A Rift in Decorum

2017 live album by Ambrose Akinmusire

A Rift in Decorum: Live at the Village Vanguard

Live album by

Ambrose Akinmusire

Released| June 9, 2017 (2017-06-09)
Venue| Village Vanguard, New York City, New York, U.S.
Genre| Jazz
Length| 1:56:30
Label| Blue Note
Producer| Ambrose Akinmusire
Ambrose Akinmusire chronology
| The Imagined Savior is Far Easier to Paint
(2014)  | A Rift in Decorum: Live at the Village Vanguard
(2017)  | Origami Harvest
(2018)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
All About Jazz| [2]
Jazz Forum| [3]
Jazz Trail| B+[4]
Jazzwise| [5]
PopMatters| [6]
Tom Hull| B+[7]

A Rift in Decorum: Live at the Village Vanguard is a live double album by American jazz trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire. The album was released on June 9, 2017 by Blue Note.[8]

## Reception

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Michael J. West of JazzTimes wrote: "Like many live jazz albums, A Rift in Decorum amplifies Ambrose Akinmusire's best qualities (his beautiful, penetrating trumpet sound and postbop melodies) as well as his worst (his proneness to being too hip for the room). It's hard to say which is more powerful. But given that the album stretches over two discs, Akinmusire's excesses may have the edge. Its high points are as good as anything the trumpeter has ever done."[9]

Matt Collar of Allmusic observed: "An expansive two-disc concert album, Ambrose Akinmusire's 2017 effort, A Rift in Decorum: Live at the Village Vanguard, is a sophisticated production on par with his previous studio recordings. Rather than returning to those familiar surroundings for his fourth album, Akinmusire instead brought his quartet to the Vanguard along with a set of newly penned original compositions. It's a purposeful choice that resonates with the long history of albums recorded at the storied Greenwich Village institution, most notably John Coltrane's classic, and at the time divisive, 1962 contribution, 'Live' at the Village Vanguard. While Akinmusire has made a very different album from Coltrane's, A Rift in Decorum does find the trumpeter in a similarly challenging mood, balancing the highly introspective and cerebral nature of his studio albums with the unpredictable and often explosive nature of his live shows."[10]

Frank Alkyer of DownBeat wrote: "It's music that sneaks into your soul because whether fiery or quiet, nothing is ever rushed by these musicians; everything is thought out and purposeful... That depth of self-reflection makes Akinmusire an amazingly effective composer—one who should be heard, studied and enjoyed."[11]

## Track listing

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Disc 1

All tracks are written by Ambrose Akinmusire

No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Maurice & Michael (Sorry I Didn't Say Hello)"| 12:29
2.| "Response"| 5:37
3.| "Moment in Between the Rest (To Curve an Ache)"| 9:42
4.| "Brooklyn (ODB)"| 9:45
5.| "A Song to Exale To (Diver Song)"| 6:41
6.| "Purple (Intermezzo)"| 2:03
7.| "Trumpet Sketch (Milky Pete)"| 14:20

Disc 2

All tracks are written by Ambrose Akinmusire

No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Taymoor's World"| 10:31
2.| "First Page (Shabnam's Poem)"| 7:46
3.| "H.A.M.S (In the Spirit of Honesty)"| 5:12
4.| "Piano Sketch (Sam Intro)"| 3:31
5.| "Piano Sketch (Beyond Enclosure)"| 4:48
6.| "Condor (Harish Intro)"| 2:14
7.| "Condor"| 5:48
8.| "Withered"| 8:26
9.| "Umteyo"| 7:37

## Personnel

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* Ambrose Akinmusire – trumpet
* Sam Harris – piano
* Harish Raghavan – bass
* Justin Brown – drums

Production

* Jaeyeol Han – artwork
* Sydney Nichols – design
* Dave Darlington – mixing, mastering
* Geoffrey Countryman – recording
* Tyler McDiarmid – recording

## References

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1. ^ Collar, Matt. "Ambrose Akinmusire A Rift in Decorum: Live at the Village Vanguard". Allmusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
2. ^ Sullivan, Mark (July 4, 2017). "Ambrose Akinmusire: A Rift in Decorum: Live at The Village Vanguard". All About Jazz. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
3. ^ Iwicki, Piotr. "A Rift In Decorum – Live At The Village Vanguard | Jazz Forum". Jazz Forum (in Polish). Retrieved 24 August 2020.
4. ^ "Ambrose Akinmusire – A Rift in Decorum". Jazz Trail. jazztrail.net. November 6, 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
5. ^ Le Gendre, Kevin (August 2017). "Review". Jazzwise. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
6. ^ Layman, Will (18 July 2017). "Ambrose Akinmusire: A Rift in Decorum - Live at the Village Vanguard". PopMatters. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
7. ^ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Ambrose Akinmusire". Tom Hull. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
8. ^ "A Rift in Decorum: Live at The Village Vanguard (2017)". Blue Note. bluenote.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
9. ^ West, Michael J. (5 August 2017). "Ambrose Akinmusire: A Rift in Decorum: Live at the Village Vanguard (Blue Note)". JazzTimes. jazztimes.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
10. ^ Collar, Matt. "Ambrose Akinmusire A Rift in Decorum: Live at the Village Vanguard". Allmusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
11. ^ Alkyer, Frank (June 2017). "Ambrose Akinmusire A Rift In Decorum: Live At The Village Vanguard (Blue Note)". DownBeat. Retrieved 28 April 2018.

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Ambrose Akinmusire

Albums|

* Prelude... to Cora (2008)
* When the Heart Emerges Glistening (2011)
* The Imagined Savior Is Far Easier to Paint (2014)
* A Rift in Decorum: Live at the Village Vanguard (2017)
* Origami Harvest (2018)
* On the Tender Spot of Every Calloused Moment (2020)
* Beauty Is Enough (2023)
* Owl Song (2023)

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