Prezens

2007 studio album by David Torn

Prezens

Studio album by

David Torn

Released| 2007
Recorded| March 2005
Studio| Clubhouse Studios
Rhinebeck, New York
Genre| Jazz, Experimental
Length| 72:38
Label| ECM
ECM 1877
Producer| Manfred Eicher
David Torn chronology
| Pandora's Toolbox
(2004)  | Prezens
(2007)  | Only Sky
(2014)

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Prezens is an album by guitarist David Torn recorded in March 2005 and released on ECM in 2007.[1]

## Reception[edit]

The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Prezens is one of those recordings where free improvisation and composition find an uneasy but cooperative working relationship making for one compelling listen after another."[2]

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [2]

## Track listing[edit]

All compositions by David Torn except as indicated

1. "AK" (Tim Berne, Tom Rainey, Craig Taborn, David Torn) – 9:19
2. "Rest & Unrest" – 3:45
3. "Structural Functions of Prezens" (Berne, Rainey, Taborn, Torn) – 10:58
4. "Bulbs" (Berne, Rainey, Taborn, Torn) – 6:21
5. "Them Buried Standing" – 2:43
6. "Sink" (Berne, Rainey, Taborn, Torn) – 7:16
7. "Neck-Deep in the Harrow..." (Berne, Rainey, Taborn, Torn) – 12:33
8. "Ever More Other" – 4:13
9. "Ring for Endless Travel" – 2:24
10. "Miss Place, The Mist..." (Matt Chamberlain, Torn) – 5:46
11. "Transmit Regardless" (Berne, Rainey, Taborn, Torn) – 7:20

## Personnel[edit]

* David Torn – guitars, live-sampling and manipulation
* Tim Berne – alto saxophone
* Craig Taborn – Fender Rhodes, Hammond B3, mellotron, bent circuits
* Matt Chamberlain (track 10), Tom Rainey (tracks 1-9 & 11) – drums

## References[edit]

1. ^ ECM discography accessed November 15, 2011
2. ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed September 26, 2011

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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.

Studio albums|

* Best Laid Plans (1984)
* Cloud About Mercury (1986)
* What Means Solid, Traveller? (1995)
* Prezens (2005)
* Only Sky (2014)

Live albums|

* GTR OBLQ (1998)

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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