Skin (Erik Friedlander album)

Skin
Skin
Studio album by Erik Friedlander
Released	February 15, 2000
Recorded	June 8 and 9, 1999 ; Clinton Recording Studios, New York, NY
Genre	Avant-garde, Jazz, Contemporary classical music
Length	53:38
Label	Siam SMD-50008
Producer	Erik Friedlander
Erik Friedlander chronology

Skin is a 2000 album by cellist Erik Friedlander which was released on the Siam label and features the quartet that previously appeared on Topaz.^[1] The album was also released as a DVD

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[3]

The AllMusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 4 stars stating "Because Friedlander explores many avenues of improvisation and composition, he can't be pegged; his work doesn't fit into a definable bag. You could call it great modern music, and that would be enough. The sounds are challenging, eminently accessible, and definitely compelling, marking more progress in this marvelous musician's burgeoning career. Highly recommended, and a step beyond his previous CD, Topaz".^[2]

Writing for All About Jazz, David Adler commented "Friedlander at times deploys his cello as though it were a second horn, joining Andy Laster's alto sax for the seductive harmonies of Mancini's "Susan." Elsewhere the cellist takes on a bass-like role, complementing the unpredictable twists and turns of bassist Stomu Takeishi".^[4]

Bill Bennett stated in JazzTimes that "The joys of this recording are many, and Friedlander is a bandleader to watch".^[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Erik Friedlander except as indicated

"Split Screen" - 6:28
"Susan" (Henry Mancini) - 3:16
"Life, In-Line" - 3:34
"Skin 1" (Julius Hemphill) - 6:41
"Sahel Va Danya" (Googoosh) - 4:57
"Reflections" - 3:47
"Fekunk" - 6:21
"White Mountain" - 5:06
"Doomwatcher" - 6:01
"Eclipse" (Charles Mingus) - 3:39
"Golden Dawn" (Carlos Santana) - 3:42

Personnel

Erik Friedlander – cello
Andy Laster – alto saxophone
Stomu Takeishi – bass
Satoshi Takeishi – percussion
Alexander Fedoriouk – cimbalom
The Atlas Cello Quartet: Bruce Wang, Christine Gummere, Karl R. Derricho, Peter Sanders – cello

References

^ Eric Friedlander discography accessed January 7, 2014
^ ^a ^b Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed January 7, 2014
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 508. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
^ Adler, D. All About Jazz Review, May 1, 2000.
^ Bennett, B., JazzTimes review, JazzTimes, June 2000

[1] Eric Friedlander discography accessed January 7, 2014

[Allmusic-2] Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed January 7, 2014

[Penguin-3] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 508. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[4] Adler, D. All About Jazz Review, May 1, 2000.

[5] Bennett, B., JazzTimes review, JazzTimes, June 2000

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