herald concluded that the musicians "often gets into sound for sound's sake as the trio shifts from jazz to fusion to free interplay... The excesses nearly outweigh the good stuff."[4]

Track listing

  1. "Las Vegas Tango" (Gil Evans) 7:25
  2. "Mags" 7:34
  3. "Rampling by the Sea" 4:57
  4. "Sacred Love" 4:64
  5. "Lucile's Trip" 6:34
  6. "Broasted" 5:03
  7. "Angels of the Harbour" 7:52
  8. "Silencer" 3:31
  9. "Lapsing" 14:24
    • "Part 1"
    • "Part 2"
  10. "Exiled" 6:02

All compositions by Nels Cline except as indicated.

Personnel

  • Nels Cline – guitar
  • Mark London Sims – bass guitar
  • Michael Preussner – drums

References

  1. ^ "Silencer by Nels Cline Trio". Billboard. 104 (26): 46. Jun 27, 1992.
  2. ^ "Silencer by the Nels Cline Trio". Guitar Player. 26 (9): 126. Sep 1992.
  3. ^ Snowden, Don (1 Nov 1992). "Nels Cline: Fusing Ravel, Strayhorn-and Grunge". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 54.
  4. ^ Smith, Will (July 5, 1992). "Three outings by guitarists are among recent releases". Entertainment. Omaha World-Herald. p. 7.


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